Across the world, conservation and restoration projects are helping tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. A new series of factsheets released by IUCN’s NAbSA initiative highlights how these efforts contribute to global climate and biodiversity goals.
The factsheets showcase 14 projects supported by Global Affairs Canada, all documented on the IUCN Contributions for Nature Platform. By combining project information with spatial data, the platform helps track where conservation and restoration actions are taking place and quantify their potential impact for nature and climate.
The IUCN Contributions for Nature Platform allows IUCN Members and partners to map conservation and restoration initiatives while overlaying them with biodiversity and climate datasets. This approach helps demonstrate how local actions contribute to global commitments under frameworks such as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, while supporting the ambitions of IUCN’s Nature 2030 Programme.
The newly released factsheets illustrate the scale and potential impact of these contributions. Together, the 14 projects:
- Have 84.2% of their total contribution area overlap with Key Biodiversity Areas, highlighting their importance for globally significant ecosystems
- Contribute 0.5% of global biodiversity conservation potential
- Contribute 0.2% of global biodiversity restoration potential
- Contribute 0.1% of global climate mitigation potential through conservation
- Contribute 0.5% of global climate mitigation potential through restoration
By bringing these initiatives together, the factsheets offer a clearer picture of how Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for adaptation on the ground can collectively deliver measurable benefits for climate, biodiversity, and people—and how local action is helping drive progress toward global environmental goals.
Explore the factsheets here.