Hilary Allison

Green Goals

In response to the growing international emphasis on land and forest degradation, the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO), the highest FAO forestry statutory body, in its 26th session held at FAO headquarters in October 2022, “recommended FAO to lead discussions with Members, as well as with relevant international organizations as appropriate, to defi...

This report undertakes a rapid review to understand existing evidence about the impacts of biodiversity loss, specifically focusing on women and girls (Section 3). We complement this with a review of international and national policy to understand how it addresses women and girls’ priorities (Sections 4 and 5, respectively). Throughout this report...

The lack of urgent action to reverse biodiversity loss is partly due to the complex nature of biodiversity as a feature of our planet. Subsequently, policymakers receive an often-confusing variety of narratives on why biodiversity matters, which makes it difficult to link biodiversity loss and risks to the attainment of sustainable development. Mak...

Biodiversity urgently needs a new comprehensive measurement, comparable to Gross Domestic Product in economics, to gain national policy traction and drive action, say scientists. In this report led by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in partnership with the Luc Hoffmann Institute, a team of scientists,...

Did you know that only 23% of the environment-related SDG indicators are on track to meet the target if current trends continue? For 68%, there is not enough data to assess progress and for 9% there is not progress toward achieving the target. Specifically, progress has been made on all 11 environment-related SDGs indicators related to policy, fina...

As ecosystem assessments represent syntheses of knowledge on ecosystem status created to answer key policy questions, it is important to identify whether the dialogue between assessment practitioners and policy makers is delivering the goals which ecosystem assessment practitioners seek. A number of global and national ecosystem assessment processe...

With global science-policy conventions for biodiversity and ecosystem services in place, much effort goes into monitoring and reporting on the progress toward policy targets. As conservation actions happen locally, can such global monitoring and reporting efforts effectively guide conservation actions at subnational level? In this paper we explore...

African countries need to conserve biodiversity and use natural resources rationally if they are to avoid continued environmental degradation that jeopardizes sustainable development and human wellbeing. However, many government agencies cannot access or use the biodiversity data they need to make informed decisions for environmental and economic m...

This case study on ecosystem restoration looks at the chequered forest history of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Korean response to deforestation and degradation

There is an increased appreciation of the need for horizon scanning: the identification and assessment of issues that could be serious in the future but have currently attracted little attention. However, a process is lacking to identify appropriate responses by policy makers and practitioners. We thus suggest a process and trial its applicability....

1. The conservation of biodiversity depends upon both policy and regulatory frameworks. Here, we identify priority policy developments that would support conservation in the UK in the light of technological developments, changes in knowledge or environmental change. 2. A team of seven representatives from governmental organizations, 17 from non-go...

This guidance is aimed at those who plan and deliver conservation of terrestrial biodiversity. The six guiding principles described in this document summarise current thinking on how to reduce the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and how to adapt existing plans and projects in the light of climate change. Although this guidance is intended...

The Forestry Commission census of 1980 shows an increase in the number of non-woodland trees in Britain since their census of 1951. Other surveys show a substantial decrease in the number of trees on farmland and in hedgerows over the same period. This paper examines the methods of the censuses and surveys; concludes that the decline in the trees o...