Restore Your City - Starting Right Where You Are
Our collective has created a hub of practical tools for turning gardens, parks, and green corridors into thriving biodiverse urban ecosystems
Stop waiting for “big solutions.” Start restoring biodiversity today.
Whether you’re a resident, student, or professional, this platform gives you the tools, guidance, and support to take real action, right where you are. Join the Johannesburg launch event and get early access
The BiodiverCity Collective is a non-profit organisation set up to
contribute to strategic greening in cities. We bring together a number
of independent professionals that offer an innovative, flexible
methodology around urban greening.
We enable local organisations to train and collaborate
with the public to take ecological restoration within the city to the next level.
Reach out to discuss options for your city!
Our methodology
Our approach is based on combining co‑designed urban planning, citizen participation, and scientifically rigorous ecological restoration. We work with municipalities and local NGOs and community groups to map underused public spaces, identify priority species, and train local citizens to set up a network of connected gardens and spaces that can create a stepping-stone ecological corridor within the city.
Our team
We are a team of diversely skilled professionals who can design urban biodiversity corridors that enhance life for local people, and ensure citizens are active participants in bringing back the bird and butterfly and other life to their urban spaces.
Frances Taylor
Urban ecologist and corridor builder with 10 years of experience in participatory green‑space design.
Thozama Mputa
Landscape Architect with multidisciplinary experience across project delivery, consultant coordination, sustainability-focused design, visual impact studies, and stakeholder engagement.
Boipelo Madonsela
Experienced environmental and sustainability professional with 8 years experience across roles in industry and consulting, and passionate about developing innovative and impactful sustainability strategies.
Paul Hoekman
Industrial ecologist and data‑visualisation specialist with over 10 years experience building open‑source tools and systems for urban sustainability.