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Protected and conserved areas are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. They safeguard nature and cultural resources, improve livelihoods and drive sustainable development. 

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ works to establish best practices and standards that maximise the effectiveness of protected and…

The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) challenges everyone to massively scale up restoration efforts that breathe new life into our degraded ecosystems. Restoring our planet’s imperilled ecosystems intrinsically connects us with a chance at a healthier future. We will…

Drylands are found in tropical and temperate latitudes and account for 41.3% of the global terrestrial area. Drylands can be classified into four types - dry sub-humid, semi-arid, arid and hyper-arid lands - and encompass a variety of ecosystems. 

Climate change is increasing the frequency, intensity and magnitude of hazards, impacting vulnerability of human communities and changing exposure patterns. Environmental degradation contributes to growing disaster risk, and threatens to exceed the humanitarian sector’s capacity to respond in…

The impacts of climate change are already being felt around the world - from more frequent and severe storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires - threatening our cities, communities, crops, water, and wildlife. Climate change poses a fundamental threat to nature, species, and people – but it’s not…

There is a growing recognition among governments and the private sector that conservation and development need to go hand in hand. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is promoting a biodiversity net gain approach, based on the mitigation hierarchy, which helps address residual impacts on biodiversity. 

Biodiversity plays a critical role for human health and well-being, economic prosperity, food safety and security, and other important areas necessary for the individual and collective wellness of all human societies. Healthy ecosystems provide clean air, support food security, grant humans and…

Assessing ecosystems is essential component of priority setting, action and monitoring, and helps to understand ecosystem trends, showcase its importance to society, and prioritize action.

Indeed, ecosystems are critically important components of Earth’s biological diversity and as the…