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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...

The ICCA Registry website is an online information platform for Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas, where communities themselves provide data, case studies, maps, photos...

UNEP-WCMC provides this information on indicators to inform the process to develop the monitoring framework for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Material covers...

Cote d’Ivoire is the world’s biggest cocoa producer. However, the expansion of cocoa farming – as well as crops such as rubber, coffee and palm oil – has been a driving force of...

One of IUCN’s roles under the World Heritage Convention is to provide technical advice on natural heritage to the World Heritage Committee in relation to the evaluation of new...

An assessment of the conservation status of, and trade in Pterocarpus erinaceus (African rosewood) from 17 African range States in order to assist the CITES Plants Committee in...

Articles III and IV of the CITES Convention state that Parties shall only export Appendix II listed species when they are satisfied that such export will not be detrimental to...

This report compares the requirements for ensuring legality of timber under the EUWTR, the EUTR and the FLEGT Regulation. It aims to identify key differences in the approaches...

​The Data Reporting Tool for MEAs – DaRT is a voluntary tool aiming at supporting Parties to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in organizing, sharing, and maintaining...

​The Trade, Development and the Environment Hub is a five-year project led by UNEP-WCMC that brings together over 50 organisations from 15 different countries to help make trade...

​This document accompanies a series of tutorials which have been used to build capacity in a number of countries to produce datasets and maps relevant to their spatial planning...

​Summary results produced by the REDD-PAC project about potential trade-offs and synergies in the achievement of the SDGs under different macro-economic and land-use policy...

​Land use is a crucial factor in both economic development and the environment. Land dedicated to agriculture allows regular production which benefits nearby populations,...

Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that are found in shallow waters in many parts of the world, from the tropics to the Arctic circle. Seagrass meadows are of fundamental...

UNEP-WCMC confronts the global crisis facing nature. We do this by ensuring our science, knowledge and insights shape global and national policy and by collaborating with...

Based on input from more than 100 experts, this book aims to provide the most detailed assessment ever of the worldwide distribution and conservation status of national parks...

This report aims to promote a better understanding of the underlying principals and scientific basis behind MPA network design, while disseminating experiences and lessons...

Massive coral bleaching episodes have impacted the function of the reefs and increased rates of mortality. Coral reefs support over one million plant and animal species and...

Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status...

​UNEP-WCMC has undertaken an exciting analysis of how and why area-based management approaches can be used to support the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals. Using...