2021 Global Report

Protected Areas // 2021 Global Report

Wednesday // 1.5.2022

2021 Global Report

Protected areas (PAs) and other effective areas-based conservation measures (OECMs) are a cornerstone of biodiversity conservation that concurrently provide co-benefits for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including improved food and water security; climate mitigation; disaster risk reduction; and support for livelihoods, health and well-being. This report presents the global status of PAs and OECMs and opportunities for action, noting that it is crucial that focus extends beyond expanding PA and OECM coverage to also include ensuring sites are ecologically representative, well-connected, and giving greater focus to equitable governance and the achievement of conservation outcomes through effective management. It is vital that new and existing PAs and OECMs recognize the contribution of Indigenous Peoples' territories, lands and waters and secure tenure rights, and that PAs and OECMs are increasingly embedded into national and local policies and frameworks. This collective action for PAs and OECMs can implement the transformative changes necessary to achieve the 2050 Vision of living in harmony with nature.

Protected areas (PAs) and other effective areas-based conservation measures (OECMs) are a cornerstone of biodiversity conservation that concurrently provide co-benefits for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including improved food and water security; climate mitigation; disaster risk reduction; and support for livelihoods, health and well-being. This report presents the global status of PAs and OECMs and opportunities for action, noting that it is crucial that focus extends beyond expanding PA and OECM coverage to also include ensuring sites are ecologically representative, well-connected, and giving greater focus to equitable governance and the achievement of conservation outcomes through effective management. It is vital that new and existing PAs and OECMs recognize the contribution of Indigenous Peoples' territories, lands and waters and secure tenure rights, and that PAs and OECMs are increasingly embedded into national and local policies and frameworks. This collective action for PAs and OECMs can implement the transformative changes necessary to achieve the 2050 Vision of living in harmony with nature.

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Creating a Nature-Positive Future: The contribution of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures

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2021 Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 Country Dossiers

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon	Gambia (the) Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaco Mongolia Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman		Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe