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GEF Connect
The Connect Project is a multi-country, multi-partner initiative coordinated by United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and funded by the... -
The Benefits of Ecosystem Restoration (Report and Policy Brief)
The benefits of ecosystem restoration: an analysis of five European Restoration Initiatives report reveals how degraded ecosystems in Europe are being restored by the efforts of... -
Sourcebook on Remote Sensing and Biodiversity Indicators
Humankind is facing unprecedented threats caused by our unsustainable use of Earths natural resources. Increasingly, we are realizing the finite capacity of our globe to absorb... -
How blue is national biodiversity planning and action? Understanding how...
This report provides an overview of the extent to which marine and coastal biodiversity has been included in the national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) of... -
Identifying Opportunity Areas for Agroforestry to Meet Cocoa and Forest...
This report maps several scenarios for agroforestry development in Ghana, which can serve as an input to spatial planning seeking to prioritise interventions to achieve multiple... -
Global Mangrove Watch
The Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) was initiated as part of the JAXA Kyoto & Carbon Initiative in 2011. It is led by Aberystwyth University and solo Earth Observation, in... -
Protected Planet
Protected Planet is the authoritative source of data on protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). It exists due to the extensive efforts of... -
Species+
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... -
ENCORE
ENCORE was developed by the Natural Capital Finance Alliance in partnership with UNEP-WCMC and was financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the... -
Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool
The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) is designed to facilitate access to accurate and up-to-date biodiversity information to support critical business decisions.... -
The National Ecosystem Assessment Initiative (NEA Initiative)
The National Ecosystem Assessment Initiative (NEA Initiative) at UNEP-WCMC supports countries undertaking ecosystem assessments. The online platform hosts a range of resources... -
Becoming #GenerationRestoration: Ecosystem restoration for people, nature and climate
Becoming #GenerationRestoration: Ecosystem Restoration for People, Nature and Climate synthesizes evidence of the state of degradation of the world’s ecosystems and details the... -
EU Wildlife Trade: Analysis of the European Union and candidate countries'...
These reports provide comprehensive overviews of international wildlife trade by EU Member States between 2012 and 2020. Species under international trade management are listed... -
CITES Wildlife TradeView
CITES Wildlife TradeView is an interactive online tool for exploring and visualising CITES trade data. It enables users to visualise trends in international wildlife trade... -
Improving the sustainability of wildlife trade
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... -
Land Use Finance Impact Hub
The world urgently needs increased private capital flows into sustainable land use practices. It is imperative to ensure that funds are spent efficiently, any potential risks... -
Integrating a gender perspective in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
UN Women and the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity... -
Nature Commitments
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... -
Framing the Future for Biodiversity
Governments will soon agree a new global biodiversity framework that will replace the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets. This will be... -
Guidance for national biodiversity indicator development and use
This guidance document is one of a series produced with the support of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) as part of its ‘global-national linkages’ component. The...