The Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas was prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission and IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas in association with the IUCN Global Species Programme and can be downloaded in PDF format by selecting the link below:
Assessing the Extent of OECMs in South Africa: Final Project Report

Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (IUCN 2016)

Alternative area-based conservation mechanisms in South Africa

An introduction to the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems
