A long way to go: management plans in protected areas

The latest PARKS bulletin, issued by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, was devoted to Aichi target 11. The Aichi targets are part of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 under the Convention of Biological Diversity. Aichi 11 indicates that by 2020 17% of terrestrial and inland waters are conserved through effectively and equitably…

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Significant progress made on the Eurosite Management Planning Tool

Following the launch of the management planning toolkit for protected areas during Eurosite’s Anniversary Annual Meeting in Monticiano, Italy last November, the Eurosite Management Planning Expert Group (EMPEG) has made significant progress on the new management planning tool. The group now estimates that the tool will be ready to go public in May, this year. EMPEG…

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