Conservation Blog

I am Christian Mey, a forestry professional with a passion for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In this article I explain the pivotal role of GIS in shaping my career in wildlife conservation over the past 12 years, since graduating from the National Forestry School of Cameroon in August 2012.

Conservation.gov is an information hub through ArcGIS, supporting locally-led efforts to conserve and restore our nation's lands, waters, and wildlife.

In this webinar, we explore optimizing our conservation efforts to identify key regions to reduce extinction risk as outlined in GBF target 4 and conserve at least 30 percent of terrestrial land (targets 2 and 3). We focus on modeling and management approaches to inform conservation initiatives across landscapes and identify priority areas and essential corridors for species resilience.

Meet Mervyn Lotter, a Biodiversity Planner and GIS Manager for the Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency in South Africa. There, Mervyn leverages GIS to protect and conserve local biodiversity that includes over 600 species that are either threatened or of conservation concern. This work comes at a time when the stability of worldwide biodiversity is increasingly fragile, making the need for strong preservation measures paramount. In this article, Mervyn discusses how Esri Community has long provided him with an important source of support and the values that drive him to contribute help back to other members. Learn more …

Watch this webinar to learn how ArcGIS brings a scalable and integrated approach so that modeled results can be shared with collaborators and decision-makers.

This second webinar in the Actionable Conservation Science for the Global Biodiversity Framework series, showcases sampling and environmental attribution methods to identify risks, monitor progress, and prioritize areas related to UN GBF Target 4.

The 2023 Esri User Conference is right around the corner, July 10-14, 2023, in San Diego, California! Our conservation team at Esri wanted to ensure we helped conservation professionals with a one-stop location for all conservation-focused sessions, SIGs, socials, and more!

Join the Esri conservation team for this extended webinar series on applying GIS to monitor and track progress toward the goals and targets of the post-2020 UN Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This first webinar in the series will showcase content from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World and technical approaches to support the monitoring of progress toward UN GBF Targets 2 and 3.

ArcGIS conservation solutions offer effective management toolsets for managers of protected areas. Watch this webinar to hear from three leading Esri partners who are addressing global conservation challenges by extending ArcGIS Solutions with advanced monitoring capabilities, visualization, and engagement hubs.  

ArcGIS provides a complete system for advancing 30 by 30 initiatives around the globe to conserve 30 percent of land and waters by 2030. This session lays out Esri’s vision for enabling 30 by 30 from our leading experts in conservation, geodesign, and natural resource management.