Biodiversity is the living fabric of our planet. It underpins human wellbeing in the present and in the future, and its rapid decline threatens nature and people alike. It is vital to transform people’s roles, actions and relationships with biodiversity, to halt and reverse its decline.

Giant Panda

UNESCO supports biodiversity

UNESCO's transformative action

is based on three pillars:

Restoring

the relationship between humans and nature

Conserving

the harmony of our ecosystems

Amplifying

the power of youth

It’s about life!

A multimedia adventure through the World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Environmental DNA Expeditions in UNESCO World Heritage Marine Sites

Measuring marine biodiversity, and the impacts of climate change

Ocean Biodiversity Information System

The world's largest marine biodiversity database, making science available for sustainable ocean management.

Publications

UNESCO’s actions for biodiversity: making peace with nature
2022
UNESCO
0000383600
Restoring biodiversity, reviving life
UNESCO
juillet - septembre 2021
UNESCO
0000377986