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The latest coverage statistics can be found at: http://protectedplanet.net
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Upcoming webinar on the Global Database on Protected Area Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME)
- 9th June
- Speakers from: @unepwcmc.bsky.social, MoE Maldives, Dpt Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka & @jncc.bsky.social
Use the link for more information & how to register
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The world has reached a key milestone: 10% of the ocean is now within protected & conserved areas.
This is vital for people & wildlife, helping to halt biodiversity loss and sustain communities.
But much more is needed. By 2030, the goal is 30%.
More from @unepwcmc.bsky.social: bit.ly/4tg3FdX
New #ICCA from #Montenegro submitted to the ICCA Registry!
Sinjajevina, one of Europe’s largest high-altitude pastoral landscapes, is shaped by transhumance and community governance, sustaining biodiversity and livelihoods.
Explore its case study here: www.iccaregistry.org/en/explore/m...
🌍 #ProtectedPlanet April 2026 Update:
#WDPCA: 312,790 #ProtectedAreas covering 245 countries and territories and 7,485 #OECMs covering 17 countries and territories.
GD-PAME: 764 IUCN World Heritage Outlook assessments were added for 125 countries.
www.protectedplanet.net/en/monthly-r...
A recent #ICCA workshop was held in #Spain, bringing together community representatives from across the country to exchange, reflect, and collectively learn about how peer review can strengthen governance, credibility, and recognition of community-led conservation efforts. #IPLC
Big news for global conservation! 🌍 We’re celebrating the first data submissions to the re-developed GD-PAME database.
Congrats to the #Maldives 🇲🇻 & #SriLanka 🇱🇰 for leading the way in reporting management effectiveness for #ProtectedAreas & #OECMs
Read More: www.protectedplanet.net/en/news-and-...
Redefining Biodiversity in Indonesia 🌿
An expedition across protected landscapes in Western Papua between 2023 & 2025 documented some of Earth’s most elusive mammals, including the Western Long-beaked Echidna & the rediscovery of the Triok Possum.
Read More:
www.mammalwatching.com/gd_place/ind...
Australia makes waves for #Target3
167 new protected & conserved areas were added to the #WDPCA, including 11 Indigenous Protected Areas & Australia’s first #OECM.
A massive 400% expansion of the Heard & McDonald Islands makes it one of the largest #MPAs on Earth
www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/aust...
🚨 World reaches a major milestone for nature at sea!🌊
10.01% of the ocean is now officially within protected and conserved areas. This update to the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA) is a vital step toward Target 3 of #KMGBF. tinyurl.com/3dj8h337
Exploring the social implications of the #30x30 conservation target 🌍
A new report examines the socioeconomic implications of the highly ambitious #Target3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF.
Access here 🔗 tinyurl.com/mw6xt879 | @protectedplanet.bsky.social
New designations reported by Australia to the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas mean the world is near to protecting 10 per cent of the ocean
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The re-development of the GD-PAME is now completed, with the Maldives and Sri Lanka becoming the first countries to submit data to the expanded database
