Resilient ecosystems

Fauna & Flora recognises that the effective conservation of natural habitats, both terrestrial and marine (see page 20-21), underpins the survival and recovery of threatened species and broader biological communities. It also maintains ecosystem services that are vital to local and global human well-being, including mitigating the effects of climate change and contributing to health, food and water security.

Our work takes place in

335 individual sites

128 state protected areas

11 private protected areas

134 community protected areas

7 other protected areas

55 nonprotected areas

We work to support conservation in state protected areas, and non-traditional (community or private) conserved areas, which may be considered as OECMs6, or “other effective area-based conservation measures”. These are recognised as key to ambitions to achieve the 30x30 target (30% of land and sea protected by 2030) within the newly agreed Global Biodiversity Framework.

Of the 335 sites where our projects are located we supported habitat-based conservation management on the ground (or in the water) at

273 sites

78 of our sites are marine

56 are designated protected areas

(state, community, private or other), and 22 do not yet have a conservation designation