New research reveals "unprecedented" conservation results of community-based management of protected areas in the Amazon—as many face a future in which they may become increasingly degraded due to low ...

A Mongabay analysis has found that almost half of Mexico’s 232 federally protected areas — 108 of them — do not have management plans. Among those without plans are protected areas that were decreed ...

Exactly one year ago, Mexico announced 20 new protected areas covering roughly 2.3 million hectares (5.7 million acres) across the country. According to Mexican law, the environment ministry has one ...

Ahead of the global meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Montréal, Canada, which decides new targets for nature, the first-ever study of its kind outlines an urgent need for larger numbers and ...

Data before decisions, adaptive fisheries management and mandatory recreational fishing licences are on the list of proposals being drawn up by the Fishermen’s Association of Bermuda. The organisation ...

Scientific findings don't always translate neatly into actions, especially in conservation and resource management. The disconnect can leave academics and practitioners disheartened and a bit ...

To improve conservation efficiency, tracking and monitoring is important and should be carried out on regular basis. These regularized efforts enable actors to find out and correct weak performances ...

A new open-access tool – known as Spatial Monitoring And Reporting Tool (SMART) – used for the monitoring and evaluation of enforcement work in protected areas will be piloted in selected sites where ...

(2nd UPDATE) Siargao Bleu does not have an existing agreement with the protected area management board allowing reclamation in front of the resort Matugas-owned Siargao Bleu Resort and Spa, located in ...

The Philippines has officially designated a new marine protected area after an 18-year campaign by local communities, fisher associations, civil society organizations and government agencies, the ...