This list contains 174 entry(ies).
Of the 8,300 million tonnes of plastic produced from 1950 to 2015, only 7% has been recycled while more than half has been discarded in landfill or leaked into the environment. Companies, organisations, and governments are taking measures to tackle plastic pollution.
Author(s):
- Boucher, Julien
- Dubois, Carole
- Kounina, Anna
- Puydarrieux, Philippe
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
In 2011, the government of Germany and IUCN together launched the Bonn Challenge as a global commitment to bring under restoration 150 million hectares (Mha) of land by 2020. IUCN has developed the Bonn Challenge Barometer: a progress-tracking framework and tool to support pledgers in meeting th
Author(s):
- Dave, Radhika
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Murray, Lara
- Antunes Daldegan, Gabriel
- Brouwer, Rens
- de Mattos Scaramuzza, Carlos Alberto
- Raes, Leander
- Simonit, Silvio
- Catapan, Marisete
- García Contreras, Gerardo
- Ndoli, Alain
- Karangwa, C.
- Perera, Naalin
- Hingorani, Swati
- Pearson, Tim
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
Wherever a new sports venue is built, or the refurbishment of an existing venue is undertaken, it is likely that biodiversity will be affected by that development, although the significance of impacts on biodiversity – both negative and positive – will vary enormously from sport to sport and loca
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Analisis Situasi ini terutamanya fokus kepada kelapa sawit dalam konteks konservasi keanekaragaman hayati berdasarkan literatur yang diterbitkan sebelum 31 Januari 2018, dan bertujuan untuk menyediakan jalur konstruktif untuk mengatasi tantangan keberlanjutan di dalam industri minyak kelapa sawit
Author(s):
- Meijaard, Erik
- Garcia-Ulloa, John
- Sheil, Douglas
- Wich, Serge A.
- Carlson, K.M.
- Juffe-Bignoli, Diego
- Brooks, Thomas M.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Oil Palm Task Force
La présente brochure fait un état de la situation des rivières du canton - définit quels sont les enjeux à relever, et propose des objectifs ambitieux et des actions efficaces pour la gestion future de nos cours d'eaux.
Organization(s):
- Switzerland, Genève, Direction générale de l'eau, Département de territoire (DT)
This book presents 127 species of Korean mammals describing their taxonomy, natural history, distribution, conservation, and management. Also, the book introduces hotspots for mammal watching, history of Korean mammalogy, and mammalian zoogeography of Korea.
Author(s):
- Jo, Yeong-Seok
- Baccus, John T.
- Koprowski, John L.
Organization(s):
- National Institute of Biological Resources, KR
Development projects worldwide are increasingly required to quantify and fully mitigate their impacts on biodiversity, with an objective of achieving ‘no net loss’ or a ‘net gain’ (NNL/NG) of biodiversity overall.
Author(s):
- Bull, Joseph W.
- Baker, Julia
- Griffiths, Victoria
- Jones, Julia P. G.
- Milner-Gulland, E. J.
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
Author(s):
- Bassire, Nathalie
- Tuffnell, Frédérique
Organization(s):
- France, Assemblée nationale
- France, Assemblée nationale, Commission du développement durable et de l'aménagement du territoire
Ante un mundo cambiante, en el que aumentan y se aceleran las presiones sobre la biodiversidad –situación que pone en riesgo el mantenimiento y uso de los servicios ecosistémicos esenciales para el bienestar humano y que incrementa los conflictos socioambientales e intersectoriales–, es fundament
Author(s):
- Paredes-Leguizamón, Gisela
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Colombia, Parques Nacionales Naturales
Businesses are seeking biodiversity indicators to help assess performance for a variety of business applications to address a range of internal and external drivers.
Author(s):
- Addison, Prue
- Carbone, Giulia
- McCormick, Nadine
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science, University of Oxford
This report is the second in a series that describes IUCN’s work with independent scientific and technical advisory panels.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Сохранение биологического разнообразия является неотъемлемой частью восстановления лесных ландшафтов.
Author(s):
- Beatty, Craig
- Cox, Neil A.
- Kuzee, Mirjam
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
A biodiversidade é inerente à restauração da paisagem florestal.
Author(s):
- Beatty, Craig
- Cox, Neil A.
- Kuzee, Mirjam
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
La biodiversité est inhérente à la restauration des paysages forestiers.
Author(s):
- Beatty, Craig
- Cox, Neil A.
- Kuzee, Mirjam
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
La biodiversidad es inherente a la restauración de paisajes forestales.
Author(s):
- Beatty, Craig
- Cox, Neil A.
- Kuzee, Mirjam
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
The sea below 200 meters depth accounts for 95% of the volume of the ocean, making it the largest habitat for life on Earth.
Author(s):
- Cuyvers, Luc
- Berry, Whitney
- Gjerde, Kristina M.
- Thiele, Torsten
- Wilhem, Caroline
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Gallifrey Foundation
L’analyse de situation se concentre principalement sur les palmiers à huile dans le contexte de la conservation de la biodiversité à partir de la littérature publiée avant le 31 janvier 2018, et vise à fournir une alternative constructive pour relever les défis de durabilité rencontrés par l’indu
Author(s):
- Meijaard, Erik
- Garcia-Ulloa, John
- Sheil, Douglas
- Wich, Serge A.
- Carlson, K.M.
- Juffe-Bignoli, Diego
- Brooks, Thomas M.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Oil Palm Task Force
The situation analysis primarily focuses on oil palm in the context of biodiversity conservation based on literature published before 31 January 2018, and aims to provide a constructive pathway to addressing sustainability challenges in the palm oil industry.
