68 datasets found

​Reports of rapid growth in nature-based tourism and recreation add significant weight to the economic case for biodiversity conservation but seem to contradict widely voiced...

This geoportal has been specifically designed to allow users to explore and provide feedback on a set of initial global maps produced by the Nature Map Initiative. The Nature...

To track changes in biodiversity and progress towards environmental and sustainable development targets requires biodiversity indicators and databases. Often though, such...

Proteus was initiated in 2003 as a unique collaboration to provide companies with the biodiversity information needed for better informed decisions, and to support the...

This assessment, based on a series of independent studies, shows that the disastrous situation in Indonesia’s forests is driven mainly by international markets and well-...

​UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre has launched an initial step-by-step approach to enable specialist agencies, research institutes and other organizations to...

Illegal logging and associated trade is a global issue of major concern. It threatens forests and biodiversity, and undermines sustainable forest management and development. The...

The National Ecosystem Assessment Initiative (NEA Initiative) at UNEP-WCMC supports countries undertaking ecosystem assessments. The online platform hosts a range of resources...

In 2018, the governments of Egypt and China, with support from the CBD Secretariat, launched the Sharm El-Sheikh to Kunming Action Agenda for Nature and People. Through the...

UNEP-WCMC reviews species to assess their conservation status, management methods and levels of trade, producing regular outputs of net trade in wild-collected fauna and flora...

UNEP-WCMC reviews species to assess their conservation status, management methods and levels of trade, producing regular outputs of net trade in wild-collected fauna and flora...

The aim of this desk study is to outline the state of the environment and identify major areas of environmental damage requiring urgent attention. It is based on a review of...

The present collaborative bibliography provides points of reference for those interested in conservation action or theory, in both richer, more studied countries with extensive...

This edition of the Checklist of CITES Species takes into account the amendments of the CITES Appendices and the changes in nomenclature adopted at the 12th meeting of the...

This atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes - chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern...

The present report provides rapid reviews of the conservation status and conservation actions undertaken for the 43 CMS Concerted Action Species (Res. Conf 7.1). Information has...

Decision 8/13 (C) of the eighth session of the governing council of UNEP called for the development of an action plan for the protection and development of marine and coastal...

Iraq can be considered one of the marine countries, Situated at the head of the Arabian Gulf. The area of national territorial waters about 900 km 2, from FAW port . this area...

This study focuses on pastoralism’s current and future potential for securing sustainable management and green economy outcomes from the world’s rangelands. It synthesises...

A policy summary of Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus? This study focuses on pastoralism’s current and future potential for securing sustainable management and...