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Latest Protected Area News
Climate change key driver to biodiversity loss
Cape Town - Scientific evaluations on climate change have confirmed that climate change is indeed a key driver to biodiversity loss and stress to the country's resources, says Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk. …
14 Apr 2008 | News story
People of Salum learn about marine conservation
The Salum area is part of the western Mediterranean coastal region of Egypt, extending 600 km between Alexandria in the east to the Libyan border in the west. This area, including the Gulf of Salum, has been identified by Egypt as the most appropriate site to establish a protected area in order to maximize conservation of a representative cross section of the region’s natural resources. …
11 Apr 2008 | News story
Natural heritage experts review protected areas in Congo Basin to identify those suitable for World Heritage inscription
As part of the ‘Initiative for World Heritage Forests in Central Africa' , UNESCO's World Heritage Centre organized an expert workshop on March 13-14 in Brazzaville (Congo) to identify the most outstanding protected areas in the Congo Basin and to study their complementarity with sites in the region already inscribed on the World Heritage List. …
20 Mar 2008 | International news release
Montenegro and IUCN unite efforts to protect nature
The creation of marine protected areas to safeguard biodiversity has been identified as a first step to meet international standards …
13 Mar 2008 | International news release
Indigenous Conservation Territory: A new option for governance of protected areas
Second Meeting of the CBD Working Group on Protected Areas
"Indigenous Lands of Latin America and the World make a substantial contribution to protected area objectives" recalled Mr Onel Arias Mazardule, a Kuna indigenous leader from Panama …
13 Feb 2008 | International news release
Switzerland in line for 30 new natural parks
Protected areas in Switzerland will get a huge boost when 30 new parks are established across the country. Switzerland currently has one national park, two natural world heritage sites, Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn and Monte San Giorgio, two regional parks and one biosphere reserve. The 30 new parks are in the planning stage and the Swiss government will invest 10 million Swiss Francs a year to support this. …
14 Nov 2007 | News story
Heliodoro Sanchez takes the Miller Prize for Innovation
08 Oct 2007 | International news release
Latin American Parks are key for Regional Development
The largest environmental event of 2007 started yesterday: almost 2000 people will assist to the II Latin American Congress on National Parks and other Protected Areas …
26 Sep 2007 | International news release
Galapagos Islands added to the World Heritage Danger List
World Conservation Union warns the Galapagos Islands are under threat from the huge increase in tourists visiting the archipelago …
28 Jun 2007 | International news release
A further three new sites inscribed on World Heritage List
Following the recommendations of the World Conservation Union, a further three new sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List …
28 Jun 2007 | International news release
