Landscape Conservation

Unlock nature’s potential

GIS plays an essential role in designing and evaluating scenarios for conservation planning. The goal of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is to create a world where people live in harmony with nature. According to the framework, biodiversity should be valued, conserved, restored, and wisely used by 2050—maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet, and delivering benefits essential for all people.

A geographic approach to 30x30

ArcGIS enables area-based conservation planning across landscapes by integrating informative spatial data and analytics. Simple apps support landscape conservation initiative outreach.

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Landscape conservation solutions

Geospatial reference
Open science
Conservation planning
Outreach and communications

Geospatial reference

Geospatial professionals from leading institutions publish their spatial data in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. This vast catalog of authoritative maps, apps, and data layers provides a global canvas for modeling landscape conservation scenarios.

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Open science

Leverage powerful analysis and landscape conservation modeling tools native to ArcGIS including on-the-fly image processing and raster analytics. Augment your 30x30 spatial analysis seamlessly with leading open science frameworks such as Python, R, and Jupyter Notebook.

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Conservation planning

ArcGIS provides a comprehensive framework for geodesign—a process that combines suitability modeling and stakeholder engagement to guide conservation actions in a specific area. Quickly visualize and quantitatively compare alternative design scenarios to support your 30x30 planning efforts.

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Outreach and communications

ArcGIS provides a collaborative environment for exploring conservation planning scenarios involving key stakeholders. Powerful 30x30 visualizations and interactive stories created with ArcGIS StoryMaps inform without overwhelming, while simple survey tools streamline stakeholder feedback collection.

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Washington Post

Maps guide solutions to the biodiversity crisis

Locating and measuring biodiversity with location-based technology informs intelligent conservation measures.

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Esri Blog

Mapping native forests in Western Canada

Conservation North's interactive map reveals historic logging to generate dialogue on biodiversity and forest conservation efforts in Western Canada.

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ArcGIS StoryMaps

Paths to 30 by 30

Outdoor Alliance explores conservation areas and varying classifications of landscape conservation protections.

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ESRI BLOG

The key to achieving global sustainability

The Hawaiʻi Green Growth Local2030 Hub oversees an effort to address the United Nations’ call to achieve sustainable development goals (SDG) by 2030.

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Industry Blog

Explore California's pathways to 30×30

The California Natural Resources Agency developed an interactive hub to support exploration of the state’s Pathways to 30×30 strategy.

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ArcGIS StoryMaps

30X30: Protecting a third of the planet's surface

Conserving a third of the planet will boost local economies, provide recreation opportunities, and help achieve equal access to nature's benefits.

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Conservation Webinar Series

GIS for the Global Biodiversity Framework

This technical webinar series provides insights from Esri's spatial scientists on how to use actionable tools and workflows to establish a baseline of environmental conditions and quantify and track progress toward these targets.

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Podcast

California's environmental initiative: 30x30

Jennifer Norris, Deputy Secretary for Biodiversity and Habitat at the California Natural Resources Agency, details California’s strategic work in meeting the objectives of the 30×30 program—the global initiative to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s lands and oceans by 2030.

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Conservation strategies

Esri Conservation Program

For more than three decades, the Esri Conservation Program has provided technology and training assistance to conservation professionals around the globe.

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