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 » 12 May 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Plant Health 12 May 2023. More » 12 May 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day 13 May 2023. More » 20 April 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day 22 April 2023. More » More » Notifications » 29 May 2023 (2023-060)Selection of participants for the Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership, Cambridge, United Kingdom - 12-14 June 2023. More » 24 April 2023 (2023-045)Extension of deadline: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness. More » 5 April 2023 (2023-039)New dates and call for nominations for a Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership, Cambridge, United Kingdom - 12-14 June 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 » 12 - 14 June 2023, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDevelopment of a global partnership to support the achievement of Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. More » 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 » 12 May 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Plant Health 12 May 2023. More » 12 May 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day 13 May 2023. More » 20 April 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day 22 April 2023. More » More » Notifications » 29 May 2023 (2023-060)Selection of participants for the Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership, Cambridge, United Kingdom - 12-14 June 2023. More » 24 April 2023 (2023-045)Extension of deadline: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness. More » 5 April 2023 (2023-039)New dates and call for nominations for a Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership, Cambridge, United Kingdom - 12-14 June 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 » 12 - 14 June 2023, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDevelopment of a global partnership to support the achievement of Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. More » 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 »
