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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was set up to preserve global whale stocks through catch quotes, regulation of hunting methods and designation of
specific hunting areas.
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- African elephant carcass ratio
- Annual change in the share of cropland used for pollinator dependent crops
- Annual fish catch relative to mean catch by region
- Black rhino population
- Change in bird populations in the EU
- Change in the vulnerability of agriculture to pollinator decline
- Changes in UK butterfly populations
- Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA)
- Countries that are parties to the Nagoya Protocol
- Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity
- Drivers of recovery in European bird populations
- Endemic amphibian species
- Endemic bird species
- Endemic mammal species
- Endemic reef-forming coral species
- Fish species threatened
- Fish stocks and fishing intensity by group
- Fish stocks and fishing intensity by region
- Fishing intensity
- Fishing intensity by region
- Global biomass vs. abundance of taxa
- Health of fish stocks by fish group
- Health of fish stocks by region
- Indian rhino population
- Javan rhino population
- Living Planet Index
- Living Planet Index by region
- Mountain Green Cover Index
- Number of African elephants
- Number of Asian elephants
- Number of accessions of plant genetic resources secured in conservation facilities
- Number of coral bleaching events
- Number of coral bleaching events by stage of the ENSO cycle
- Number of local animal breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are secured in conservation facilities
- Number of rhinos poached
- Number of seized rhino horns and pieces
- Number of severe coral bleaching events by stage of the ENSO cycle
- Number of threatened endemic mammal species
- Number of whales killed
- Number of whales killed per decade
- Proportion of important sites for freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas
- Proportion of local livestock breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
- Protected area, marine and terrestrial
- Red List Index
- Share of cropland used to grow pollinator dependent crops
- Share of important terrerstrial biodiversity sites that are protected
- Share of land area that is protected
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected
- Share of species threatened with extinction
- Share of traded species that are traded as pets
- Share of traded species that are traded as products
- Southern White rhino population
- Status of the world's fish stocks
- Sumatran rhino population
- The decline of global whale populations
- Threatened endemic bird species
- Threatened endemic reef-forming coral species
- Threatened mammal species
- Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by donor
- Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient
- UK butterflies: how are species populations changing long-term?
- UK butterflies: how are species populations changing short-term?
- Weight of seized rhino horns
- Which countries are members of the International Whaling Commission?