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The theme of governance, equity, and rights featured strongly across the World Conservation Congress in Marseille, and particularly so when set against the background of the ambitious new targets that are currently being debated by parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The next…

The “BEST and beyond” pavilion (L26) hosted no less than 31 speakers, both online and in-person, with a large array of expertise in the implementation of the BEST projects in the EU’s overseas – Outermost Regions (ORs) & Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). 

The Lésio-Louna Reserve, also known as Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio Louna, was developed by a partnership between the Republic of Congo and UK registered charity The Aspinall Foundation. The area was established as a gorilla sanctuary by a decree in 1999, which was repealed and…

Learn more about the inspiring work of Colombia's Ninfa Carianil, one of the winners of the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� WCPA International Ranger Award in 2021.

As we mark World Ranger Day 2021, URSA’s Action Plan will bring critical interventions in ranger advocacy and representation, community-ranger relations, equality and equity in the ranger workforce, among other key objectives. By ensuring that the urgently needed investments, tools, reforms, and…

Leading experts assess the potential for future inscriptions of geological World Heritage sites, in a new ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� report launched today at UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee meeting.

The World Heritage Committee today has decided to remove Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the List of World Heritage in Danger. A mission carried out jointly by ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� and UNESCO in 2020 reported significant improvements in the site’s conservation, but recommended…

As part of the new ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Green List development plan, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Global Protected and Conserved Areas Programme (GPAP) and the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) have established a ‘finance working group’ to help mobilize the Green List Standard and programme to support protected areas…

Learn more about the inspiring work of Cambodia's Chhay Reap Community Crocodile Wardens, among the winners of the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� WCPA International Ranger Award in 2021.