IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
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With over 3,000 voluntary experts worldwide, WCPA is the global authority on protected areas. The Commission provides technical guidance and advises policy advocacy. One of 7 IUCN commissions.
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#IUCN “WCPA meets a spectrum of needs, providing the most current science-based knowledge and information on the one hand, and ensuring effective implementation on the other.”
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September 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Calls for applications:
IUCN WCPA Publications Editor – Oversees WCPA’s knowledge products and support members in producing high-quality publications, reports, and knowledge products.
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IUCN WCPA Publications Group Members
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Deadline: 30 September 2025
IUCN WCPA Publications Editor – Oversees WCPA’s knowledge products and support members in producing high-quality publications, reports, and knowledge products.
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IUCN WCPA Publications Group Members
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Deadline: 30 September 2025
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August 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Calls for applications:
IUCN WCPA Publications Editor – Oversees WCPA’s knowledge products and support members in producing high-quality publications, reports, and knowledge products.
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IUCN WCPA Publications Group Members
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Deadline: 30 September 2025
IUCN WCPA Publications Editor – Oversees WCPA’s knowledge products and support members in producing high-quality publications, reports, and knowledge products.
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IUCN WCPA Publications Group Members
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Deadline: 30 September 2025
Today is the last day to register at the early bird rate for the IUCN World Conservation Congress. October 2025, Abu Dhabi
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IUCN World Conservation Congress
A once-every-four-years gathering of nature conservation experts, leaders and decision-makers from around the world
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July 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Today is the last day to register at the early bird rate for the IUCN World Conservation Congress. October 2025, Abu Dhabi
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🌱 New piece from DEV colleagues Adrian Martin, Iokine Rodriguez & Neil Dawson:
“Integrating Justice into #Restoration Practice”, a new @iucnwcpa.bsky.social technical note on how inclusive, locally led approaches improve restoration outcomes.
Read it here: iucn.org/resources/ot...
“Integrating Justice into #Restoration Practice”, a new @iucnwcpa.bsky.social technical note on how inclusive, locally led approaches improve restoration outcomes.
Read it here: iucn.org/resources/ot...
IUCN WCPA Technical Note No. 23: Integrating Justice into Restoration Practice
Whilst tensions about justice continue to hamper restoration projects, some important lessons have been learned about how best to avoid these problems. In particular, there is strong evidence that hig...
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July 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🌱 New piece from DEV colleagues Adrian Martin, Iokine Rodriguez & Neil Dawson:
“Integrating Justice into #Restoration Practice”, a new @iucnwcpa.bsky.social technical note on how inclusive, locally led approaches improve restoration outcomes.
Read it here: iucn.org/resources/ot...
“Integrating Justice into #Restoration Practice”, a new @iucnwcpa.bsky.social technical note on how inclusive, locally led approaches improve restoration outcomes.
Read it here: iucn.org/resources/ot...
New #IUCN #WCPA report charts the course for establishing #Marine #ProtectedAreas in a changing #climate
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New IUCN WCPA report charts the course for establishing Marine Protected Areas in a changing climate
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play a vital role in climate resilience by providing natural defences for coastal regions and offering low-stress zones for marine life to adapt. At the same time, MPAs f...
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July 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
New #IUCN #WCPA report charts the course for establishing #Marine #ProtectedAreas in a changing #climate
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New guidance on conservation finance solutions for protected areas. It presents the case for PCA investment and sustainable finance, and describes the role and use of finance and economics to achieve PCA outcomes..
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Practice guidance for protected and conserved area finance | IUCN Library System
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June 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New guidance on conservation finance solutions for protected areas. It presents the case for PCA investment and sustainable finance, and describes the role and use of finance and economics to achieve PCA outcomes..
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Great opportunities for new professionals: internships with the Protected and Conserved Areas team at the Convention on Biological Diversity. #ProtectedAreas @iucnwcpa.bsky.social #biodiversity #30x30
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April 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Great opportunities for new professionals: internships with the Protected and Conserved Areas team at the Convention on Biological Diversity. #ProtectedAreas @iucnwcpa.bsky.social #biodiversity #30x30
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#IUCN “WCPA meets a spectrum of needs, providing the most current science-based knowledge and information on the one hand, and ensuring effective implementation on the other.”
Our 2024 Impact Report is out!
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#nature #conservation
Our 2024 Impact Report is out!
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#nature #conservation
April 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#IUCN “WCPA meets a spectrum of needs, providing the most current science-based knowledge and information on the one hand, and ensuring effective implementation on the other.”
Our 2024 Impact Report is out!
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#nature #conservation
Our 2024 Impact Report is out!
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#nature #conservation
Our expression of support for colleagues in US Federal service to the American people and to nature (national parks, national monuments, national fish and wildlife reserves, national marine sanctuaries, and more) is now available on iucn.org/story/202503...
Celebrating the US National Parks and their stewards
For the past 150 years, the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has set the standard for conservation, ensuring the protection of landscapes across the country for the benefit of local communities, visit...
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April 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our expression of support for colleagues in US Federal service to the American people and to nature (national parks, national monuments, national fish and wildlife reserves, national marine sanctuaries, and more) is now available on iucn.org/story/202503...
This new publication unpacks and addresses the most common misconceptions about OECMs (Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures). OECMs are not a shortcut to meeting conservation targets—they are powerful tools only when applied correctly and intentionally.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Common misconceptions of ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) and implications for global conservation targets - npj Biodiversity
The commitment to protect 30% of the Earth’s terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine areas by 2030 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework has seen growing attention paid to ‘ot...
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April 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This new publication unpacks and addresses the most common misconceptions about OECMs (Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures). OECMs are not a shortcut to meeting conservation targets—they are powerful tools only when applied correctly and intentionally.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Registration is now open for the #IUCN World Conservation Congress. October 2025, Abu Dhabi. #IUCNcongress
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Registration is now open! | IUCN World Conservation Congress
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March 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Registration is now open for the #IUCN World Conservation Congress. October 2025, Abu Dhabi. #IUCNcongress
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The #IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas is now on Bluesky! We’ll be posting about area-based #conservation, including new technical guidance and good practice from the field. Making space for #nature.
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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
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March 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The #IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas is now on Bluesky! We’ll be posting about area-based #conservation, including new technical guidance and good practice from the field. Making space for #nature.
#protectedarea #biodiversity #natureconservation
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#protectedarea #biodiversity #natureconservation
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