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119 Countries, One Planet,
One Goal – To deliver 30×30

Please find literature below on the benefits and economic implications of protecting 30% of the planet, as well as the significant value that IPLC communities provide to conservation efforts.

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Criteria and Guidelines for Identifying Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in India

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, National Biodiversity Authority of India, and the UNDP2nd May, 2022

Criteria and Guidelines for Identifying Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in India

The publication provides the criteria and guidelines developed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), National Biodiversity Authority of India (NBA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to identify OECMs in India.
Valuing Nature Conservation: A methodology for quantifying the benefits of protecting the planet’s natural capit

McKinsey & Company22nd September, 2022

Valuing Nature Conservation: A methodology for quantifying the benefits of protecting the planet’s natural capit

This report provides a methodology to evaluate where safeguarding natural capital could have the biggest impact on climate, economies and health. This report seeks to contribute to efforts to deliver 30x30, providing a fact base and methodology.
Making Money Local: Can Protected Areas Deliver Both Economic Benefits and Conservation Objectives?

CBD Secretariat1st April, 2021

Making Money Local: Can Protected Areas Deliver Both Economic Benefits and Conservation Objectives?

This report, which focuses on the direct economic benefits of protected areas, is part of a programme, starting in 2003, on wider benefits of area-based conservation to human society, including contributions to food security and disaster risk reduction.
Living Planet Report

WWF13th October, 2022

Living Planet Report

This edition of the Living Planet Report confirms the planet is in the midst of a biodiversity and climate crisis, and that we have a last chance to act. This goes beyond conservation. A nature-positive future needs transformative shifts in how we live.
5th Edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook Draft Summary for Policymakers

CBD Secretariat15th October, 2019

5th Edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook Draft Summary for Policymakers

Draft summary for policymakers of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook underscores the urgent need to address declining biodiversity and its impacts on sustainability goals. It outlines progress, challenges, and pathways to achieve change.
IPBES Global Assessment ReportGlobal Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES secretariat on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Multiple 25th November, 2019

IPBES Global Assessment ReportGlobal Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES secretariat on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

The overall scope of the assessment is to assess the status and trends with regard to biodiversity and ecosystem services, the impact of biodiversity and ecosystem services on human well-being and the effectiveness of responses, including the Strategic Plan.
Half-Earth Project Map

E. O Wilson10th September, 2022

Half-Earth Project Map

The map visualizes a global assessment of biodiversity richness and rarity at a 1–50 km scale for all terrestrial and marine vertebrates and at 1km to country scale for hundreds of thousands of invertebrate and plant species. The quality of the data is unique.

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