Nature Conservation

Rarity sites, or Conservation Imperatives, are unprotected areas that need to be protected immediately due to the presence of rare, threatened, or range-restricted plant and animal species.

Land habitats are unprotected land areas with groupings of plants and animals that are vital to maintaining our ecosystems. This makes up Layer 3 of the Global Safety Net (GSN).

Mammal assemblages refers to currently unprotected large mammal landscapes where seasonal groupings of animals occur, particularly megafauna.

Intact wilderness refers to unprotected areas with a large extent of intact wilderness, such as continuous forests, shrublands, and grasslands, that aren't identified in previous layers of the Global Safety Net.

Climate refugia refers to unprotected areas not included in other designations of the Global Safety Net that help to stabilize our global climate system by absorbing and storing more than 50 metric tons of carbon per hectare of land.

Indigenous tenure refers to land currently occupied or managed by Indigenous People or Local Communities (IPLCs) that are legally recognized by governments as belonging to those communities.

Urban biodiversity refers to methods that reintroduce nature and wildlife back into urban or suburban areas, including tree planting, microforests, pollinator meadows, and river restoration.