Author(s):
- Meijaard, Erik
- Garcia-Ulloa, John
- Sheil, Douglas
- Wich, Serge A.
- Carlson, K.M.
- Juffe-Bignoli, Diego
- Brooks, Thomas M.
La biodiversidad y el carbono orgánico en los suelos determinan en gran medida el papel de la tierra en la producción de alimentos, el almacenamiento de agua, y la mitigación del cambio climático.
Author(s):
- Laban, Peter
- Metternicht, Graciela
- Davies, Jonathan
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Drylands Initiative
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
La biodiversité des sols et le carbone déterminent en grande partie le rôle de la terre dans la production de nourriture, le stockage de l’eau et l’atténuation des changements climatiques.
Author(s):
- Laban, Peter
- Metternicht, Graciela
- Davies, Jonathan
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Drylands Initiative
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Soil biodiversity and soil organic carbon are vital to the way ecosystems function and they largely determine the role of land in producing food, storing water, and mitigating climate change. This report highlights how soil organic carbon and soil biodiversity provide the foundation for terrestri
Author(s):
- Laban, Peter
- Metternicht, Graciela
- Davies, Jonathan
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Drylands Initiative
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
The objective of this report is to analyse the potential for enhancing synergies among the biodiversityrelated conventions and to develop a set of practical options for synergies in Bahrain.
Author(s):
- Allam, Khaled
- Naser, Humood Abdulla
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
Biodiversity is inherent in forest landscape restoration. As global initiatives like the Bonn Challenge and New York Declaration on Forests inspire nations to pursue sustainable landscapes and economic growth, on the ground, biodiversity binds people and nature to their shared future.
Author(s):
- Beatty, Craig
- Cox, Neil A.
- Kuzee, Mirjam
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
In 2013, the IUCN Niger Delta Panel published the report Sustainable remediation and rehabilitation of biodiversity and habitats of oil spill sites in the Niger Delta.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
These Guidelines on business and KBAs have been developed by the KBA Partners to support businesses in managing risk to biodiversity. They will be of use to business and certification scheme operators, financial institutions, civil society organisations, and public authorities.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
The newsletter, which is published twice a year, provides up to date information on activities, events and initiatives on the EU’s biodiversity policy and the implementation of the Habitats and Birds Directives.
Sport can have significant negative impacts on biodiversity, through the construction and use of sports venues and the staging of sporting events.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- IUCN
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
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
Biodiversité et Grande Muraille Verte explore la dépendance de l'humanité vis-à-vis de la nature et l'importance de la biodiversité pour le bien-être et le développement durable au Sahel.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
Biodiversity and the Great Green Wall explores the dependence of humanity on nature and the importance of biodiversity for wellbeing and sustainable development in the Sahel.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is a global framework for monitoring the status of ecosystems. It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity and aims to support conservation, resource use, and management decisions by identifying ecosystems most at risk of biodiversity loss
Author(s):
- Bland, L.M.
- Keith, David (David Andrew)
- Miller, Rebecca M.
- Murray, N.J.
- Rodríguez, Jon Paul
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
This book tracks the rise of a powerful idea in global biodiversity conservation.
The Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas is a collection of images, text, and figures presenting the importance of soil biology to policy makers, experts, and general readers alike.
Key highlights include:
Organization(s):
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
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
This document provides information on how implementing forest landscape restoration (FLR) at the jurisdictional and national level can offer countries a way to recover degraded forests and bring back key forest ecosystem functionalities in a way that will increase biodiversity levels in a landsca
Author(s):
- Andrasko, Rebecca
- Beatty, Craig
- Bobtoya, Saadia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
With the increasing threats that disasters present there is an urgent need to prioritise proactive disaster risk reduction over reacting to disaster events.
Author(s):
- Furuta, Naoya
- Monty, Fabiola
- Murti, Radhika
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
This handbook provides a comprehensive reference text on ecosystem services, integrating natural and social science (including economics).
Author(s):
- Fisher, Robert
- Haines-Young, R. H. (Roy H.)
- Potschin, Marion
- Turner, R. Kerry
The interdisciplinary situation analysis (ISA) presented in this document is the first of its kind and pilots various analyses of secondary data that may be drawn upon to inform the second phase of the landscape assessment, which involves primary data collection.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
Author(s):
- Castka, Pavel
- Leaman, Danna J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
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
Predicting climate change impacts on biodiversity is a major scientific challenge. A range of methods have been developed for climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) of species and a large and burgeoning scientific literature is emerging on this subject.
Author(s):
- Foden, Wendy B.
- Young, Bruce E.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Climate Change Specialist Group
La Liste Rouge des Écosystèmes de l’UICN est un nouveau cadre mondial pour surveiller l’état des écosystèmes.
Author(s):
- Bland, L.M.
- Keith, David (David Andrew)
- Miller, Rebecca M.
- Murray, N.J.
- Rodríguez, Jon Paul
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
La Lista Roja de Ecosistemas de UICN es un nuevo marco global para monitorear el estatus de los ecosistemas.
Author(s):
- Bland, L.M.
- Keith, David (David Andrew)
- Miller, Rebecca M.
- Murray, N.J.
- Rodríguez, Jon Paul
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
In this discussion paper, we undertook an analysis guided by three questions relevant to food and nutritional security for the project site of Sixaola on the Costa Rica – Panama border.
Author(s):
- Beta, Trust
- Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Iain Johnson)
- Deutsch, Nathan
- Idrobo, Julián
- Ndolo, Victoria
- Smith, Kevin
- Sylvester, Olivia
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
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