The IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management co-ordinated a series of workshops and meetings during 2017-2019 to develop, review and refine the Global Ecosystem Typology. The framework was also presented at a number of international symposia, offering opportunities for input to a wide range of ecosystem experts.

Please read more about the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology here:
https://iucnrle.org/about-rle/ongoing-initiatives/global-ecosystem-typology/

Given evolving knowledge of the world’s ecosystems, the Commission is seeking ongoing input from ecosystem specialists around the world. This site is dedicated to open consultation and review of profiles for Biomes (level 2) and Ecosystem Functional Groups (level 3) of the Global Ecosystem Typology. Each Ecosystem Functional Groups has a descriptive profile.

We are seeking specialist comment from ecosystem experts with research or management experience in any of the functional biomes and funcional groups of ecosystems.

If you are interested, please complete this brief survey.