After almost a century of exclusive ownership by wealthy elites, Tanguar Haor is finally back in the hands of the people who rely on it. A 10-year initiative of the government of Bangladesh, supported by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, has recently drawn to a close.鈥
Protected Planet is home to the World Database on Protected Areas, the most comprehensive database on terrestrial and marine protected areas. The database is updated on a monthly basis from more than 500 different data providers in over 240 countries and territories.聽Since January 2016, the鈥
Protected areas exist under a range of governance types. However, those run by private entities (non-profit organisations, for-profit organisations and individuals) have not always received much attention from the international community. These areas are collectively known as privately protected鈥
Ol Pejeta Conservancy,聽set on 90,000 acres in Laikipia County in Kenya, works to conserve wildlife, provide a sanctuary for great apes and generate income through wildlife tourism and complementary enterprises for reinvestment in conservation and communities. The Conservancy is the largest Black鈥
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has reached another milestone in Indo-Burma: over US $1 million in small grants have been disbursed to conservation projects within the region.聽
Africa鈥檚 protected areas, and the prolific wildlife that they protect, face significant and increasing threats (poaching, climate change, habitat reduction, etc.). Establishing protected areas alone does not guarantee the fulfillment of conservation objectives:聽areas must be managed effectively鈥
The Mediterranean Wetlands Alliance sent an open letter on the 26th April 2017 to the Prime Minister of Albania, Mr. Edi Rama, and the Minister of Environment, Mr. Lefter Koka, expressing concern about the Master Plan 鈥淩esort Divjak毛 Albania鈥 and its planned developments, underlining their鈥
Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of wetlands, which include mountainous wetlands; large freshwater marshes and lakes; and coastal mangroves, mudflats and coral reefs. These ecosystems support fisheries, provide clean water, store carbon and protect local people from the impacts of鈥
During the weekend of聽Earth Day 2017 celebrations, over 80 individuals聽聽gathered in a four-day Forum and聽launched聽the BalkaNatureNet, set up to become聽a transnational meeting point for all聽individuals working聽in the fields of nature conservation and education for sustainable development (ESD) in鈥
In collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Institut de Recherche pour le D茅veloppement (IRD), the Government of France and the Government of Australia, the Permanent Observer Mission of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 to the United Nations hosted a side event, entitled 鈥淢arine Protected Areas,鈥