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In recent years synthetic biology has emerged as a suite of techniques and technologies that enable humans to read, interpret, modify, design and manufacture DNA in order to rapidly influence the forms and functions of cells and organisms, with the potential to reach whole species and ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Redford, Kent H.
- Brooks, Thomas M.
- Macfarlane, Nicholas B.W.
- Adams, Jonathan S.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Task Force on Synthetic Biology and Biodiversity Conservation
The report summarizes the methodology and main outcomes of a national Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) process to identify forest landscape restoration opportunities in Myanmar.
Author(s):
- Constable, Daniel
- Brunner, Jake
- Jia, Li
The Protected Planet Report 2018 provides an update of progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 at the global scale. With two years to go until 2020, the Protected Planet Report 2018 confirms that significant progress has been made to accelerate protection of biodiversity on land and in the
Organization(s):
- UNEP-WCMC
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- National Geographic Society, US
Natural World Heritage sites are internationally recognised as having the highest global nature conservation priority.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
Методология оценки перспектив восстановления лесных ландшафтов (МОПВ)1 была разработана МСОП и Институтом по исследованию мировых ресурсов (ИИМР) для оказания помощи странам в выявлении возможностей восстановления лесных ландшафтов (ВЛЛ), определении приоритетных территориий на национальном и рег
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Gender Office
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
A Metodologia de Avaliação de Oportunidades de Restauração (MAOR)1 foi elaborada pela UICN e pelo Instituto de Recursos Mundiais (WRI) com vista a apoiar os países no planeamento e implementação da restauração da paisagem florestal (FLR), com a análise de áreas prioritárias nos âmbitos n
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Gender Office
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
La Méthodologie d’évaluation des opportunités de restauration des paysages forestiers (MEOR)1 a été élaborée par l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) et le World Resources Institute (WRI) pour aider les pays à identifier les opportunités de restauration des paysages for
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Gender Office
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
La UICN y el World Resources Institute (WRI) crearon la Metodología de Evaluación de Oportunidades de Restauración (ROAM)1 para ayudar a los países a identificar oportunidades de restauración de paisajes forestales (RPF),analizar las áreas prioritarias a nivel nacional o subnacional, y diseñar y
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Gender Office
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
Increasing interest in measuring, modelling and valuing ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that ecosystems provide to people, has resulted in the development of an array of ES assessment tools in recent years. Selecting an appropriate tool for measuring and modelling ES can be challenging.
Author(s):
- Neugarten, Rachel A.
- Langhammer, Penny F.
- Osipova, Elena
- Bagstad, Kenneth J.
- Bhagabati, Nirmal
- Butchart, Stuart H.M.
- Dudley, Nigel
- Elliott, Vittoria
- Gerber, Leah R.
- Gutierrez Arrellano, Claudia
- Ivanić, Kasandra-Zoica
- Kettunen, Marianne
- Mandle, Lisa
- Merriman, Jennifer C.
- Mulligan, Mark
- Peh, Kelvin S.-H.
- Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara
- Semmens, Darius J.
- Stolton, Sue
- Willcock, Simon
- Groves, Craig
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
Los sitios naturales de Patrimonio Mundial se reconocen internacionalmente por representar la principal prioridad mundial para la conservación de la naturaleza. Incluyen lugares como el Serengeti, la Gran Barrera de Coral y las Islas Galápagos.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
Les sites naturels du patrimoine mondial sont internationalement reconnus comme étant en tête des priorités pour la préservation de la planète et incluent des lieux emblématiques tels que le Serengeti, la Grande Barrière et les îles Galápagos.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
The main purpose of this wildlife crime assessment is to provide information on the current trends and drivers of wildlife crime in Ethiopia, get insights into existing local criminal networks, evaluate how the country serves as a transit route for the contraband and, assess the strengths and wea
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Organization(s):
- Italy, Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo
Natural World Heritage sites are internationally recognised as having the highest global nature conservation priority.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the crucial role of plants in providing ecosystem services and on their decline – they are one of the essential foundations of healthy ecosystems that we depend on. However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain.
Author(s):
- Bento Elias, R.
- Christenhusz, M.J.M.
- Dyer, R. A.
- García Criado, M.
- Ivanenko, Y.
- Ivanova, D.
- Lansdown, R. V.
- Molina, J.A.
- Nieto, A.
- Rouhan, G.
- Rumsey, F.
- Troia, A.
- Väre, H.
- Vrba, J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, European Regional Office
A workshop was held in Cambridge between March 20-22, 2017, to bring together the PiN team and the Global Species Programme (GSP) and TRAFFIC to discuss the inclusion of data from PiN landscape assessments within the Species Information Services (SIS), building on discussions held over the last f
Author(s):
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Iain Johnson)
- Deutsch, Nathan
- Hilton-Taylor, Craig
- Meijer, Seline S.
