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• The Contribution of Brazilian Conservation Units to the National Economy »

  This publication presents the results of an analysis on the economic impact and the potential of five of goods and services provisioned by conservation units for the Brazilian economy and society: forest products, public use, carbon, water and sharing of tax revenue.

  Resource Type: Tools / Applications
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  BINU Experience and Guidance »

  This collaborative project, sponsored by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and others, developed biodiversity indicators to support planning and decision-making at the national level in four participating countries. In each country national partners developed and tested several indicators for a single focal ecosystem, using an iterative process of consultation, inventory and synthesis of existing data.

  The BINU project has launched this 20-page booklet on its experience and lessons learned in developing biodiversity indicators for national use.

  Resource Type: Reports
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  Dead planet, living planet: Biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development »

  This report is a contribution to the UN’s International Year of Biodiversity and is a complement to the UNEP-hosted Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) which is bringing visibility to the wealth of the world’s natural capital. It documents over 30 successful case studies referencing thousands of restoration projects ranging from deserts and rainforests to rivers and coasts. The report confirms that restoration is not only possible but can prove highly proftable in terms of public savings; returns and the broad objectives of overcoming poverty and achieving sustainability. It also provides important recommendations on how to avoid pitfalls and how to minimize risks to ensure successful restoration.

  Resource Type: Reports

• Belize: The Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve: Carbon sequestration and forest restoration »

• Canada: Fungal Inoculation of Trees as a Habitat Enhancement Tool in Second-Growth Forests »

• Managing Ingrown Douglas-fir Stands for Biodiversity, Forage, and Timber: The Farwell Canyon Study, British Columbia, Canada »

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  Prioritisation of target areas for forest restoration »

  This report for WWF and IUCN shows how GIS can be used to prioritise areas for forest restoration. Candidate social and ecological criteria are identified at a regional level. The Mediterranean region is used as a case study

  Resource Type: Tools / Applications

• Brazil: Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlantica), Instituto Terra »

• Canada: Restoration of Open Forests and Grasslands in the Rocky Mountain Trench, British Colombia »

• Effectiveness of Tree Islands as Focal Points of Regeneration for Abandoned Pastures in Honduras »