Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. The purpose of the Guidelines for using A Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas is to ensure that KBA identification is based on consistent, scienti
In the 20 years since the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group’s first status report (2005), much has changed for sharks, rays and chimaeras. This report updates our understanding, and the scope of information reflects the scale of these two decades of change.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
This report presents findings from an assessment of the biodiversity conservation potential of four project sites: Lobaye, Mambéré-Kadéï, Ombella-Mpoko, and Sangha-Mbaéré located in the Bangui region of the Central African Republic (CAR).
Inland waters – such as rivers, lakes and other wetlands – are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. They are also the most threatened; almost one in three species is at risk of extinction and monitored populations of freshwater species have declined by 85% since 1970.
Author(s):
Moberg, Tara
Abell, Robin
Dudley, Nigel
Harrison, Ian
Kang, Shiteng
Rocha Loures, Flavia
Shahbol, Natalie
Thieme, Michele L.
Timmins, Hannah
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Freshwater Conservation Sub-Committee
Food is one of the basic needs for human life. At the same time, agriculture is a leading cause of biodiversity loss, driving 80% of deforestation and consuming 70% of freshwater resources globally.
In 2021, IUCN launched the IUCN Flagship Report Series, to help demonstrate the importance of conserving nature for human well-being and all life on Earth. This report, the second in the series, focuses on agriculture and nature.
El informe hace hincapié en la importancia de respetar y apoyar los derechos de los pequeños agricultores y los sistemas locales de producción de aceite por sus resultados socioeconómicos positivos y su contribución a la seguridad alimentaria.
Collectively, Cercocebus and Mandrillus include nine species and two subspecies of African monkeys: seven species of Cercocebus and two of Mandrillus, including two drill subspecies.
Author(s):
Dempsey, A.
Fernández, D.
McCabe. G.
Abernethy, K.
Abwe, E.E.
Gonedelé Bi, S.
Kivai, S.M.
Ngoubangoye, B.
Maisels, F.
Matsuda Goodwin, R.
McGraw, W.S.
McLester, E.
ter Meulen, T.
Oates, J.F.
Paddock, C.L.
Savvantoglou, A.
Wiafe, E.D.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Many protected areas worldwide overlap with ‘territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities’ or ‘ICCAs’ (Indigenous peoples’ and community conserved areas’). These overlapped ICCAs include conserved commons, sacred places and Indigenous and community protected areas.
Author(s):
Stevens, Stan
Eghenter, Cristina
Fitzsimons, James
Goradze, Irakli
Ironside, Jeremy
Mellis, Charlotte
Nitah, Steven
Parling, Phillipine
Reyes, Giovanni
Tabanao, Glaiza
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Governance, Equity and Rights Specialist Group
This Guidance for using the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions accompanies the Global Standardto provide the scientific basis and guidance for users.
In 2016, the term UUU (unselective, unsustainable and unmonitored) fishing was developed and a Resolution of the World Conservation Congress, adopted by Members, tasked IUCN’s Species Survival Commission with reporting on the concept.
As a typical coastal city, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, faces serious societal challenges such as the impact of climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, and loss of biodiversity.
Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) have been long recognised as an effective approach for safeguarding biodiversity at local, national and global levels. This report takes stock of the policies and practices relevant to OECMs in China.
Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) has been running since 2011 with the goal to secure sustainable development, livelihoods and peace through transboundary cooperation.
Distributed in the Sundaland region (Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java and adjacent smaller islands), langurs of the genus Presbytis are one of the most threatened groups of Asian primates.
Author(s):
Ang, Andie
Brandon-Jones, D.
Ruppert, N.
Lee, Z.H.
Affendi, A.
Stanly Anyie, Y.
Boonratana, Ramesh
Cheyne, Susan M.
Chua, A.
Hayunieta
Irawan, A.
Jerusalinsky, L.
Karuniawati, A.
Khalid, S.
Koh, J.
Lee, C.
Lhota, S.
Lwin, N.
Mittermeier, Russell A.
Nijman, Vincent
Oram, F.
Pan, S.
Rizaldi
Rowe, N.
Ruskhanidar
Rylands, Anthony B.
Segaran, P.
Setiawan, A.
Taufiq, A.
Thant, N.M.L.
Kasyfullah bin Zaini, M.
Raghavan, R.
Roos, Christian
Organization(s):
Mandai Nature
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Historically, droughts have caused extensive damage. Effective responses to drought remain a challenge, with reactive and crisis-oriented approaches dominating many interventions.
Ce présent ouvrage vise à déterminer la contribution économique des aires protégées et de la biodiversité dans les politiques et stratégies environnementales régionales de l’espace UEMOA-CEDEAO (Union Economique et monétaire Ouest Africaine et de la Mauritanie - Communauté économique des états de
Organization(s):
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
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
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
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.
The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is the global standard for ecosystem risk assessment and a framework for monitoring the status of the world’s ecosystems.
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
As the most threatened vertebrate class on earth, amphibians are at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis, with the recognition of global amphibian declines and extinctions dating back several decades now.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Amphibian Specialist Group
With 26 case studies from 10 multinational companies, this publication highlights their positive actions, interventions and initiatives contributing to specific conservation and restoration goals.
La naturaleza (en los ámbitos del agua, la biodiversidad, la tierra/suelo y el aire/clima) sigue disminuyendo, con importantes repercusiones negativas para la sociedad.
Author(s):
Baggaley, Stacey
Johnston, Mark
Dimitrijevic, Julie
Le Guen, Camille
Howard, Pippa
Murphy, Leo
Booth, Hollie
Starkey, Malcom
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Impact Mitigation and Ecological Compensation Working Group
This second edition of The state of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa builds on the first edition published in 2020 and provides updates on how the region is managing and governing protected and conserved areas, effectively providing a regional update on the pr
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Les solutions fondées sur la nature (SfN) sont des actions entreprises pour protéger, gérerdurablement et restaurer les écosystèmesnaturels et modifiés qui bénéficientsimultanément aux personnes et à la nature.
Las soluciones basadas en la naturaleza (SbN) son actividades emprendidas para proteger, gestionar de manera sostenible y restaurar los ecosistemas naturales y modificados en beneficio simultáneo de las personas y la naturaleza.
L’Afrique de l’Ouest se caractérise par une croissance démographique rapide, une pauvreté endémique ainsi qu’une mauvaise gouvernance et une piètre gestion des ressources naturelles.
Author(s):
Van den Hoof, C.
De Nocker, L.
Sanon, A.A.
Tiemtoré, S.
Buchhorn, M.
Smets, B.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
Our living planet is and has always been on the move. Many species move in search of necessities such as food, water, shelter, reproduction, and safety.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
