Protected area managers face enormous challenges: a lack of resources, invasive species, poaching, and development to name to just a few. Now along comes a threat that is bigger than all the previous ones and interacts with most of them. Climate change is real and an enormous challenge to our鈥
The conservation community is celebrating a new marine protected area (MPA) for Canada鈥檚 ancient and unique glass sponge reefs, which provide a vital habitat to a wide range of marine animals including endangered rockfish.聽 The designation came about through the tireless work of The Canadian鈥
In Colombia鈥檚 history of nature conservation, few people can be said to have committed their entire lives to our natural heritage, leaving an inspiring example for future generations.
by Gabriel Van Duinen,聽Young WCPA Member, Geographer
Pulau Tioman is home to tropical rainforests, intertidal zone habitats and coral reefs which house a variety of critically endangered species. Rapid overdevelopment and tourism have put significant stress on Tioman鈥檚 fragile ecosystems鈥
On February 2nd the world聽celebrates its聽wetlands 鈥 complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and聽nature.聽 Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet鈥
The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Cancun, Mexico, saw a significant commitment to protected and conserved areas聽鈥 in quantity and quality 鈥 the latter an important part of聽Aichi Target 11, which is the key global goal for鈥
by聽Richard P. Reading
The Lacandones are an indigenous Mayan group that inhabit the Lacandona Jungle of Chiapas, in the south of Mexico. The Lacandones of the North live in the Nah谩 and Metzabok聽communities, which are now surrounded by other indigenous groups with different worldviews and ways of life. 聽The鈥
The latest update to the聽Protected Planet Report 2016聽shows that there are now just under 15,000 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) spread across 18.5 million square kilometres of ocean and sea. Up to聽13% of territorial waters are now protected, and dramatic progress has been made towards achieving鈥
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)聽is pleased to announce the publication of聽Wilderness Protected Areas: Management guidelines for 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Category 1b protected areas聽produced by the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Wilderness Specialist Group with international, multicultural contributors.聽These guidelines聽鈥