This list contains 7 entry(ies).
The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure that Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) identification is based on consistent, scientifically rigorous yet practical methods.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, KBA Standards and Appeals Committee
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
The Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot is known to be one of the most biologically rich and complex regions on Earth.
Author(s):
- Máiz-Tomé, L.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Numa, C.
- Barrios, V.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are areas contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. KBAs need to be managed to ensure environmental flows are sufficient to support these fragile freshwater ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Tognelli, Marcelo F.
- Máiz-Tomé, L.
- Kraus, Dan
- Lepitzki, Dwayne
- Mackie, Gerry
- Morris, Todd
- Carney, Joseph
- Alfonso, Noel
- Tonn, Bill
- Cox, Neil A.
- Smith, Kevin G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- Conservation International
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
While the Mediterranean basin biodiversity hotspot is well known for its globally important biodiversity, its freshwater biodiversity has not been as widely recognized for its importance.
Author(s):
- Barrios, V.
- Carrizo, S.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Freyhof, Jörg
- Numa, C.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Critical Ecosystem Patrnership Fund
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
A large number of approaches have been developed over the last four decades for identifying places of significance for biodiversity, but unfortunately this requires looking at multiple, disconnected databases and other information sources to understand the sites of importance in a particular area
Author(s):
- Boucher, Jessica
- Brooks, Thomas M.
- Cuttelod, Annabelle
- Dudley, Nigel
- Langhammer, Penny F.
Important Bird Areas and Important Plant Areas have already been identified in more than 170 countries.
Author(s):
- Bakarr, Mohamed I.
- Bennun, Leon A.
- Brooks, Thomas M.
- Clay, Rob P.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- De Silva, Naamal
- Edgar, Graham J.
- Eken, Güven
- Fishpool, Lincoln D. C.
- Fonseca, Gustavo A. B. da
- Foster, Matthew N.
- Knox, David H.
- Langhammer, Penny F.
- Matiku, Paul
- Radford, Elizabeth A.
- Rodrigues, Ana S. L.
- Salaman, Paul
- Sechrest, Wes
- Tordoff, Andrew W.
- Valentine, Peter
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- James Cook University, AU
- Rainforest CRC, AU
