AIPH announces the Winners of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 . The announcement of the 6 Category Winners and the Grand Winner was made at a dedicated Awards ceremonial which took place at a special blowout dinner party at the IUCN Leaders Forum in the Self - Governing Province of Jeju , Republic of Korea , on fourteenth October 2022 .

The most esteemed accolade of the Inaugural 2022 variation , the Grand Winner , was submit to the metropolis which was voted by the Jury to show the highest capacity for influence , replicability , and scope to inspire change in their entry . In making their determination , fellow member of the Jury were invited to consider the following question :

" The AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 enable succeed cities to achieve greater recognition for their inspiring initiatives – in light of this , which ingress do you feel may have the biggest transformational impact ? "

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It is AIPH ’s great honour and privilege to salute the laurels for the Grand Winner of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 to :

The City of Hyderabad , India , for their entry titled " Green Garland to the State of Telangana . "

On behalf of the web of partners for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 , AIPH congratulates the City of Hyderabad for receiving this incredible accolade !

View the case study of the Grand Winner here .

" AIPH celebrates this fantastic achievement for the City of Hyderabad . We are proud to showcase their inspiring urban greening study . With this globose realization , we can confidently say that Hyderabad is a world leader in nature - oriented approach to metropolis design , form , and subprogram , " say Mr. Tim Briercliffe , Secretary General , AIPH . " The foundation , dream , and inspire action demonstrated in the City ’s entry leaves a powerful legacy for other city from around the world to aspire to . "

The Grand Winner was choose from the list of six Category Winners , who each took place trophies in acknowledgment of their achievement . AIPH and mate present the six Category Winners as follow :

Living Green for Biodiversity : Reverdecer Bogotá , Bogota D.C , Colombia

know Green for Climate Change : Mexico City ’s Environmental and Climate Change Program , Mexico City , Mexico

Living Green for Health and Wellbeing : Transforming degraded land into Urban Micro Parks , City of Fortaleza , Brazil

Living Green for H2O : The Phytotechnology Stations at the Montréal Botanical Garden / Space for Life , City of Montreal , Canada

be Green for Social Cohesion : OASIS Schoolyard Project , City of Paris , France

Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth : Green Garland to the State of Telangana , City of Hyderabad , India

" The AIPH World Green City Awards pick out inspiring leadership and successful action on the key issues that face cities in being sustainable and delivering for nature , climate , and mass , " says Dr. Bruno Oberle , Director General of IUCN . " The breadth of natural process being taken by the winners show the all important role salubrious ecosystems have in providing the solution that cities need to thrive far into the future . "

All 18 finalist cities were show with Highly Commended certificates , and six more city were presented with certification of Merit at the Awards ceremony . Case study from all finalist cities , including the category winner , are uncommitted in the AIPH Green City Case Study Library .

This extremely anticipate declaration of the 2022 winners , AIPH , and partners bring the inaugural edition of the world ’s first ball-shaped Green City award to a conclusion . The resounding success of the 2022 edition has set the stage for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024 . AIPH and IUCN also declare a newfangled collaboration to support the 2024 Awards at the 2022 ceremony in Jeju . The 2024 edition will see AIPH and the develop meshing of better half recognize and celebrate the body of work of an even wider variety show of inspiring cities from around the world that are superstar for the power of plant life and nature .

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