UNEP-WCMC annual report 2015: Report on achievements for the year 2015;Putting biodiversity at the heart of decision-making

UNEP-WCMC annual report. Since the late twentieth century, the global community has profoundly changed its understanding of environmental sustainability. From initial acknowledgement that biodiversity could be lost, we have come to realise what that loss really means and are learning to better manage the ecosystems that underpin our livelihoods, security and future development.