This report gives an overview of the status of Mediterranean cetaceans (whales and dolphins), informed by IUCN Red List assessments undertaken between 2018 and 2022.
Efforts to assess the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators are indispensable at a time when environmental law and its effective implementation and enforcement are crucial in the global transformation towards a sustainable society.
Indigenous and Local communities are keepers of valuable environmental knowledge accumulated over generations. This knowledge is held individually and collectively, often orally transmitted and embodied.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Mountain Ecosystems Specialist Group
The Abu Dhabi Red List of Ecosystems contributes to meeting important targets of the new EAD strategy (2021-2025) by describing the health status and the loss of critical habitats from Abu Dhabi.
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are activities undertaken to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural and modified ecosystems to simultaneously benefit people and nature.
The objective of this study is to develop a vision for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Aoos River Basin, including improving the effectiveness of management and coordination of local protected areas, and develop a roadmap for the final designation of a protected are
Author(s):
Sovinc, Andrej
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
The IUCN Urban Alliance, a broad coalition of IUCN constituents concerned with the urban dimensions of nature conservation, has unveiled a new knowledge product for measuring the ecological performance of cities: the IUCN Urban Nature Indexes (UNI).
The Global Species Action Plan (GSAP) is a critical initiative developed to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), to address the increasing biodiversity loss worldwide.
Les solutions fondées sur la nature (SFN) sont de plus en plus considérées comme un moyen d’atteindre les objectifs de plusieurs accords mondiaux et peuvent être essentielles à une transition juste – si la bonne combinaison de politiques de transition juste est mise en œuvre.
Las soluciones basadas en la naturaleza (SbN) se consideran cada vez más como una forma de cumplir los objetivos de varios acuerdos globales y pueden ser fundamentales para una transición justa, si se implementa la combinación adecuada de políticas de transición justa.
Las brechas a las que se enfrentan las mujeres para ejercer plenamente sus derechos y vivir una vida libre de violencia son obstáculos para alcanzar la dignidad, la seguridad y el bienestar en las comunidades.
Author(s):
Zaldaña, Claudia Patricia
Rodríguez, Guiselle
De Paz, Celina
Organization(s):
Equipo Derechos Humanos en Conservación de la UICN
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
Este Manual busca contribuir a la construcción de masculinidades no violentas en proyectos relacionados con la conservación y uso sostenible de los recursos costeros en Centroamérica. Se divide en 3 partes: 1.
Author(s):
Blanco Fuentes, A.
Omar Alas, C.
Organization(s):
Equipo Derechos Humanos en Conservación de la UICN
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
Soilless agriculture is a modern technology created to enable growing crops in an environment where traditional technologies are median. Several techniques stem from soilless agriculture e.g. hydroponics and aquaponics.
L’Alliance urbaine de l’UICN, une large coalition d’entités constitutives de l’UICN concernées par les dimensions urbaines de la conservation de la nature, a dévoilé un nouvel produit de connaissance pour mesurer la performance écologique des villes : les Index de nature urbaine de l’UICN (en ang
La Alianza Urbana de la UICN, una amplia coalición de Miembros de la UICN preocupados por las dimensiones urbanas de la conservación de la naturaleza, ha presentado un nuevo producto de conocimiento para medir el desempeño ecológico de las ciudades: los Índices de Naturaleza Urbana (INU) de la UI
With 26 case studies from 10 multinational companies, this publication highlights their positive actions, interventions and initiatives contributing to specific conservation and restoration goals.
Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are sites outside protected areas that deliver effective and long-term in situ conservation of biodiversity.
Author(s):
Jonas, Harry D.
MacKinnon, Kathy
Marnewick, Daniel
Wood, Pete
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures Specialist Group
Coastal blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes, are some of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth, and are vital to mitigating the impacts of climate change.
The coaching manual (COMIT) is for the second version of the Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool (IMET) and of coaching or professional support for protected area management teams.
Author(s):
Paolini, Carlo
Rakotobe, Domoina
Organization(s):
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
Protected areas are considered one of the most effective and widely used methods for biodiversity conservation on a global scale. Therefore, effective, and equitable management and operation of these areas are crucial for conserving their biodiversity.
Protected areas are the basic corner stone for protecting and managing the world's biodiversity, given their major and effective role in reducing the degradation of many ecosystems and habitats as a result of unsustainable human practices.
The development of linear transport infrastructure (LTI) can have a variety of direct and indirect impacts on protected and conserved areas (PCAs) and other intact areas with high biodiversity and ecological connectivity values.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is one of the most widely ratified international treaties, and a place on the World Heritage List is a widely coveted mark of distinction.
Effective governance is a fundamental requisite for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA). CLIMA is a practical tool to plan, execute, evaluate, and improve governance in the context of specific initiatives, actions and measures for climate change adaptation and ecosystem management.
Les vastes effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 ont inclus d’immenses pertes de vies et de graves conséquences sanitaires et économiques pour les communautés et les écosystèmes.
Les aires protégées et conservées (APC) sont concernées de diverses façons par les risques et impacts des maladies, comme en témoignent de récentes épidémies et la pandémie mondiale de COVID-19.
Los amplios efectos de la pandemia de COVID-19 han significado una inmensa pérdida de vidas y graves consecuencias sanitarias y económicas en comunidades y ecosistemas.
Las áreas protegidas y conservadas (APC) se ven afectadas por riesgos e impactos de enfermedades de formas muy diversas, como demuestran las recientes epidemias y la pandemia mundial de COVID-19.
The IUCN Urban Alliance, a broad coalition of IUCN constituents concerned with the urban dimensions of nature conservation, has unveiled a new knowledge product for measuring the ecological performance of cities: the IUCN Urban Nature Indexes (UNI).
Os Painéis Independentes de Assessoria Técnica e Científica (ISTAPs) são formados para ajudar a tratar de uma série de questões controversas de conservação e desenvolvimento que surgem com frequência e complexidade crescentes nos níveis nacional e global.
Independent Scientific and Technical Advisory Panels (ISTAPs) have been established to help address a range of controversial conservation and development issues that have emerged with growing frequency and complexity at national and global levels.
The objective of this publication is to assess how well existing interventions in China that incorporate the use and management of ecosystems and ecosystem services align with best practice norms of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). This is explored through ten case studies of established interventi
This report first reviews the available methods, tools and approaches that have been designed to assess and document the social impacts of conservation interventions, and second, offers guidance for practitioners on good practice for designing studies and facilitating processes for such assessmen
Author(s):
Suich, Helen
Dawson, Neil
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
This guide provides information and reasoning as to why it is important for agribusinesses to engage in nature-positive business practices, and why landscape restoration is an effective solution to issues related to degradation of landscapes and natural capital on which agribusinesses depend.
