News Headline
The world’s largest tropical forest conservation programme – ARPA – reaches 99% of its goal
Source
WWF
Publication Date
2015-08-31
The Amazon Regional Protected Areas Programme – known as ARPA – is the world’s largest tropical forest conservation programme. Launched in 2002 by the Brazilian government in partnership with WWF and others, its goal was to take 60 m ha of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest and turn into a combination of sustainable-use and strict protected areas.