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Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Legal Options for a New...
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (‘UNGA’) agreed to develop a new internationally legally binding instrument concerning the conservation and sustainable use of... -
Case Studies of Ecological Connectivity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
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... -
Delivering Ecosystem-Based Marine Spatial Planning in Practice: Assessing...
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... -
Protected Planet National Technical Series: Republic of Korea
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... -
Traceability of Wildlife in Ecuador
Wildlife trade can generate important conservation and socio-economic benefits if well managed. However, overharvesting and illegal trade can reduce the availability of the... -
Analysis of the Impact of EU Decisions on Trade Patterns. Report 4:...
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... -
Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
The third edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3) summarizes the latest data on status and trends of biodiversity and draws conclusions for the future strategy of the... -
Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas (MERCES)
The MERCES project is focused on the restoration of different degraded marine habitats, with the aim of: 1) assessing the potential of different technologies and approaches; 2)... -
Algal Forest Restoration in Mediterranean Sea (AFRIMED)
As the deployment of blue economy sectors across Europe accelerates, it is vital that the resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems is maintained and restored in order to... -
Restoring marine ecosystem connectivity in southwestern Turkey
Where the Central Aegean and the North East Levantine Seas meet, Mediterranean waters provide critical habitat for some of its most charismatic species, including sandbar... -
Madingley Model
The Madingley Model is the first ever attempt to model the biological and ecological interactions of the world’s ecosystems – both on land and in the ocean – for all organisms.... -
Biodiversity Scenarios: Projections of 21st Century Change in Biodiversity...
This synthesis focuses on estimates of biodiversity change as projected for the 21st century by models or extrapolations based on experiments and observed trends. The term... -
Global Biodiversity: Indicators of Recent Declines
In 2002, world leaders committed, through the Convention on Biological Diversity, to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. We compiled 31... -
Global Marine Aquarium Database (GMAD)
There is no monitoring or reporting framework for the global aquarium trade. This means that the best source of quantitative data are the wholesale import and export companies... -
Captive Breeding Database
The database was initially populated by UNEP-WCMC with information relating to captive breeding, ranching and mariculture facilities derived from emails circulated by EU Member... -
Proteus Technical Brief: The Area of Influence of Site-Based Operations –...
Defining an appropriately scaled ‘Area of Influence’ is integral to high level screening processes that aim to identify important biodiversity features that may generate risk.... -
Nature-related Opportunities in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons Learned and...
This document summarises work by UNEP-WCMC to explore the concept of nature-related opportunities as developed by the TNFD, particularly in relation to the agricultural sector.... -
Towards Global Knowledge Support Services for Biodiversity
A concept note outlining plans to scope future support needed for the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. -
Measuring Climate Change Mitigation Potential
This document sets out the ethos, tools, and methods that can be used to provide a greenhouse gas (GHG) balance estimate for ecosystem restoration projects, using a diversity of... -
The World Database on Protected Areas
The World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas, updated on a monthly basis, and is one...