Resilient, connected ecosystems and their species are conserved, sustaining all life on Earth.
UNEP-WCMC continues to serve as a global centre of excellence on biodiversity and nature’s contribution to society and the economy. As we move into the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework gaveled last December at COP15, the Centre is poised to provide critical capacity to UNEP, various biodiversity-related Conventions, and other partners to support Member States in delivering on their commitments for people and nature.”
Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and
Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
The strong relationship between UNEP and WCMC underpins everything we do. We are immensely proud of our collaboration which provides us with a unique ability to deliver impact across the world.”
Robin Bidwell
WCMC Chair of Trustees
Our Strategy provides direction and purpose to the work we do and explains the impact we seek to achieve with our partners. Its implementation is underpinned by an impact monitoring framework that collects results against more than 70 indicators and captures stories of change. This allows us to track and report progress towards our goals. It also enables us to understand and communicate our contribution to the UNEP Medium Term Strategy, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
The need for transformative and systemic change to address the nature and climate crises sits at the core of our Strategy and our culture. We acknowledge that, in some cases, the impacts from our work may sometimes take many years to be realized. The work featured in this report includes examples of shorter-term outcomes alongside narratives illustrating how our activities are contributing towards longer-term impacts.
Resilient, connected ecosystems and their species are conserved, sustaining all life on Earth.
Degraded lands, inland waters and the ocean are restored for the benefit of people and nature.
Public and private sectors make effective use of nature to address sustainable development challenges.
The world transitions to a nature-positive global economy.
Everything we do is underpinned by robust science.
We champion evidence-informed policies on nature and people across all scales.
We work towards a digital transformation in the use of biodiversity data and knowledge.