A study has revealed that rice croplands which are protected by mangroves provide a stronger resistance to cyclones and therefore help support human lives in countries affected by tropical weather conditions.
As the Vietnamese city of Hoi An boldly declared its vision to become an eco-city by 2030, locals - who have long feared for the future of nearby Cham Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) - breathed a huge sigh of relief secure in the knowledge that every effort would be made to preserve this鈥
A study, which revealed the most visited protected areas in the world are in the United States and the United Kingdom, has shown that global protected areas generate over US$600 billion each year while only 2% of this figure is reinvested in the safeguarding of their future.
Globally, disasters due to natural hazards takes an enormous toll in terms of human lives, destruction to crops and livelihoods, and economic losses. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has therefore become a critical part of sustainable development strategies. Over the past decades, the role of鈥
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If you search the Internet for wildlife jokes, you will find many 鈥 some good, some not so good. But you will find them.
A sense of sadness swept through the national parks of Costa Rica this week with the passing of 'conservation crusader' 脕lvaro Ugalde who had long been considered the father of Costa Rica鈥檚 world-famous national park system.
Namibia's Bwabwata National Park leaders have launched an innovative programme to assess and certify skills and competencies of Indigenous park trackers of the Khwe ethnic group.聽
A unique participatory method of mapping Rainforest Aboriginal knowledge, which has helped reconnect Indigenous communities throughout Australia, captured the imagination of delegates at the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播聽World Parks Congress 2014 (WPC) in Sydney.聽
Privately protected areas are an essential component in achieving the CBD鈥檚 Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 on completing ecologically representative protected area networks around the world. This report aims to raise awareness about this type of protected area and provide a framework to show how鈥
has teamed up with a coalition of leading marine conservation organisations to urge the British Government to safeguard the maritime zones of the UK鈥檚 overseas territories by creating three of the largest鈥