The tourism sector is recognized as the largest global market-based contributor to the financing of protected area systems in many countries... However, most countries currently underuse tourism as a means to contribute towards the financial sustainability of protected areas.
Public consultation on Australian marine parks, including the Two Rocks Marine Park, will close next week.
Turning Kaikouras unique geological features into a geopark could be a perfect way to harness the regions natural beauty and sustain its economy, says Lincoln University Master of Planning student Josi Kaloumaira.Click on the link below to read the full story.
The Protected Areas Officer (PAO) is a new position under phase two of the Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) implemented by SPREP.Applications Close: Friday 24th August 2017 Please click on the link below for the information package for this vacancy.
While global demand for the high quality food and fibre we produce in Australia grows by the day, the constant loss of agricultural land makes it harder for us to meet this demand.Click on the link below to read the full story.
The Forestry Training Centre, within the Ministry of Forests in Fiji, is offering a recently developed Tailored Short Term Training on Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management which is opened to any group and types of organizations in the Pacific region.
Weeks after the federal budget was handed down there is still uncertainty about future funding for existing Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs).Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Senate on Monday approved a bill that expanded the number of protected areas in the country...It would bring 92 new areas, including six internationally-recognized natural sites, under the protection and management of the country"s landmark National Integrated and Protected Areas System (NIPA
Aichi Target 11 (AT11), adopted by 193 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2010, states that protected areas (PAs) must be equitably managed by 2020.
The Northern Negros Natural Park Protected Area Management Board has passed a resolution adopting the user fee system for the Northern Negros National Park and its immediate implementation.