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A European Study on protected area management effectiveness assessments was carried out between May 2009 and March 2010, to provide an overview of existing studies, evaluation...

This brief produced by UNEP-WCMC and SNV REDD+ addresses the following key messages regarding participatory biodiversity monitoring for REDD+: Monitoring biodiversity impacts of...

Over the coming decades, society will have to balance competing needs for land to feed the growing human population, provide resources and energy to satisfy the ever-...

One of the desired outcomes of protected areas should be to improve or at minimum ‘do no harm’ to the livelihoods of local people living near the protected area (IUCN World...

This guide has been developed for the protected area managers, staff and relevant community associations in Niumi National Park, the Gambia, and Sangomar Marine Protected Area,...

This brief outlines the national ecosystem assessment process, and how assessments can be integrated into national decision-making. This project was undertaken via funding by...

Resilience and Adaptation Planning for Communities in Protected Areas provides the practical tools needed to effectively engage with communities living in, and around, PAs...

The 2003 United Nations List of Protected Areas presents data on 102,102 protected areas covering 18.8 million km". Within this total figure, there are 69,066 protected areas...

The target adopted by world leaders of significantly reducing the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 was not met but this stimulated a new suite of biodiversity targets for 2020...

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'...

The ocean contains some of the most productive ecosystems, vast natural resources, and unique habitats on Earth. The ocean also plays a vital role in regulating the planet’s...

UNEP-WCMC wrote several briefing notes for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, covering different topics: Synergies among multilateral...

Coral reefs are an integral part of the Caribbean fabric, threading along thousands of kilometres of coastline. Unfortunately, these valuable ecosystems are degrading rapidly...

In the last 50 years, Southeast Asia has undergone rapid industrialization and population growth. As human populations have grown, so have pressures on the natural systems that...

These publications are the result of inter-agency and national government collaboration. They represents part of UNEP's contribution to evaluating the feasibility of...

In 2008, the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted scientific criteria for identifying ecologically or biologically significant marine areas in need of protection on the...

This report draws together scientific understanding of deep-water sponge grounds alongside the threats they face and ways in which they can be conserved. Beginning with a...

Seamounts, deep-sea corals and fisheries aims to raise the awareness of managers, decision makers and stakeholders about the distribution of deep-sea corals on seamounts and...

Feeding a rapidly expanding human population will require a large increase in the supply of agricultural products during the coming decades. This may lead to the transformation...

Advice on assessment of biodiversity impacts is required to support trade negotiations and reduce risks of unforeseen consequences for important biodiversity and those who...