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The World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is the world's premier network of protected and conserved areas expertise. The Commission has over 2500 members spanning 140 countries who provide strategic advice to policymakers and work to strengthen capacity and investment for protected areas establishment and management.
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The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is a...
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The objectives of the IUCN World Commission on Protected...
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The World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is one of six commissions of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). [1] History. In 1948, the IUCN established a Committee on National Parks.
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is a vital component of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), being one of the seven Commissions of voluntary individual specialists appointed for their expertise and their willingness to contribute that expertise to global conservation goals.
WCPA is the world's premier network of protected area expertise, with over 2,500 members in 140 countries. It provides scientific and technical advice, policy, and capacity building to promote a global system of marine and terrestrial protected areas.
The objectives of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas for 2021–2024, aligned with the IUCN Programme 2021–2024 and the Strategic Plan (the Promise of Sydney) adopted at the 2014 World Parks Congress, are to: Catalyse and support global efforts to expand and improve systems of protected areas and OECMs that result in successful ...
The objectives of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas for 2017–2020, aligned with the Promise of Sydney, are to: Catalyse and support global efforts to expand and effectively manage systems of protected areas to achieve the Aichi Targets for halting biodiversity loss, in particular through meeting Aichi Target 11;
within WCPA. The series will address key issues facing protected areas around the world: future guidelines will deal with topics such as the economic benefits of protected areas, marine protected areas, tourism and protected areas, financing of protected areas, and training.
