James Fitzsimons is Senior Advisor, Global Protection Strategies with The Nature Conservancy, is a Councillor of the Biodiversity Council and a member of the Australian Land Conservation Alliance's ...

Toliara - A national consultation workshop was held in Toliara in July, under the initiative of creating Marine Protected Areas and the establishment of seasonal fishing reserves in the area of North ...

Protected areas can serve as lifeboats, but in the longer run, these lifeboats will still need a safe landing site." What both researchers stress is that current area-based protection will be ...

Plans are underway to establish one of the world’s largest marine protected areas – a key step toward the sustainable resettlement of a community removed from their homes on the Chagos Islands decades ...

Plans are underway to establish one of the world's largest marine protected areas—a key step toward the sustainable resettlement of a community removed from their homes on the Chagos Islands decades ...

Peru’s government has established the Medio Putumayo Algodón Regional Conservation Area in the Loreto region of the Amazon Rainforest. This new protected area holds 53% of Peru’s carbon stock, which ...

(1st UPDATE) Satellite images from 2012 to 2022 show development at a luxury resort linked to members of Matugas clan Matugas-owned Siargao Bleu Resort and Spa, located in a protected area, has ...

Nepal’s Supreme Court has completed hearings on a petition challenging changes to conservation laws and permitting infrastructure development in protected areas. A ruling is expected by Dec. 20. The ...