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IUCN WCPA Technical Note - IMPROVING PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREA MANAGEMENT TO SAFEGUARD ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY AND MINIMISE ZOONOTIC DISEASE RISK

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This Technical Note provides advice to managers of protected and conserved areas1 (PCAs) for applying a ‘One Health’ approach for the benefit of environmental, animal, and human health.

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Discarded fishing nets, or ‘ghost nets’ can entangle animals like turtles. Credit - Shutterstock
It might be the world’s biggest ocean, but the mighty Pacific is in peril
December 11, 2020

The Pacific Ocean is the deepest, largest ocean on Earth, covering about a third of the globe’s surface. An ocean that vast may seem invincible.

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Tropical Rainforest, Borneo. Credit - Mongabay.com
Index reveals integrity issues for many of the world's forests
December 10, 2020

Only 40% of forests are considered to have high ecological integrity, according to a new global measure, the Forest Landscape Integrity Index. The Index was created by 47 forest and conservation experts from across the world, including Professor James Watson of The University of Qu

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Huge and ancient canopy trees like this one are home to many species and store a large amount of carbon. Image courtesy of A.J. Hansen.
Less than half of world’s humid tropical forests have high ecological integrity: Study
September 25, 2020

Over 93% of the Earth’s best-quality and least-disturbed tropical forests have no legal protection from destruction, according to a study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.

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