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Management effectiveness in PNG’s protected areas

March 14, 2018

conservation issues, culture, endangered species, management effectiveness, people

IN 2016-2017 our small team (Fiona, Ann and Greg) in conjunction with staff from PNG’s Conservation and Environment Protection Agency conducted an evaluation of all the protected areas in the country. We worked for SPREP (Secretariat of the Pactific Regional Environment Council) and UNDP, with funding from the Global Environment Fund. Whew enough acronyms! Thanks also to all the wonderful people who gave freely of their time to come to workshops. The final report can be downloaded here.PNGPA-final-130318-lo

Side Events at the 28th SPREP Meeting – Effectiveness of Papua New Guinea’s Protected Areas

October 1, 2017

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Better understanding of protected areas management and priorities were some of the key outcomes from Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Protected Areas project highlighted during a side event at the 28th Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) meeting, in Apia, Samoa. PNG currently has 58 gazetted protected areas, both marine and terrestrial. Under PNGs new Protected Areas Policy it will regularly evaluate management effectiveness of these areas. The evaluation of the effectiveness of management within these protected areas was…

Indonesia’s forest fires threaten a third of world’s wild orangutans | Environment | The Guardian

October 28, 2015

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conservation issues, endangered species

Fires have spread beyond plantations deep into primary forests and national parks, the last strongholds of the endangered apes Source: Indonesia’s forest fires threaten a third of world’s wild orangutans | Environment | The Guardian

New paper about management effectiveness

September 13, 2015

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Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: A global analysis

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…

A new paper from the team!

January 7, 2015

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A paper published in the latest edition of Parks featured authors from the Protected Area Solutions team working alongside our colleagues at WCMC and WWF, Congratulations especially to K and Lauren for pulling it together in a tight deadline http://parksjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PARKS-20.2-Knights-et-al-10.2305IUCN.CH_.2014.PARKS-20-2.KK_.en_.pdf

Can we save the planet? Article in Science this week

October 5, 2014

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conservation issues, endangered species, management effectiveness, Uncategorized

A mid-term analysis of progress toward international biodiversity targets. Tittensor, D.P., Walpole, M., Hill, S.L.L., Boyce, D.G., Britten, G.L et al (51 authors with Fiona Leverington a very minor contributor!) In 2010 the international community, under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity, agreed on 20 biodiversity-related “Aichi Targets” to be achieved within a decade. We provide a comprehensive mid-term assessment of progress toward these global targets using 55 indicator data sets. We projected indicator trends to 2020 using…

Protected areas proven to protect biodiversity

September 8, 2014

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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!

Heading to New Guinea

November 11, 2013

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conservation issues, reserve types, World Heritage Sites

Andrea together with our associates Ann and Greg Peterson flew up to Port Moresby today and will spend the week there meeting with UNDP and senior government officials. We are kicking off our contract to assist PNG finalise their protected area policy. Ann and Greg will be conducting four regional workshops to get some more input from stakeholders. It’s been a flurry of activity getting everything organised, with Fiona and Melitta also banging the keyboards into the night.