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Caribbean


Cascading Waterfall, Blue and John Crow National Park, Jamaica

A park for resisting slavery

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP), Jamaica …  

18 Jul 2011 | Fact sheet
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North America


Wood Bison, Elk Islands National Park

Where bison roam and our conservation legacy lives on

Elk Island National Park, Canada …   | French

21 Feb 2013 | Fact sheet

Woodland caribou/Caribou des bois (Rangifer tarandus caribou)

Culturally rich beauty on the shores of Lake Superior

Pukaskwa National Park, Canada   …   | French

28 Nov 2012 | Fact sheet

Campbell Point

A whiff of Mediterranean flavor in British Columbia

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Canada  …   | French

28 Sep 2012 | Fact sheet
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Jasper National Park, Canada

Glacial Jewel of the Rockies

Jasper National Park, Canada, World Heritage site …   | French

30 Apr 2012 | Fact sheet
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Virginia Falls, Nahanni National Park Reserve

Majestic mountains and a wild river of world significance

Nahanni National Park Reserve, Canada, World Heritage site …   | French

02 Feb 2012 | Fact sheet
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Mountains in Banff National Park, Canada

Home of the grizzly bear

Banff National Park, Canada …  

03 Jan 2011 | Fact sheet

Limestone Rock Pillar of Flower Pot Island, Fathom Five Marine National Park, Canada

Legacy in a sweetwater sea

 Fathom Five National Marine Park, Canada …   | French

23 Sep 2011 | Fact sheet
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Coastal Dunes in Kouchibouguac NP, Canada

A Thriving Estuary in Eastern Canada

Kouchibouguac National Park, Canada …   | French

18 Nov 2011 | Fact sheet
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America bison, Yellowstone

The beginning of the global conservation movement

Yellowstone National Park, USA, World Heritage Site …  

26 Jul 2010 | Fact sheet

protected area, world heritage, mexico

Ocean's oasis

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California., Mexico - a true haven for many rare and endangered marine mammal species. …  

26 Mar 2010 | Fact sheet

Laguna Guerrero © Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Medio Ambiente, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Home of the Mexican mermaid

The State Reserve Manatee Sanctuary, Chetumal Bay, Mexico …  

10 May 2010 | Fact sheet

South America


The Iguaçu National Park in Brazil boasts one of the world's largest and most impressive waterfalls

Brazil’s most visited protected area

Iguaçu National Park, World Heritage site, Brazil   …  

12 Dec 2012 | Fact sheet
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world heritage site

Largest protected area in the Amazon

Central Amazon Conservation Complex, Brazil …  

03 Feb 2011 | Fact sheet

Vellozia sp. in Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil

A green island in a sea of dryland

Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil …  

25 Jun 2012 | Fact sheet
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Sue Mainka

Darwin’s inspiration for his theory on Evolution

The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, World Heritage Site …  

19 Jul 2010 | Fact sheet

Huascaran National Park, Peru

Take a bath where the tropics touch the sky

Huascaran National Park, Peru, World Heritage site …  

27 Mar 2012 | Fact sheet
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