Key Biodiversity Areas

Why does biodiversity matter? Because without it, we wouldn’t have clean air, water or food — and it also plays a role in our wellbeing As #BiodiversityDay approaches, it’s a reminder that this is about everyday life 🌍

The KBA Community: Giving voice to the most critical sites 🌎🌿 By joining our community, you will be part of a vibrant network of committed conservationists who are actively helping identify KBAs worldwide. Join us today: 🌐 community.keybiodiversityareas.org 📸 Ludawig Akwana/Pexels

KBAs are now available within the Google Earth Engine Catalogue 🌎 Google’s online platform combines access to a vast range of satellite imagery and spatial datasets with the ability for users to conduct complex, global-scale analyses. 💻 Explore: developers.google.com/earth-engine/d…

Issue 20 of the KBA Community Newsletter is now live! 💡Learn about the global and regional efforts to identify and conserve KBAs. Also, discover new publications and updates on KBA designations worldwide.🌎 Read our Newsletter: 🌐 keybiodiversityareas.org/news-updates/n… 📸 Wirestock

💡Using data on >16,000 Key Biodiversity Areas and area of habitat maps for >10,000 bird species, a new study mapped and quantified the distribution of traded bird species richness, extinction risk, and range-size rarity in and adjacent to KBAs. 💻 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

The KBA criteria focus on populations of species and their habitats or ecosystems. 🌿 💡Each ecosystem is defined by the unique collection of species it sustains. Conserving these ecosystems helps to ensure the simultaneous survival of many species. 🔗 keybiodiversityareas.org/contribute-you…

➡️Over the last decade, we’ve been working 🌍 to ensure the most important sites for nature are identified and effectively conserved. 🌿Become a biodiversity hero and support our work to ensure all countries have a chance to pinpoint their KBAs. 🌐bit.ly/KBAdonate

🌍 The world’s most important places for wildlife! A new scientific paper coauthored by ABC scientists reveals that the global network of @KeyBiodiversity Areas (KBAs) has become the most comprehensive map of critical habitats on Earth. Read more: bit.ly/4uLLL4A

New update of the World Database of KBAs (WDKBA)! 📢 🟢 16,601 KBAs (including 19 new and 27 reassessed) 🟢 14 countries conducted assessments and/or reassessments of their sites 🟢 86 qualifying species – most of them new to the WDKBA! Disover more🔗 wdkba.keybiodiversityareas.org

Identifying KBAs requires a global perspective on conservation.🌍 While some countries protect rare species within their borders, the KBA criteria identifies and assesses the most important populations of a species worldwide. Discover more 🔗 keybiodiversityareas.org/contribute-you…

If you have used the KBA Standard or are broadly familiar with it, we want to know your opinion! 💻 💡Your answers will help us make any needed revisions to the KBA Standard and confirm whether it’s fit for purpose. Answer the survey here: ➡️ form.jotform.com/26043729453806…

💡KBAs are identified using a scientifically rigorous and globally agreed set of criteria that provide a clear, transparent, and consistent standard to pinpoint sites that are crucial for the long-term survival of biodiversity worldwide. 🌏 🔗keybiodiversityareas.org/about-kbas/why…

This #WorldFrogDay, we want to highlight the amazing work our partners are doing to deliver effective conservation actions to mitigate and prevent amphibian declines worldwide. 🐸🌍

The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals that more than half of bird species globally are in decline. The most prevalent cause of bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation. Learn what can be done info.iucn.org/3WMsccn

💡 📢 New free online course: Using KBAs to Improve Implementation of the KMGBF ➡️ Learn how integrating KBAs into national planning can help countries deliver on six priority GBF targets and much more! Read more: bit.ly/4s7J3oo Enrol: bit.ly/47b3oR2

From February 24-27, Cameroon hosted a national KBA training workshop – a stepping stone to update its KBA Network. 🌎 Throughout the four-day workshop, 35 participants learned about the KBA criteria and process. Find out more about Cameroon’s training: keybiodiversityareas.org/post/cameroon-…

This #WorldWildlifeDay🐢we celebrate the incredible diversity of life on our planet! This year’s theme, "Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage & Livelihoods“, reminds us how essential plants are for biodiversity, supporting communities and wildlife alike.🌿

🌍A decade after @IUCN launched the Global Standard for #KBAs, a new paper led by @BirdLife_News takes stock of progress. 📍16,596 KBAs 🌱22.1 million km² 🦋18,365 trigger species We know where the key sites are. Now we must ensure they are conserved. 🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/br…

A decade of protecting the places that matter most. New research in Biological Reviews marks 10 years of @KeyBiodiversity, The review highlights the growing integration of KBAs into conservation policy at every level. Get the full paper here: amphibians.org/news/policy-ap…

Companies can access KBA data through the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT). This powerful tool combines information from three key 🌎 biodiversity datasets: the World Database of #KBAs, the @protectedplanet database, and the @IUCNRedList. 💻 ibat-alliance.org