Protected Areas Protected Areas About Protected Areas and the CBD Overview Protected areas and the CBDDecisionsMeetings Programme of Work View, learn, download PoWPA Implementation 2021 Global Report Global ImplementationCommitmentsPoWPA Action PlansImplementation highlightsFocal points Target 11 Partnership Target 11 Partnership Modus OperandiOutcomes and BenefitsPartnership LaunchPartnersVilm Meeting 24-27 April 2019 Resources Documents and tools E-learning curriculaConsultant database Collaboration Discussions Friends of PoWPA Protected Areas Protected Areas Lessons learned from PoWPA ImplementationAchieving the Aichi Targets and Strategic Plan Read more! AlbaniaSazani Island - Albania's First Marine Protected Area Read more! AustraliaAustralia - success in Indigenous Protected Areas Read more! ColombiaYaijogé Apaporis: A New Colombian National Park is Born Read more! CanadaCanada creates new national parks to protect Canadian boreal forest Read more! EcuadorEcuador’s Puntilla de Santa Elena MPA - contributing to PoWPA goal 1.1 Read more! IndiaIndia – Changing the Stripes: An inclusive-agenda for tiger conservation Read more! Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea completes climate-ready gap assessment Read more! Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands strengthens enabling legal framework Read more! AfghanistanAfghanistan declares its first protected area Read more! Protected areas are the cornerstones of biodiversity conservation Protected areas constitute an important stock of natural, cultural and social capital, yielding flows of economically valuable goods and services that benefit society, secure livelihoods, and contribute to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. Moreover, protected areas are key to buffering unpredictable impacts of impending climate change. The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas provides a globally-accepted framework for creating comprehensive, effectively managed and sustainably funded national and regional protected area systems around the globe. More » Highlights What's New » 2 March 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day 3 March 2023. More » 10 December 2022Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2022. More » 24 October 2022Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October 2022. More » More » Notifications » 23 March 2023 (2023-032)Postponement of the Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership Cambridge, United Kingdom - 2-4 May 2023. More » 10 March 2023 (2023-025)Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness. More » 2 March 2023 (2023-021)Call for Nominations for a Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership, Cambridge, United Kingdom - 2-4 May 2023. More » More » News Headlines » 1 August 2022 Biodiversity education key priority . More » 27 July 2022 Marine protected areas celebrated for safeguarding SA’s biodiversity . More » 20 July 2022 Africa Protected Areas Congress puts spotlight on protection and conservation of biodiversity . More » More » Upcoming Meetings » More » Latest Documents and Tools » Case study Case Study: Goal Setting in the High Allegheny Plateau—An Illustration of t Case study ETUDE DES MODES DE GOUVERNANCE ET DES CATEGORIES D’AIRES PROTÉGEES ACTUEL Report Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people’s perspectives Report Revue des expériences des fonds fiduciaires pour la conservation de la Report International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal More »
Protected Areas Lessons learned from PoWPA ImplementationAchieving the Aichi Targets and Strategic Plan Read more! AlbaniaSazani Island - Albania's First Marine Protected Area Read more! AustraliaAustralia - success in Indigenous Protected Areas Read more! ColombiaYaijogé Apaporis: A New Colombian National Park is Born Read more! CanadaCanada creates new national parks to protect Canadian boreal forest Read more! EcuadorEcuador’s Puntilla de Santa Elena MPA - contributing to PoWPA goal 1.1 Read more! IndiaIndia – Changing the Stripes: An inclusive-agenda for tiger conservation Read more! Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea completes climate-ready gap assessment Read more! Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands strengthens enabling legal framework Read more! AfghanistanAfghanistan declares its first protected area Read more! Protected areas are the cornerstones of biodiversity conservation Protected areas constitute an important stock of natural, cultural and social capital, yielding flows of economically valuable goods and services that benefit society, secure livelihoods, and contribute to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. Moreover, protected areas are key to buffering unpredictable impacts of impending climate change. The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas provides a globally-accepted framework for creating comprehensive, effectively managed and sustainably funded national and regional protected area systems around the globe. More » Highlights What's New » 2 March 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day 3 March 2023. More » 10 December 2022Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2022. More » 24 October 2022Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October 2022. More » More » Notifications » 23 March 2023 (2023-032)Postponement of the Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership Cambridge, United Kingdom - 2-4 May 2023. More » 10 March 2023 (2023-025)Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness. More » 2 March 2023 (2023-021)Call for Nominations for a Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership, Cambridge, United Kingdom - 2-4 May 2023. More » More » News Headlines » 1 August 2022 Biodiversity education key priority . More » 27 July 2022 Marine protected areas celebrated for safeguarding SA’s biodiversity . More » 20 July 2022 Africa Protected Areas Congress puts spotlight on protection and conservation of biodiversity . More » More » Upcoming Meetings » More » Latest Documents and Tools » Case study Case Study: Goal Setting in the High Allegheny Plateau—An Illustration of t Case study ETUDE DES MODES DE GOUVERNANCE ET DES CATEGORIES D’AIRES PROTÉGEES ACTUEL Report Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people’s perspectives Report Revue des expériences des fonds fiduciaires pour la conservation de la Report International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal More »