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This book offers a collection of photographs of landscapes, natural scenery, animals and plants, taken by nine photographers who bring an intense and thorough exploration of sky, sea and land, from a myriad of different angles and perspectives. Each chapter suggests geographical routes for exploring Costa Rica's wild lands.

In preparation for the International Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change in Guadeloupe in October 2014, IUCN has commissioned this assessment of the implementation of the Message from Reunion Island of 2008, which resulted from the historic first conference on biodivesrity and climate change in the European Union (EU) overseas entitties that was convened by IUCN together with the Government of France and the Regional Council of Reunion Island in July 2008.

Mangroves are an incredibly important habitat, providing essential services for both people and nature. This guidebook provides an in-depth analysis  on the role that mangroves play in defense against waves, storms, tsunamis, erosion and sea level rise. Working with the University of Cambridge to review hundreds of scientific papers, the guide book outlines a practical approach for coastal decision makers. 

The Journal publishes original contributions dealing with the following fields of investigations.

Businesses are increasingly mindful of their impacts on biodiversity and how they can address these impacts through proactive biodiversity management. Monitoring can provide companies with a better understanding whether they are achieving their intended results, and also aid in decision-making.

In February 2014, RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together 11 climate change and forestry experts in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The panel of experts discussed the key outcomes of negotions for the 19th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013.

No.311 was a special issue devoted to the Red List of Threatened Species, coinciding with its fiftieth anniversary. 

Wetlands have been the focus of conservation and restoration efforts for over a century, and governments, international actors (NGOs and academia) and local communities around the world are now increasingly engaging in wetland restoration or avoiding wetland degration activities for climate change mitigation.

Between the 13th and 17th of November 2013, some 800 participants from 40 countries gathered at the Sendai International Center, Sendai city, Japan, to attend the first ever Asia Parks Congress (APC).

A large number of approaches have been developed over the last four decades for identifying places of significance for biodiversity, but unfortunately this requires looking at multiple, disconnected databases and other information sources to understand the sites of importance in a particular area.