Protected Areas

Friends of PoWPA

The PoWPA Friends Consortium is an informal collaboration of individuals, non-governmental organizations, UN organizations and governments, united by the common theme of supporting implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas. This consortium has assisted in conducting dozens of regional training workshops on aspects ranging from ecological gap assessments, business planning, sustainable finance, management effectiveness and capacity. The PoWPA Friends Consortium has also developed an e-learning curricula comprising a series of self-paced tutorials on the Programme of Work. To become more involved with the PoWPA Friends Consortium, please contact Mr. Sarat Gidda (sarat.gidda@cbd.int).

  • République gabonaise
  • Czech Republic
  • The Bahamas National Trust
  • Gobierno Nacional de la República del Ecuador
  • European Union
  • Colombia - Presidencia de la República
  • UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Government of India
  • SPREP - Pacific Regional Environment Programme
  • Red Latinoamericana de Cooperación Técnica en Parques Nacionales, otras Áreas Protegidas, Flora y Fauna Silvestres (REDPARQUES)
  • Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
  • Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs - Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
  • IUCN - Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities, Equity, and Protected Areas (TILCEPA)
  • Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands
  • Government of South Africa
  • Governo italiano
  • Government of Belgium - Belgian National Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity
  • United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
  • Germany - Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  • Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
  • Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
  • Gobierno de España
  • Finnish Government
  • Environment Canada
  • Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional
  • IUCN - World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
  • BirdLife International
  • Ontario Parks
  • Wildlife Conservation Society
  • RARE Conservation
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • Universidad de los Andes
  • ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
  • Colorado State University
  • Conservation Internationa
  • Global Parks
  • CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
  • Russia - Zapovedniks
  • WWF - World Wildlife Fund
  • ABC - American Bird Conservancy
  • Le Gouvernment du Grand-Duche de Luxembourg

  • UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
  • IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
  • Green Mountain College
  • Europarc Federation