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The 13th WPALF meeting was organised by Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife Finland in cooperation with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) Protected and Conserved Areas Team and the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).

In response to achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3, specifically for conserving at least 30 per cent of inland water areas through a combination of protected areas and OECMs, while recognizing Indigenous and traditional territories, the inlands water community…

UNFCCC COP29 will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024. It takes place against a backdrop of toppling temperature records and unprecedented extreme weather events – heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts – that have wreaked havoc and devastation across the planet, with…

The concept of ‘long-term’ is a key part of the definitions of both protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). Here we outline existing global guidance on the interpretation of ‘long-term’ for area-based conservation and clarify aspects that may have led to…

The global community has developed a wide array of frameworks, tools, reporting systems, and guidance materials to help protected area and OECM managers assess the effectiveness of their areas and systems. These resources have been developed over time in response to CBD commitments and work has…

African Solutions for Nature and People: Creating transformative responses to the biodiversity and climate crisis in Africa.

Decision 14/8 of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) established the definition and criteria for “Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures” (OECMs). In that decision, agreed to by all parties, the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� was invited to assist in identifying OECMs and in applying the scientific and…

The use of artificial light at night has expanded and intensified over past decades, and recent advances in LED technology have accelerated those trends. Light pollution severely disrupts nocturnal ecosystems, interferes with the natural rhythms of plants and animals, mars the wilderness experience…