Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities

We have entered the Anthropocene – an era when humans are a dominant geological force – and at the same time we have entered an Urban Age. 1 Over half of humanity now lives in towns and cities, and by 2030 that fraction will have increased to 60 %. In other words, in slightly over two decades, from 2010 to 2030, another one and an half billion people will be added to the population of …