Press release | 26 Jul, 2023
Extraordinary action for protected areas recognised by International Ranger Awards
Gland, Switzerland, 26 July 2023 (IUCN) – Nine rangers and ranger teams have received the 2023 IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) International Ranger Awards. The awards recognise the outstanding work of protected areas rangers around the world, celebrating the dedication and…
Story | 10 Oct, 2022
“Cash for work” mechanism for the empowerment of community tourism in Peru
Planeterra and IUCN SUR co-implement the "Cash for Work" mechanism in Amarakaeri Communal Reserve (a Green Listed site) and Río Abiseo National Park (a Green List candidate site) to ensure direct benefits for local people and help their post-COVID recovery through tourism. All the work…
Story | 10 Aug, 2022
IUCN and their implementing partner Planeterra developed, together with 10 communities of 2 protected areas, their first Action Plans on Tourism and started training on Ecotourism Products.
Story | 16 Mar, 2022
In Memoriam: Ronald G. Petocz (1941-2022)
Dr. Ronald G. Petocz passed away on 21 February 2022, at the age of 81. A valued member of the IUCN WCPA, Dr Petocz supported protected areas throughout Asia, and his passing is mourned by the conservation community.
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Programme (Green List for short) was officially launched in 2014 at the World Parks Congress to recognise and promote successful protected and conserved areas around the world. The main objective of the Green List is to encourage protected and…
Story | 08 Jan, 2020
Creating value in the wildlife economy
Dr Sue Snyman used studies of southern African protected areas, their tourist facilities, and their communities, to answer questions of why conservation in these African nations makes the wildlife economy valuable (at the Global Wildlife Program annual conference, 2019, in Pretoria, South Africa…
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 | 10 Dec, 2014
To help celebrate more than 50 years of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) work protecting our global natural heritage, Terre Sauvage has published a special edition of their renowned wildlife magazine.
Press release | 17 Nov, 2014
Global appetite for resources pushing new species to the brink – IUCN Red List
Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction
Story | 21 Jul, 2013
Rethinking economics, markets and incentives
Based on a review of the experiences gained during the course of LLS, this paper documents insights and lessons about using markets and incentives to strengthen forest landscapes and livelihoods. It aims to interrogate just what a ‘landscape approach’ means in economic terms, to identify how…