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The number of environmental variables used during modelling could affect the outcome, but we found no correlation between these and our estimates of extinction risk in global...

The Global Ocean Asset Data Guide provides practical support to countries for the use of global data on ocean assets in developing national ocean accounts. It supports a Global...

In 2021, UNEP-WCMC and GRID-Arendal conducted a Rapid Assessment of existing progress, gaps, challenges and opportunities for the development of a sustainable blue economy in...

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Fauna & Flora International (FFI), supported by the Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP),...

This Executive Webinar introduces the potential impacts on environmentally sensitivity areas from oil and gas operations, and the management approaches that can support a...

Identifying areas of potential threat from current and emerging oil and gas activities in Africa enables governments, donors and civil society to prioritise efforts to engage...

Developed in partnership with UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, this publication provides an overview of the impacts and dependencies that business has on...

The Asia Protected Planet Report 2014 is the first regional report of its kind. It assesses progress towards the achievement of elements of the Convention on Biological...

Do you want to mainstream biodiversity concerns into development policy and planning? Are you involved in national or sectoral development planning and looking to highlight how...

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...

This document aims to offer guidance on how scenarios describing different plausible future contexts can be used to map potential changes in land-use, biodiversity and ecosystem...

The Apes Seizure Database helps to tackle the illegal trade of great apes, and was launched in September 2016 at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of wildlife trade in Ecuador, focusing on the tenyear period 2004-2014. The exact time-frame of trade varies slightly depending on...

Marine Areas Beyond the National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) occupy approximately 64 per cent of the surface of the Earth’s ocean (Global Ocean Commission, 2014) and 95 per cent of its...

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (‘UNGA’) agreed to develop a new internationally legally binding instrument concerning the conservation and sustainable use of...

The ocean is home to many marine animals which embark upon migrations, connecting different parts of the ocean. These migration pathways do not recognise human-made boundaries...

Marine planning in the UK and Ireland is committed to applying an ecosystem-based approach. A total of seven marine plans from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland were compared...

The first Protected Planet National Technical Series report, completed working closely with the Korea National Park Service (KNPS), focuses on the Republic of Korea and was...

Wildlife trade can generate important conservation and socio-economic benefits if well managed. However, overharvesting and illegal trade can reduce the availability of the...

The EU Wildlife Trade Regulations (EU WTR) provide the framework for the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora...