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Gonarezhou national park, Zimbabwe, home to about 11,000 elephants, could benefit from the new Legacy Landscapes Fund. Photograph: EyeEm/Alamy
Governments achieve target of protecting 17% of land globally
May 27, 2021

An area greater than the land mass of Russia has been added to the world’s network of national parks and conservation areas since 2010, amid growing pressure to protect nature.

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Protected areas now cover nearly 17% of Earth’s surface: U.N. report
May 21, 2021

A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Union for Conservation of Nature reveals that countries are closing in on the target set in 2010 of protecting or conserving 17% of the Earth’s surface.

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Scientists reveal urgent solutions for boosting Protected Areas effectiveness. Credit - CC0 Public Domain
Scientists reveal urgent solutions for boosting Protected Areas effectiveness
October 9, 2020

Scientists have conducted a new global review of protected areas, finding that to be more effective, area-based conservation efforts need to be better funded, climate smart, and equitably managed. The new research published today in Nature identifies the actions needed fro

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Webinar on the Marine Protected Areas Guide
September 4, 2020

The United Nations Foundation and The MPA Guide Advisory Group are pleased to invite you to a webinar on September 9 at 11:30 a.m. ET/5:30 p.m.

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Sail training ship Miraie crossing the western North Pacific Ocean in January 2020. © Toshihiko Tanaka
Blog: Sailing Towards a Plastic-Free Ocean
April 3, 2020

This voyage was part of the Sailing Towards a Plastic-Free Ocean project, a collaboration between the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC

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