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“The pride and effort to care for and enjoy the natural and cultural diversity of the protected and conserved areas of Latin America and the Caribbean deserves to be celebrated”. (¡Areas protegidas y conservadas – APyC – de América Latina y el Caribe!)

With a unique flora and fauna, Reunion Island is one of the "hot spots" of global biodiversity, home to more than a thousand endemic species.

Whether it’s about a volunteer park ranger program in Paraguay or preserving cycads in Colombia, #NatureForAll is helping conservationists and environmentalists share their love and inspiration of parks and protected areas to a global audience.

������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� and the World Commission on Protected Areas are sad to announce the passing of one of the most dedicated of WCPA Commission members, Dr Graeme Worboys, AM.

Gland, Switzerland, 30 September 2020 (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) has admitted Colombia’s Chingaza National Natural Park, Vietnam’s Van Long Nature Reserve,  and French Guiana’s Ile Du Grand-Connétable National Nature Reserve to the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Green List of…

������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��’s Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), through the #NatureForAll global movement, are celebrating nature and drawing attention to the importance of biodiversity worldwide, with an inspiring new video and an exciting card game on…

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

It is with great personal sadness that we announce the death of Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain. Our beloved leader and friend passed away last Tuesday, 1 September 2020 as a result of lung cancer. 

The Protected Area Benefits Assessment Tool Plus (PA-BAT+) - a users’ guide to identifying ecosystem services from protected areas, in collaboration with local communities and Indigenous People, has just been published by the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� World Commission on Protected Areas.

At an online ceremony hosted by the International Union for the Conservation for Nature (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), the prestigious Kenton R. Miller Award for Innovation in National Parks and Protected Area Sustainability was…

The Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool+ (PA-BAT+) aims to collate and assess information about the overall benefits from conservation and protection in protected areas. It can also be used in other area-based conservation sites. This technical guidance provides a quick overview of why…