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������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Protected Areas joins the Venezuelan members of the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� World Commission on Protected Areas and the entire community of Venezuela's Protected Areas in mourning for the death of agronomist José Rafael García Acosta (1926-2020), founder of the Venezuelan National Park Service and its…

Many of the threats facing biodiversity and protected areas will be exacerbated during, and following, the Covid-19 outbreak. The health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interconnected. An expanding agricultural frontier and human incursions into natural areas for logging, mining and other…

Established in 2007, the Réunion National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010 as "Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island". This was based on 2 criteria - exceptional landscape and biodiversity. This makes it France's first overseas national park to benefit from this…

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Within the framework of its project Accelerating Tiger Recovery Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border, and in cooperation with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP),…

Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are becoming an increasingly important topic in the discussions leading up to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. As a contribution to the dialogue, the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) chose OECMs as the topic for its very…

������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� welcomes the new EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030. In view of the world post COVID-19, it is essential that EU Member States embrace this Strategy and adopt all necessary measures to ensure the targets are achieved. We…

A key obstacle to effectively managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a lack of economic resources, but at the Oriental Mindoro MPA in the Philippines, a consortium of dedicated partners is turning one of the world`s most productive ecosystems…

The BIOPAMA Regional Resource Hub (RRH) is a knowledge hub for the Eastern and Southern African region that supports better decision-making for fair and effective management and governance of protected and conserved areas. The Regional Resource Hub is calling for members for its country and…

������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� is deeply shocked by the tragic loss of 12 park rangers, a staff driver and four civilians close to Virunga National Park, following an attack by armed militia on 24 April. One of the world’s most biodiversity-rich areas and home to the last remaining mountain gorillas, Virunga is Africa’s…

A new wave of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Green List commitments in the Amazon to help COVID recovery for rural and indigenous communities and their vital ecosystems.