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Commodities and biodiversity in the watersheds of the Andes
Covering over 200 million hectares along the Northern and Central Andes mountain ranges and spanning six countries, the Watersheds of the Andes (WA) Region is one of exceptional... -
Watershed Exploration Tool
The Watershed Exploration Tool allows watersheds to be compared for their biodiversity and ecosystem function importance, for current (2005) and future (2050) scenarios in three... -
Commodities and biodiversity: Spatial analysis of potential future threats...
Over the coming decades, society will have to balance competing needs for land to feed the growing human population, to provide resources and energy to satisfy the ever-... -
Feasibility study for biodiversity accounting in Uganda
Biodiversity is an important part of Uganda’s natural capital stock. The interaction of species and ecosystems (as components of biodiversity generally) deliver a variety of... -
Options for ecosystem-based adaptation in coastal environments
This guide is about taking account of, and managing, ecosystems to help people adapt to climate change in coastal areas: coastal Ecosystem based Adaptation (EBA). Vital to human... -
Using criteria to strengthen biodiversity considerations: Recommendations...
There are obvious interconnections between climate change and biodiversity. However, the possible mutual benefits between climate change mitigation and adaptation and... -
Uncertainty in predictions of extinction risk/Effects of changes in climate...
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... -
Global Ocean Asset Data Guide and Inventory
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... -
Opportunities and challenges for the blue economy in Uruguay
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... -
Funding Ecosystem Restoration in Europe
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Fauna & Flora International (FFI), supported by the Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP),... -
Executive Webinar on Oil & Gas Operations in Environmentally Sensitive Areas
This Executive Webinar introduces the potential impacts on environmentally sensitivity areas from oil and gas operations, and the management approaches that can support a... -
Potential threat to areas of biodiversity importance from current and...
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... -
Are you a green leader? Business and biodiversity making the case for a...
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... -
Asia Protected Planet Report 2014
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... -
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development: Guidance from African experience 2012-17
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... -
EU Timber Trade Interactive Dashboard
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... -
Using scenarios and mapping to support sustainable agricultural policy development
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... -
Apes Seizure Database
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... -
Ecuador's Wildlife Trade
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... -
Horizon Scan of Pressures on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
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...