Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton 2011 – United Kingdom Nobody knows better the benefits that national parks and other protected areas bring to people and nature than Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley, and no one has worked harder to bring this knowledge to bear in saving the world’s natural wealth.
From 4 to 15 April 2011, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Headquarters in Switzerland are hosting an exhibition on natural World Heritage sites and young people’s involvement in their conservation.
As the battle between poachers and park rangers escalates, what's needed to protect the people who put their lives on the line for nature?
Photojournalists, both professional and amateur, are invited to enter the first ever Nature Images Awards organised by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥Â and French nature magazine Terre Sauvage. Judges will be looking for entries which use inspirational images of nature to demonstrate the unique relationship between people…
Protected area staff training : guidelines for planning and management
A message from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre for Earth Hour – 8:30pm, Saturday 26 March.
CGIAR has launched a new program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS). CCAFS’ overall goal is to overcome the additional threats posed by a changing climate to achieving food security, enhancing livelihoods and improving environmental management.
The lives of a billion of the world’s poorest people could be improved though investing in community forest management, according to a recent Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ study. As the world celebrates World Forest Day, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ urges decision-makers to recognize the various benefits of forests for forest-dependent…
Global ocean protection : present status and future possibilities
An Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥-led monitoring mission to the Lagoons of New Caledonia in the French Pacific Ocean archipelago, will look at how the site is managed, evaluate the impact of mining activities in the buffer zone and identify no-take zones.