This short brief focuses on the use of indicators, including citizen science approaches, biodiversity monitoring methods, and participatory planning and governance evaluation, in urban nature plans. It outlines a process that includes identifying and selecting appropriate indicators, reflecting on potential impacts, selecting appropriate metrics for each indicator, and developing and implementing a structured data plan. It emphasises the importance of engaging citizens in data collection, enabling them to act as multipliers and ambassadors of change, and ensuring that the resulting evidence is effectively integrated into urban nature plans.
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