Protected Planet supported Colombia and Ecuador in developing national methodologies to monitor OECM effectiveness. With both countries now moving toward piloting and national integration, we share ke...

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

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

Chile expands full protection across 946,571km² of ocean around the Juan Fernández and Nazca-Desventuradas marine parks.

The updated strategy should mean areas like Strangford Lough will be better protected in five years' time.

YouTube video by TICCA Latinoamérica

KOTA KINABALU (Feb 13): Sabah is further expanding its Totally Protected Areas (TPA) through the gazettement of approximately 216,000 hectares of new areas involving commercial forest reserves and sta...

Welcome to the global ICCA Registry. Explore the world of ICCAs through the interactive map and case studies.

Scientists identify 125 shark and ray hotspots in Western Indian Ocean, showing that most of them are outside marine protected areas.

CapeNature announces the formal declaration of Lettas Kraal Nature Reserve, enhancing the Western Cape's Protected Area Estate and supporting biodiversity conservation efforts.

Portugal aims to reach 30% marine protected areas by 2026 with the creation of the Madeira-Tore and Gorringe Bank Marine Nature Reserve, enhancing sustainability

Thresher sharks were spotted by a diving team at the Sipaway Island Marine Protected Area (MPA) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

SUVA, FIJI, October 21, 2025 - A new study led by WCS, University of the South Pacific, and partners has found that coral reefs in Fiji showed remarkable resilience after being battered by Category 5 ...

CENTRAL TAPANULI, Indonesia — Since it was first described by scientists in 2017, the Tapanuli orangutan, one of the world’s rarest great apes, was believed to live only in the Batang Toru forest of I...

News & Views from Alternative Quarters

Exciting changes are coming to Protected Planet in November, including a bringing together and rebrand of our flagship databases into the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas.