India is home to over 990 PCAs - including 106 national parks, 564 wildlife sanctuaries, 99 conservation reserves, and 218 conservation reserves. Cultural conservation areas also exist worldwide - especially within Indian Hindu communities. These places are called sacred groves.
Krkonoše National Park - The World Protected Areas Leaders Forum concluded its highly anticipated five-day event on June 30, 2023, at the picturesque Krkonoše National Park on the Czechia-Poland border in the heart of Central Europe. The forum brought together protected area…
The Galápagos National Park has embarked on a momentous endeavor as it sets its sights on achieving certification on the prestigious International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) Green List.
Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are sites outside protectedÌýareas that deliver effective and long-term in situ conservation of biodiversity. BiodiversityÌýconservation may be the primary objective of the site, a secondary objective of a site thatÌýis managed for other…
High-level document explains why nature-positive initiatives must be fast-tracked, with RCU’s concept of Comprehensive Regeneration in AlUla highlighted as a model for responsible development through the key principles of respect for landscape, culture and heritage.
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When Kenya’s first post-independence leader, Jomo Kenyatta, gazetted what is now known as Nairobi National Park for the exclusive use by wildlife, he had this to say:
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“The natural resources of this country – its wildlife, which offers such an attraction to visitors from all…
New Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCPA led publication outlines the need for global leaders across multiple sectors to recognize the profession of rangers as essential planetary health workers and to position rangers more effectively within global conservation and environmental policy mechanisms.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) is pleased to announce the Second Call for Concept Notes for the SADC TFCA Financing Facility.Ìý
In the sidelines of the 10th OECS Council of Ministers Meeting on Environmental Sustainability, Mrs. Úrsula Parrilla, Regional Director for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) and Mr. Didacus Jules (PhD), Director General of the…
The coaching manual (COMIT) is for the second version of the Integrated ManagementÌýEffectiveness Tool (IMET) and of coaching orÌýprofessional support for protected area managementÌýteams. IMET is a decision-support tool intended to develop the planning-monitoring-evaluation process in order to…