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Registration is now open for the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� World Parks Congress (WPC), the landmark global forum on protected areas held every 10 years. The event takes place in Sydney, Australia 12-19 November 2014, with the theme 'Parks, people, planet: inspiring solutions' designed to help deliver ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��’s three…

Myanmar is renewing efforts to implement the World Heritage Convention. As the country opens up to international conservation processes, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� is providing expertise to help identify potential natural heritage sites.

In a move that will better connect protected areas management and tiger conservation, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��’s Global Protected Areas Programme and WWF’s Tigers Alive Initiative signed a mutual cooperation agreement on the development of the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Green List of Protected Areas today at the 1st Asia Parks Congress…

A stakeholder consultative meeting was organized by ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Pakistan under MFF Programme with the objective of developing a programme for coastal areas of Pakistan here on Monday.

Please join ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��, CIFOR, PROFOR, and UK Aid for a special technical and networking session on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum in Warsaw, Poland.

A strong commitment to conserve and sustainably manage the ocean, including areas beyond national jurisdiction, was among the outcomes of the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress, whose ministerial segment closed yesterday in Ajaccio, Corsica.

Marseille, France, 24 October 2013 – Marine protected areas now cover 2.8% of the global ocean – an area larger than Europe – according to the official map released today based on data provided by the World Database on Protected Areas, run by ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� and the United Nations Environment Programme (…

Thirty one new Hope Spots - places that are critical to the health of the ocean - were announced yesterday by renowned oceanographer and ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Patron Sylvia Earle, a global initiative of the Sylvia Earle Alliance “Mission Blue” and ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��, with the aim to scale up the marine protection necessary…

Halfway through the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress taking in Marseille, we asked Carl Gustaf Lundin, Director of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��'s Global Marine and Polar Programme to tell us about the most important issues discussed so far.

Marseille, France, 21 October 2013 – Effective management and more funding for marine protected areas are urgently needed to secure a longer life for our oceans and the vital services they provide, urges ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� at the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC3), which opens today in…