Story | 29 Oct, 2019
Sierra Leone’s “Green Diamond”, the natural jewel unearthed by a public-private partnership
Gola Rainforest National Park, "The Gola", is showing the country and the region how a private conservation group can join forces with a government department to improve protected area programs, by using a public-private partnership (PPP). But this PPP is now being…
Story | 28 Oct, 2019
Like many Indigenous groups around the world, a team of Arakwal (Byron Bay, Australia) Traditional Owners, park managers and scientists have adapted IUCN species conservation planning and Green List evaluation frameworks to develop guidelines to help carry significant values in cross-cultural…
Story | 25 Oct, 2019
A landscape for everyone: interview with an author
Landscapes are complex and sometimes difficult to envision. They might include small farmers, miners, large businesses, community forests, indigenous lands, and a host of other land users with different rights and expectations. Ensuring that diverse people’s rights are included in decision-…
Story | 24 Oct, 2019
Dr Robert Wallace, innovator in biodiversity and conservation, wins the 2019 Kenton Miller Award
The Kenton Miller Award 2019 is given to a person of outstanding contributions to the understanding and promotion of Latin America’s biodiversity and conservation.
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
Recognition and reward for five outstanding conservationists, at Lima CAPLAC III congress
In this article we highlight these five champions of protected areas, presented by IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas at a ceremony in Peru during the third Latin American and Caribbean Protected Areas Congress.
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
“The forest fires currently raging in the Amazon are sparked by climate change,”
stated the renowned Amazonian climate scientist Dr. Luis Campos Baca, of the Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana, in his opening address to The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Andes-Amazon…
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
The world of protected areas in one book, now in Spanish
The entirety of protected area management and governance has been available in one book since the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, in Sydney. The Spanish version of this publication, 'Protected Area Governance and Management’, was launched in Lima, on 15 October 2019, at the third Latin American…
Story | 16 Oct, 2019
The Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ESARO have signed an implementation agreement for the development of a Regional Resource Hub (RRH) under the Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA)…
Press release | 15 Oct, 2019
Charting a course to sustainability and equity in the blue economy
CEESP News: By Dr. Nathan Bennett, Chair of the 'People and the Ocean' CEESP Specialist Group.
The global rush to develop the ‘blue economy’ risks harming both the marine environment and human wellbeing. Bold policies and actions are urgently needed. This paper outlines five priorities…
Story | 27 Sep, 2019
Connecting with young champions for nature at the World Scout Jamboree
#NatureForAll is a global movement championed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and launched by the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) to…