Story | 04 Nov, 2019
Celsa Ortiz, the first female ranger of the Yanesha Communal Reserve, Peru
Away from the busy CAPLAC III events in the capital of Lima, Celsa works steadily as the first, and so far only, female ranger in the Communal Reserve. She supports the IUCN Green List approach for the Yanesha Communal Reserve and its people's surrounding cultural landscape.
Story | 02 Nov, 2019
“We face many challenges, but we can protect our homeland if the Government and others support us. We invite the IUCN global network to help us gain recognition for our efforts.” (Hermes Liviac, manager of the Yanesha Communal Reserve)
Story | 30 Oct, 2019
Promoting knowledge and supporting actions for a protected planet in the Caribbean
Thirteen professionals voiced the Caribbean perspectives, knowledge and actions for a protected planet in the Caribbean, at the third Congress on Protected Areas for Latin America and the Caribbean (CAPLAC III), held in Lima, Peru, 14-17 October 2019.
Story | 30 Oct, 2019
On Lima's doorstep, a Peru Sea Lion colony turnaround, and new Green List commitments
Fur seals had been harvested for their skins, and colonies annihilated for their perceived, and unfounded, impact on fisheries. Dynamite was used on some colonies and mass-shootings are recorded during the 1960s. Fishing interests previously opposed the declaration of marine protected areas. Now…
Story | 30 Oct, 2019
At Lima, Peru, under the theme “Solutions for welfare and sustainable development”, the Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Protected Areas (CAPLAC III) provided a space for exchange on the formulation and implementation of public policies and research.
This space was well used by…
Story | 29 Oct, 2019
Caribbean and Latin American voices were raised and heard during CAPLAC III, the third Latin American and Caribbean Protected Areas Congress. By the close, these voices were distilled into the Lima Declaration, ready for the IUCN World…
Story | 29 Oct, 2019
Conservationists have a community, an international space for the problems they have conquered, a way to find how others have solved their conservation conundrums, and the building blocks to answer their current and future issues. This is…
Story | 29 Oct, 2019
New technologies in protected areas
Protected areas must use the digital revolution to their advantage. Adaptable new technologies are booming, connectivity is more and more available. The new MOOC TECH will introduce these technologies as applied to existing techniques in conservation as well as new uses in the field.
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…