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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 World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Call to host the 12th World Ranger Congress n 2030 mailchi.mp/internationa...
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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO HOST THE 12TH IRF WORLD RANGER CONGRESS IN 2030
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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Sustainable #Finance for #30x30
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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Calls for applications: IUCN WCPA Publications Editor – Oversees WCPA’s knowledge products and support members in producing high-quality publications, reports, and knowledge products. lnkd.in/g8HrBz2Y IUCN WCPA Publications Group Members lnkd.in/g2EneKyc Deadline: 30 September 2025
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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Today is the last day to register at the early bird rate for the IUCN World Conservation Congress. October 2025, Abu Dhabi iucncongress2025.org
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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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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🌱 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...
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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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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
New #IUCN #WCPA report charts the course for establishing #Marine #ProtectedAreas in a changing #climate iucn.org/story/202507...
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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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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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.. portals.iucn.org/library/node...
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Practice guidance for protected and conserved area finance | IUCN Library System
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Brent A. Mitchell @brentamitchell.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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 careers.un.org/jobSearchDes...
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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
#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! portals.iucn.org/library/node... #nature #conservation
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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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...
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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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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Registration is now open for the #IUCN World Conservation Congress. October 2025, Abu Dhabi. #IUCNcongress iucncongress2025.org/participate/...
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Registration is now open! | IUCN World Conservation Congress
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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) @iucnwcpa.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
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 iucn.org/our-union/co...
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