Global Protected Planet Reports

Over a decade of pioneering research

In 2015, the members of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) was adopted by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15). The Framework builds on the Convention’s previous Strategic Plans, including the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2010-2020 and its 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and sets out an ambitious pathway to reach the global vision of a world living in harmony with nature by 2050. The global protected and conserved area estate plays an important role in achieving these commitments.

The Protected Planet Report series tracks international progress towards achieving global biodiversity targets. The current focus of the series is Target 3 of the KMGBF, with previous editions tracking Aichi Biodiversity Target 11, the previous area-based conservation target set under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2010-2020, and Sustainable Development Goals 14 and 15. The series includes reports that cover the Global, Regional and National level.

2012

This was the first edition in the Protected Planet Report series. It assessed progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 and other related targets. One of the key messages of the 2012 Protected Planet Report was to better understand and to attain a more complete overview of each element of Target 11.

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2014

The Protected Planet Report 2014 provided a more complete overview of each element of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11. It also discussed opportunities for further implementation.

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2016

The Protected Planet Report 2016 assessed how protected areas contribute to achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and relevant targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. It also highlighted current research and case studies as examples of the role protected areas play in conserving biodiversity and cultural heritage.

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Read the executive summary in Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, or Arabic.

2018

The Protected Planet Report 2018 was the first of the series to be produced in both physical and digital formats. The digital report was updated regularly until the 2020 edition was published, keeping it 'live' and up-to-date, unlike its predecessors.

The Protected Planet Report 2018 can be accessed here.

2020

The Protected Planet Report 2020 (published in 2021) was the first in the series to be entirely digital in format. It provided the final report on the status of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11, and looked to the future as the world prepared to adopt a new post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

The Protected Planet Report 2020 can be accessed here.

2024

The Protected Planet Report 2024 provides the first official review of global progress towards Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. It is available in digital and PDF formats.

The Protected Planet Report 2024 can be accessed here.