innovation – Protected Area Solutions

10 top conservation tech innovations from 2017

January 9, 2018

10 top conservation tech innovations from 2017 From Mongabay The increased portability and reduced cost of data collection and synthesis tools have transformed how we research and conserve the natural world. Devices from visual and acoustic sensors to DNA sequencers help us better understand the world around us, and they combine with online mapping platforms to help us monitor it. New online and mobile apps have democratized data collection, inspiring a brave new world of citizen scientists to learn about…

Protected area policy for PNG

September 1, 2015

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Delighted to see that the policy we developed with UNDP, PNG’s protected area agency (now CEPA) and many stakeholders was passed by the Exective Council. Now the hard work of turning it into laws and making it effective is beginning! WE hope it does some good for conservation in this fantastic country, and for the well-being of the woderful communities, some of whom walked all day to attend Ann and Greg’s workshops.

Free e-book on Protected Area Governance and Management

May 19, 2015

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Climate chnge, conservation issues, culture, endangered species, health, interpretation, management effectiveness, people, recreation, reserve types, World Heritage Sites

Fiona, MArc and some 200 other authors have combined to contribute to an ebook on protected area management. It is free to download – see the ANU website to download Protected Area Governance and Management presents a compendium of original text, case studies and examples from across the world, by drawing on the literature, and on the knowledge and experience of those involved in protected areas. The book synthesises current knowledge and cutting-edge thinking from the diverse branches of practice and…

Protected areas proven to protect biodiversity

September 8, 2014

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conservation issues, management effectiveness

PLOS ONE: Local Scale Comparisons of Biodiversity as a Test for Global Protected Area Ecological Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Coetzee, BW, Gaston, KJ, Chown, SL. Published: August 27, 2014. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105824 Terrestrial protected areas (PAs) are cornerstones of global biodiversity conservation. Their efficacy in terms of maintaining biodiversity is, however, much debated. Studies to date have been unable to provide a general answer as to PA conservation efficacy because of their typically restricted geographic and/or taxonomic focus, or qualitative approaches…

PNG protected area policy

March 3, 2014

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Andrea and Fiona spent a week in Port Moresby last month meeting with the senior protected area staff in PNG, to facilitate their new polocy on protected areas. More information to come as the policy develops!

Joint management and other innovations

April 10, 2013

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Australia: Innovation for 21st Century Conservation A new publication presages the future of conservation in Australia. A paper about joint management presented by Andrea last year at the Innovation for 21st century conservation conference can be downloaded here prd_062379.pdf. For all the conference papers, see http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/australia/explore/innovation-for-21st-century-conservation-in-australia.xml The Nature Conservancy is pleased to join the Australian Committee for IUCN and the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources in announcing a new publication – Innovation for 21st Century…

Innovative and exciting work in Indonesia.

April 8, 2013

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IUCN – Saving the rainforest with a groundbreaking protected area management model. Saving the rainforest with a groundbreaking protected area management model 20 March 2013 | Fact sheet Sukianto Lusli, Agus Budi Utomo and Yusup Cahyadin – Kenton Miller Award finalists for 2012 Sukianto Lusli, Agus Budi Utomo and Yusup Cahyadin have developed and implemented innovative approaches to forest conservation in Indonesia. Sukianto, Agus and Yusup of the NGO Burung Indonesia have tirelessly promoted a management framework that allows production…