As over 190 countries commit to the Global Biodiversity Framework’s call for transformative change, cities emerge as critical arenas for action. Urban areas concentrate people, infrastructure, and governance—making them powerful leverage points to reverse biodiversity loss, mitigate climate change, and enhance quality of life.

This session explores how cities can be reimagined as biodiversity-positive, climate-resilient, and socially inclusive spaces, where nature is not just conserved, but reintegrated into daily urban life. We ask: what does it mean to “live in harmony with nature” in urban contexts and how can this vision be realized?

Achieving this vision requires more than technical fixes: it demands for systemic approaches that address both biophysical and social drivers of change, rethinking cities as entangled systems of built and living elements. We invite contributions that integrate ecological, climatic, and social dimensions of urban transformation, and highlight how diverse values, preferences, and knowledges can guide equitable and adaptive planning. We especially welcome inter- and transdisciplinary work linking biotic and abiotic components (plants, animals, soil, water, climate) and community well-being (human and non-human life).

Key themes include:
- Pathways to biodiversity-positive and multispecies urban futures
- Urban green space design under climate and social pressures
- Intersections of plant traits, community assembly, and microclimate regulation
- Social and ecological drivers of urban vegetation selection and care
- Strategies aligning biodiversity, resilience, and human well-being
- Inclusive governance, relational values, and cross-sector collaboration