- Oldfield, Thomasina
- Olsen, Nathalie
- Smith, Kevin
This guide aims to assist companies, which are interested in transforming their operations to meet today’s widely-accepted global goals for biodiversity and sustainable development.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Malawi, Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Baseline assessment of coral reefs of North Ari is the first study to investigate spatial variation in reef condition within the context of different human pressures in one atoll in the Maldives.
Author(s):
- Abdul Rahman, Mahid
- Abdulla, Ameer
- Pisapia, Chiara
Organization(s):
- IUCN Maldives
- Maldives, [Government]
- United States, USAID
The Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) was developed by IUCN and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to assist countries in identifying opportunities for forest landscape restoration (FLR), analysing priority areas at a national or sub-national level, and designing and implem
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Gender Office
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
Author(s):
- Agardy, Tundi
- Hicks, Frank
- Nistharan, Fathimath
Organization(s):
- Forest Trends, US
- IUCN Maldives
- Maldives, [Government]
- United States, USAID
This resource material is designed as a generic guide for planning, implementing and reporting an integrated vulnerability assessment (IVA) that targets atoll communities in the Pacific Islands region.
Organization(s):
- Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), FJ
- Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Programme (PACO)
This report assesses the overall state of conservation in the Pacific Islands region of Oceania, that is, the 21 countries and territories covered by SPREP plus Pitcairn Island (see Figure i.1).
Organization(s):
- Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
The value and role of mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses for climate change mitigation was established back in 2009 by reports by IUCN and UNEP to focus attention on addressing a critical gap in national carbon accounting and management.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Himes-Cornell, Amber H.
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- GRID-Arendal
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
- UNEP
Organization(s):
- IUCN Uganda
- Uganda, Ministry of Water and Environment
In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the crucial role of insects in providing ecosystem services and on the acute decline of many of them. However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain.
Author(s):
- Hochkirch, Axel
- Nieto, Ana
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, European Regional Office
This document provides information on the interdisciplinary situation analysis (ISA) workflow from start to finish with the intention of guiding the PiN team in making decisions about what information and procedures should be included and excluded and who to involve.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits.
Author(s):
- Laestadius, Lars
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Rietbergen-McCracken, Jennifer
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Shaw, Daniel
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- The Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
The Red List of marine bony fishes of the Eastern Central Atlantic (ECA) is a review of the conservation status of all native marine bony fishes in ECA according to the global Categories and Criteria of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Author(s):
- Polidoro, Beth A.
- Ralph, Gina
- Strongin, Kyle
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The Protected Planet Report 2016 assesses how protected areas contribute to achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and relevant targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, and highlights current research and case studies as examples of the role protected areas play in conserving biodiversity
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP-WCMC
Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits.
Author(s):
- Laestadius, Lars
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Rietbergen-McCracken, Jennifer
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Shaw, Daniel
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- The Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
There are 357 species of birds breeding within the assessment region, which consists of the whole of the Arabian Peninsula, plus Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, including offshore islands and the Socotra archipelago.
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- United Arab Emirates, Environment and Protected Areas Authority of Sharjah
Freshwater habitats and biodiversity in the Arabian Peninsula are unique and highly valued for the essential role they play in people's survival, as well as that of its native flora and fauna.
Author(s):
- Cox, Neil A.
- García, Nieves
- Harrison, I. J.
- Tognelli, Marcelo F.
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, AE
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- European Commission
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of European species according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level, so that appropriate conservation action can be taken to improve their status.
Organization(s):
- European Commission
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Groupers and Wrasses Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Salmon Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Seahorse, Pipefish and Grunt Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Snapper, Seabream and Grunt Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Tuna and Billfish Specialist Group
- IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
Natural World Heritage sites are internationally recognized as having the highest global conservation significance and include iconic places such as the Serengeti, Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
Natural World Heritage sites are internationally recognized as having the highest global conservation significance and include iconic places such as the Serengeti, Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
In 2014, IUCN carried out a vulnerability assessment of the impacts of climate change on the Ramsar site at Beung Kiat Ngong in southern Lao PDR. The overall description of the wetland ecosystem and its components were drawn from the Ramsar profiles of the wetland and the recent biodiversity surv
Author(s):
- Glémet, Raphaël
- Meynell, Peter-John
- Thongsavath, Oudomxay
- Vannalath, Vilavong
- Xeuasing, Khamphat
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Finland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- IUCN Laos
The Brahmaputra River is one of the largest river systems in the world, yet it is also one of the most under-investigated, underdeveloped basins. This study analyzes available climatic and hydrologic data to carry out a physicalassessment of the basin.
Organization(s):
- IUCN India
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
- IUCN Bangladesh
Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits.
Author(s):
- Laestadius, Lars
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Rietbergen-McCracken, Jennifer
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Shaw, Daniel
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- The Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
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