Protected Areas Protected Areas About Protected Areas and the CBD Overview Protected areas and the CBDDecisionsMeetings Programme of Work View, learn, download PoWPA Implementation 2021 Global Report Global ImplementationCommitmentsPoWPA Action PlansImplementation highlightsFocal points Target 11 Partnership Target 11 Partnership Modus OperandiOutcomes and BenefitsPartnership LaunchPartnersVilm Meeting 24-27 April 2019 Resources Documents and tools E-learning curriculaConsultant database Collaboration Discussions Friends of PoWPA Protected Areas Protected Areas This feature is currently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience. Protected areas are the cornerstones of biodiversity conservation Protected areas constitute an important stock of natural, cultural and social capital, yielding flows of economically valuable goods and services that benefit society, secure livelihoods, and contribute to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. Moreover, protected areas are key to buffering unpredictable impacts of impending climate change. The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas provides a globally-accepted framework for creating comprehensive, effectively managed and sustainably funded national and regional protected area systems around the globe. More » Highlights What's New » 13 October 2024International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October 2024, Role of education in protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future. More » 1 October 2024Winners of the 8th MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024. More » 10 December 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023. More » More » Notifications » 20 October 2024 (2024-104)Sub-regional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Central, Southern and Eastern Africa, 17 to 20 February 2025 – Nairobi, Kenya. More » 19 April 2024 (2024-037)Subregional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Latin American countries, 9 to 13 June 2024 - Costa Rica. More » 12 March 2024 (2024-026)Protected Planet Report 2024: Call for submission of data to inform the preparation of the report on progress toward Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. More » More » News Headlines » 1 August 2022 Biodiversity education key priority . More » 27 July 2022 Marine protected areas celebrated for safeguarding SA’s biodiversity . More » 20 July 2022 Africa Protected Areas Congress puts spotlight on protection and conservation of biodiversity . More » More » Upcoming Meetings » 16–20 February 2025, Nairobi, KenyaSubregional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Central, Southern and Eastern Africa. More » More » This feature is currently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Protected Areas Protected Areas This feature is currently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience. Protected areas are the cornerstones of biodiversity conservation Protected areas constitute an important stock of natural, cultural and social capital, yielding flows of economically valuable goods and services that benefit society, secure livelihoods, and contribute to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. Moreover, protected areas are key to buffering unpredictable impacts of impending climate change. The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas provides a globally-accepted framework for creating comprehensive, effectively managed and sustainably funded national and regional protected area systems around the globe. More » Highlights What's New » 13 October 2024International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October 2024, Role of education in protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future. More » 1 October 2024Winners of the 8th MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024. More » 10 December 2023Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023. More » More » Notifications » 20 October 2024 (2024-104)Sub-regional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Central, Southern and Eastern Africa, 17 to 20 February 2025 – Nairobi, Kenya. More » 19 April 2024 (2024-037)Subregional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Latin American countries, 9 to 13 June 2024 - Costa Rica. More » 12 March 2024 (2024-026)Protected Planet Report 2024: Call for submission of data to inform the preparation of the report on progress toward Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. More » More » News Headlines » 1 August 2022 Biodiversity education key priority . More » 27 July 2022 Marine protected areas celebrated for safeguarding SA’s biodiversity . More » 20 July 2022 Africa Protected Areas Congress puts spotlight on protection and conservation of biodiversity . More » More » Upcoming Meetings » 16–20 February 2025, Nairobi, KenyaSubregional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Central, Southern and Eastern Africa. More » More » This feature is currently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.
