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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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...
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-...
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
Protected Planet
🌍 #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...
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...
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...
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
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
🚨 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
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
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
