As part of a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), we maintain and develop the Protected Planet Initiative: the global platform for knowledge and data on the status and trends of protected and conserved areas. 

We provide policymakers with the best possible information on these areas, monitor progress towards global targets, build capacity for improved conservation planning, deliver better decision-making for nature and people, and enhance conservation outcomes on land and in the ocean.  

Protected Planet provides the basis for accountability by delivering the official indicators on progress towards various international biodiversity targets, including relevant targets under the Sustainable Development Goals and the Convention on Biological Diversity.  

Where information is lacking, Protected Planet builds the capacity of stakeholders at all levels to fill critical knowledge gaps. To support the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, Protected Planet is evolving to focus on the quality, in addition to the quantity, of protected and conserved areas. 

Visit the Protected Planet website.