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Landscape & community approaches
Plan
Restore
Global
4 Returns Guidebook
Guidance / publication
Landscape & community approaches
Track & report
Global
4 Returns Monitoring in Practice
Guidance / publication
Water risk & nature-based solutions
Landscape & community approaches
Track & report
Plan
Global
Water Action Hub
Reporting platform
Wetlands & peatlands
Protected areas & 30x30
Track & report
Protect
Global
Ramsar Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (R-METT)
Guidance / publication
Protected areas & 30x30
Plan
Track & report
Global
Protected Planet
Dataset / database
Agriculture, land & water use
Landscape & community approaches
Track & report
Global
M&E Tool for Agriculture Ecosystem-based Solutions (AgEbS)
Guidance / publication
Rivers & connectivity
Agriculture, land & water use
Plan
Track & report
Global
Water Stress Plugin for WEAP (SDG 6.4.2)
Software / plugin
Rivers & connectivity
Plan
Track & report
Global
GEFIS — Global Environmental Flows Information System
Interactive map / web tool
Agriculture, land & water use
Landscape & community approaches
Plan
Global
Land Resources Planning Toolbox
Toolbox / resource hub
Agriculture, land & water use
Landscape & community approaches
Plan
Global
Sustainable Land Management Mainstreaming Tool (DS-SLM)
Guidance / publication
Landscape & community approaches
Track & report
Plan
Global
Forest & Landscape Water Ecosystem Services (FL-WES) Tool
Interactive map / web tool
Agriculture, land & water use
Plan
Global
GAEZ — Global Agro-Ecological Zones
Dataset / database
Agriculture, land & water use
Track & report
Plan
Global
AQUAMAPS
Interactive map / web tool
Agriculture, land & water use
Track & report
Global
WaPOR
Interactive map / web tool
Agriculture, land & water use
Track & report
Global
AQUASTAT
Dataset / database
Landscape & community approaches
Track & report
Restore
Global
FERM — Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring
Reporting platform
Landscape & community approaches
Restore
Global
Community Organizing Toolkit on Ecosystem Restoration
Guidance / publication
Landscape & community approaches
Plan
Restore
Track & report
Global
TESSA — Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-Based Assessment
Toolbox / resource hub
Rivers & connectivity
Plan
Restore
Global
Global Dam Watch
Dataset / database
Wetlands & peatlands
Restore
Global
Global Guidelines for Peatland Rewetting and Restoration
Guidance / publication
Rivers & connectivity
Restore
Plan
Global
Free-Flowing Rivers Toolbox (Connectivity Status Index)
Dataset / database
Rivers & connectivity
Restore
Plan
Global
River Restoration: A Strategic Approach to Planning and Management
Guidance / publication
Biodiversity & species
Rivers & connectivity
Protect
Plan
Global
CARE Principles for Freshwater Conservation Planning
Guidance / publication
Landscape & community approaches
Protect
Plan
Track & report
Global
Conservation Standards (Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation)
Guidance / publication
Lakes & surface water
Wetlands & peatlands
Plan
Track & report
Global
Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer
Interactive map / web tool
Wetlands & peatlands
Rivers & connectivity
Plan
Global
Handbook for Prioritizing Wetland and Stream Restoration and Protection
Guidance / publication
Wetlands & peatlands
Lakes & surface water
Plan
Global
Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD v2)
Dataset / database
Rivers & connectivity
Lakes & surface water
Plan
Global
HydroSHEDS
Dataset / database
Lakes & surface water
Plan
Track & report
Global
Global Surface Water Explorer
Interactive map / web tool
Water risk & nature-based solutions
Plan
Global
Aqueduct
Interactive map / web tool
Wetlands & peatlands
Plan
Track & report
Global
Global Mangrove Watch
Interactive map / web tool
Wetlands & peatlands
Plan
Global
Overview: Restoring and Protecting Wetlands
Guidance / publication
Protected areas & 30x30
Plan
Protect
Global
Pathway for Inland Waters in the 30x30 Target
Guidance / publication
Protected areas & 30x30
Plan
Protect
Global
30x30 Solutions Toolkit — Inland Waters
Toolbox / resource hub
Protected areas & 30x30
Plan
Protect
Global
Best Practice in Delivering the 30x30 Target
Guidance / publication
Protected areas & 30x30
Biodiversity & species
Plan
Global
Marxan Planning Platform (MaPP)
Interactive map / web tool
Wetlands & peatlands
Plan
Global
Toolkit for National Wetland Inventories
Guidance / publication
Water risk & nature-based solutions
Plan
Global
Nature-Based Solutions Benefits Explorer
Interactive map / web tool
Biodiversity & species
Protected areas & 30x30
Plan
Global
Key Biodiversity Area Atlas
Interactive map / web tool
Biodiversity & species
Plan
Global
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Dataset / database
Wetlands & peatlands
Plan
Track & report
Global
Wetland Extent Trends (WET) Index
Dataset / database
Water risk & nature-based solutions
Plan
Global
Water Risk Filter
Interactive map / web tool
Wetlands & peatlands
Plan
Track & report
Global
Global Wetland Watch
Interactive map / web tool
Wetlands & peatlands
Plan
Global
Global Wetland Gap Map
Interactive map / web tool
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