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UNEP-WCMC does not assert any intellectual property rights in the data made available to it by data providers. 

Access to UNEP-WCMC datasets is provided on the understanding that you read and consent to be bound by the Terms and Conditions set out in the policies below.

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Photo Credits: Sun through the Trees © Matteo Cargasacchi; Grand Canyon © Charles Besancon; Tree Frog © Rafael Alvarez; Forest Fire © Tambako the Jaguar

Recent News:

  1. Launch of the report of the High-Level Panel (HLP) on Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 11)

    17/10/2012

    The HLP, co-sponsored by the Governments of the United Kingdom (UK) and India, have launched their report on ‘Resourcing the Aichi Biodiversity Targets: A first assessment of the resources required for implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020’ during the High-Level Segment of CBD COP 11. Click here to download the report. Click here for more details on the work of the HLP.

  2. Job Vacancy - Travel Administrator / Receptionist

    12/10/2012

    Salary up to £21,000 per annum

    WCMC is a UK charity, based in Cambridge, which supports the United Nations Environment Programme. We work in collaboration with UNEP, under the banner of UNEP-WCMC. Our mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making. Since our establishment in the 1970s, the Centre has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement.

    WCMC are now seeking a permanent Travel Administrator / Receptionist to work with us.

  3. The Aichi Passport App now available!

    5/10/2012

    The Aichi Passport is now available to download as a SmartPhone App and PDF document. The Beta version of the Passport, which will be officially launched at CBD COP 11 in Hyderabad, India, is a "proof of concept” for annual indicator reporting by the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership. UNEP-WCMC is host to the Secretariat of the BIP.

    Download the Passport now:

    iTunes: http://d.pr/3dKU

    Google Play: http://d.pr/3z1W

    Online PDF>>

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