Unsustainable agricultural practices are among the main causes of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution globally. It is thus essential to integrate environmental conservation practices in the agriculture sector when looking at pathways for a sustainable future.
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.
The circular economy is a positive step forward to help achieve our environmental targets. When implemented with nature in mind, it can present an important opportunity for nature and biodiversity.
The high amount of land used for cultivation and livestock farming has dramatically shaped landscapes in Europe and throughout the rest of the world. Agriculture is a fundamental human activity that intrinsically depends on nature and at the same time poses a threat to it.
The European Red List is a review of the status of European species according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level – in order that appropriate conservation action can be taken to improve their status.
Author(s):
Rivers, Malin
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Commission
IUCN Global Species Programme
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Mediterranean Plant Specialist Group
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Global Tree Specialist Group
IUCN, European Regional Office
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
The aim of this study is to provide an overview of national legal instruments in all European Union Member States related to protection of the marine environment from plastic pollution, and to support upcoming European policy efforts such as the EU Strategy on Plastics, but also other future effo
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.
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.
Ce document de référence, réalisé par l'UICN en partenariat avec l'ONERC, fait suite aux actes de la conférence "L'Union européenne et l'Outre-mer: Stratégies face au changement climatique et à la perte de Biodiversité" qui s'est tenue à La Réunion du 7 au 11 juillet 2008.
Author(s):
Petit, Jérôme
Prudent, Guillaume
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, European Regional Office
France, Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique (ONERC)
Este documento de referencia, elaborado por la UICN en colaboración con el ONERC sigue el procedimiento de la conferencia de la UICN "La Unión Europea y sus Territorios de Ultramar: Estrategias para hacer frente al Cambio Climático y la Pérdida de la Biodiversidad," tuvo lugar en la Isla de Reuni
Author(s):
Petit, Jérôme
Prudent, Guillaume
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, European Regional Office
France, Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique (ONERC)
This background paper, produced by IUCN in collaboration with ONERC, follows the proceedings of the IUCN conference "The European Union and its Overseas Entities: Strategies to Counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss", which took place on Reunion Island from 7 to 11 July 2008.
Author(s):
Petit, Jérôme
Prudent, Guillaume
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, European Regional Office
France, Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique (ONERC)
This publication from IUCN and IOF is the first-ever comprehensive analysis of the state of biodiversity in 67 countries. Present on the five continents and across all oceans, the Francophonie network encompasses 29 million km2 of land and 25 million km2 of ocean.
Organization(s):
Institut de l'Energie et de l'Environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF)
IUCN, European Regional Office
IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Cette publication est la première grande étude sur létat de la biodiversité dans 67 pays. Présent sur les 5 continents et tous les océans, le réseau de la Francophonie sétend une surface terrestre de 29 millions de km2 et une surface marine de 25 millions de km2.
Organization(s):
Institut de l'Energie et de l'Environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF)
IUCN, European Regional Office
IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Ce document de référence, réalisé par l'UICN en partenariat avec l'ONERC, offre pour la première fois une analyse comparative des 28 collectivités d'outremer de l'Union Européenne.
Author(s):
Petit, Jérôme
Prudent, Guillaume
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Union
France, Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique (ONERC)
This background paper offers for the first time a comparative analysis of the 28 overseas entities of the European Union; its purpose is to establish the current state of existing knowledge on the impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of the European Union overseas entities.
Author(s):
Petit, Jérôme
Prudent, Guillaume
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Union
France, Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique (ONERC)
This report assesses the influence of agricultural policy and regional development on the biodiversity of three selected countries: Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, and proposes directions for change.
Agriculture is one of the most important influences on biological diversity. Conventional agriculture has heavily contributed to reducing the diversity of ecosystems, species and genes, but it has also created new diversity.
Cooperation at the scale of entire mountain ranges, whether through formal agreements or regional institutions, is widely acknowledged to be desirable. The Caucasus, generally better known for conflict than cooperation, is a major centre of biological, landscape, and cultural diversity.
This report was written as a contribution to Action Theme 10 (mountain ecosystems) of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS).
