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Maintaining existing conservation areas might be a more cost-effective investment than expansion, according to new research led by The University of Queensland. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Paris Agreement in December 2015 set targets to limit global climate change.

To maintain a liveable planet, governments need to protect 30% of Earth's land and sea and sustainably manage another 20%, say researchers. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Our oceans are at risk from oil companies and politicians trying to expand offshore drilling to treasured places where drilling doesn’t belong. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute, in partnership with the Protected Areas Learning & Research Collaboration (PALRC), offers a five-day intensive training program that aims to give participants a good understanding of adaptive management tools through

The Valorisation of Protected Areas Resources MOOC highlights the sustainable use or valorisation of natural resources in protected

The world needs a new international protected area target based on scientific evidence, according to a team including University of Queensland scientists.

An international study published today in the journal Science argues that the current international target for the protected area estate, accepted by over 190 nations, is failing. click on the link below to read the full article. 

IUCN Oceania has launched a second call for experts to serve on the Pacific Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) for the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme Action Component. Click on the link below for further details. 

Decades of research prove that protected areas — locations set aside to conserve nature and protect it from mining, overfishing and large-scale agriculture — are good for wildlife.