A new tool, SAGE, is designed to be relatively low-cost, for rapid assessment over one to three days or as part of a longer progress. The methodology draws on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Good Governance principles and is being developed for Green List candidate sites, as well as other areas.
The results…
At the end of a devastating season of fire for many of the country’s protected and conserved areas, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List status was renewed for Australia's:
1. Arakwal National Park
2. Cape Byron State Conservation Area
3.…
On Australia Day, 26 January 2020, it was announced that Dr Graeme Worboys had received the Order of Australia, one of the country's highest honours.
Our friend and colleague Pedro Rosabal Gonzalez, who served as Deputy Director of the Global Protected Areas Programme, left Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ at the end of November 2019 after an extensive period of medical leave. Pedro made his mark on the programme, and was one of those unsung heroes who has dedicated his…
Dr Sue Snyman used studies of southern African protected areas, their tourist facilities, and their communities, to answer questions of why conservation in these African nations makes the wildlife economy valuable (at the Global Wildlife Program annual conference, 2019, in Pretoria, South Africa…
A land mass as big as the entire EU, the largest marine domain on the planet, over 70% of EU species, more than 150 islands, over 20% of the world's coral reefs. This is the EU Overseas. But with great space comes great responsibility. How does BEST (voluntary scheme for Biodiversity and …
If you would like to discuss the best way to ensure the long-term, sustainable success of a committed protected area, please join us in a BIOPAMA webinar on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List of Protected Areas on Wednesday 11th December at…
Covering about 25% of the world’s total continental land surface and home to more than 85% of the world’s species of amphibians, birds, and mammals, mountains contain extraordinary natural values, a unique and diverse biodiversity and some of the world’s most…
Madrid, Spain, 07.12.2019 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) - The loss of oxygen from the world’s ocean is increasingly threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, a …
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is now seeking to secure our assurance provider for the Green List through the next quadrennial period, 2020 to 2024. The Assurance Provider would help maintain and deliver a credible and transparent evaluation process and governance framework for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List.