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The world needs a new international protected area target based on scientific evidence, according to a team including University of Queensland scientists.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Most of the conservation area information currently resides with either communities, NGOs or government agencies. Thus, improving coordination and dialogue among these key players is vital for success of current and future work and initiatives involving our protected areas.
Protected Area Short Courses in Australia, Asia and the Pacific: training issues, needs and recommendations
This report is the outcome of a review commissioned by the Protected Areas Learning and Research Collaboration (PALRC) in 2018, with the following aims:
• Review the range of current models for short courses that meet protected area agency, Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) and non-government organisation land managers’ needs
• Assess the potential for PALRC partners to adapt and/or develop new short courses that meet these needs
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The University of Cambridge in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University is pleased to offer a PhD studentship available for October 2019. The studentship will be a 3-year doctoral programme and...
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Queensland has become the first state in Australia to create Special Wildlife Reserves – a new category of protected areas – to preserve more habitat and increase our protected area estate. Click on the link below to read the full article.
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Solomon Islands will change its shipping laws after the recent disastrous oil spill near a marine reserve. Click on the link below to read the full article.
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The UN's cultural body, UNESCO, says no oil from a disastrous spill in the Solomon Islands has reached a protected heritage site. Click on the link below to read the full article.