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Climate change over the past ∼30 years has produced numerous shifts in the distributions and abundances of species1,2 and has been implicated in one species-level extinction3....

This study reviews the situation regarding PA extent, legal status and management constraints in each country and territory of East Asia, using a regional review and gap...

​As a contribution to UN World Wildlife Day 2018 on the theme of ‘Big cats: predators under threat’, UNEP-WCMC has created an interactive dashboard that gives users the...

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...

140 pages of tabular data with supporting text and graphics, on global biodiversity. Topics are covered in a concise way, using tables supported by minimal text and graphics....

CITES decisions that accepted an obligation to take into account the impacts of CITES listings on the livelihoods of the poor, have some affinities with the 'Do no harm'...

GLOBIO focuses on a single measure of the intactness of ecological communities: the average abundance of all species. As a policy tool, it is regularly applied in global,...

The Checklist of CITES Species provides the official list of CITES-listed species (scientific names) and their associated scientific synonyms; common names in English, French...

CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, is an international agreement between governments which aims to ensure that...

Accounting for aspects of biodiversity is complex and as such experimentation of biodiversity accounting by countries is less advanced than water or carbon accounting, for...

National reports continue to provide the best means available to assess the status of implementation of the Convention, and a key tool to guide decisions on current and future...

UNEP-WCMC prepares regular reports for the Scientific Review Group (SRG) of the European Union to assist with the implementation of CITES in the EU. For example, in-depth trade...

​Species+, developed by UNEP-WCMC and the CITES Secretariat, is a website designed to assist Parties with implementing CITES, CMS and other multilateral environmental agreements...

These reports provide comprehensive overviews of international wildlife trade by EU Member States between 2012 and 2020. Species under international trade management are listed...

Wildlife trade can bring significant benefits to communities and governments, but over-exploitation undermines its long-term viability and the livelihoods of people who depend...

For this report, twenty-two indicators were selected to provide a snapshot of the trends being observed in Arctic biodiversity today. The indicators were selected to cover major...

The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council has released the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA), a report...

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...

UNEPs magazine for youth, about young and by young people

Point layer displaying more than 5000 records of CITES species.