Grey literature | 2023
WCPA Mountain Protected Areas Update #119
WCPA Mountain Protected Areas Update #119
Page | 29 Aug, 2023
Forest Restoration in North Macedonia and Albania
As part of The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation's Northern Forests Initiative, a new forest restoration project aims to contribute to the restoration and preservation of vital forests in Albania and North Macedonia and strengthen the capacity and commitment of local, regional, and national…
Blog | 28 Aug, 2023
Sacred Groves, the secret wizards of conservation
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.
News | 28 Aug, 2023
World Protected Areas Leaders Forum Wraps Up Successful Event at Krkonoše National Park
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…
IUCN commission group
IUCN WCPA Protected Area Downgrading, Downsizing, and Degazettement Task Force
Press release | 22 Aug, 2023
The International Union for Conservation Nature’s World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN WCPA), working in partnership with WWF, GEF and TNC, has launched…
News | 21 Aug, 2023
International Standardization Organisation – mainstreaming biodiversity standards
The third plenary of the International Standardization Organisation (ISO) technical committee on biodiversity took place in Paris and virtually from 17 to 21 April 2023.
Story | 03 Aug, 2023
New IUCN WCPA Publication
News | 02 Aug, 2023
Galápagos National Park Begins Journey Towards Prestigious IUCN Green List Certification
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 (IUCN) Green List.
Publication | 2023
Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are sites outside protected areas that deliver effective and long-term in situ conservation of biodiversity. Biodiversity conservation may be the primary objective of the site, a secondary objective of a site that is managed for other…