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These reports provide an analysis of the reports on the implementation and enforcement of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Regulation (Council Regulation...

Analysis of the biennial reports covering the period from March 2015 to February 2019 on the implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation (Regulation EU No...

This technical briefing note supports the use of the 'Global Critical Habitat Screening layer' and answers Frequently Asked Questions regarding the layer. The briefing note...

Information on the application of the FLEGT Regulation and EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) in 2019 and 2020, submitted by EU Member States and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.

In 2005, the European Union (EU) adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the...

​The flyer describes the work on REDD+ planning conduct by the UN-REDD Programme in collaboration with UNEP-WCMC. After summarising the importance of using spatial analyses to...

In Paraguay REDD+ has the potential to deliver benefits beyond climate change mitigation alone; these will depend on the location and type of REDD+ action implemented. The maps...

Summary results produced by the REDD-PAC project about the impacts of Brazil’s Native Vegetation Protection Act, commonly known as the Forest Code (FC), on biodiversity...

​Brazil aims to reduce emissions from deforestation and land use as a contribution to climate change mitigation and to conserve the country’s rich biodiversity. The country has...

​World Atlas of Biodiversity addresses the remarkable growth in concern at all levels for living things and the environment and the increased appreciated of the links between...

UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series 12This report provides the first map-based overview of environmental change in mountain regions and its implications for sustainable development....

From Ocean to Aquarium is the product of a collaboration between UNEP-WCMC, the Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) and the industry itself. It is the first of its kind, examining...

​Coral reefs are the most biologically diverse marine habitats in the world, host to an extraordinary variety of plants and animals. They are also one of the world's most...

The Earth's climate is changing and the impacts are already being felt by biodiversity and wildlife habitats across the planet. This summary report from the international...

Coordinated by UNEP-WCMC and prepared by 18 UN agencies through the UN's Environment Management Group, involving over 60 development and environment researchers and...

Since about 1600, 486 animal species have been recorded extinct. This represents about 0.04 of all animal species so far described. In the same period, 600 plant species are...

​UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, with support from UNESCO, compile information sheets for all properties inscribed on the World Heritage List for natural or mixed (natural and cultural)...

​On behalf of ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) UNEP-WCMC produced an Operations Manual to support planning to provide multiple ecosystem...

This technical briefing note provides an overview of species' responses to climate change that require consideration with respect to biodiversity management strategies, and...

The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) series from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-...