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IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas and the Global Protected Areas Programme’s Best Practice Guidelines, Reports and Publications.
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Developing the promotion and integration of the cultural and spiritual significance of nature in protected area management and governance.
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All the latest news, events, publications and case studies supporting the cultural and spiritual values of protected areas throughout the world.
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Culture, Spirituality and Conservation Photo Exhibition – Call for contributions
The Culture, Spirituality and Conservation Photo Exhibition presented by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Environmental, Economic and.. Read More →
New guidance on Tourism and Visitor Management in Protected Areas released
This new resource could be very useful in terms of supporting the cultural and spiritual values of protected areas, especially where tourists and.. Read More →
Wildlife, Wild livelihoods – new report
UN Environment, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Institute on Environment and Development (IIED), recently.. Read More →
Latest Resources
Vanatori Neamt Nature Park, Romania
Vânători Neamț Nature Park is part of the wider cultural monastic landscape in the northeastern Romanian Carpathian mountain range.
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
When Aboriginal Tasmanian leadership is given the right to participate in protected area management then good governance can occur.