A political future for protected areas

HUMBOLDT Scenario: Protected Areas - Harmonisation Capabilities for a Future ESDI

The HUMBOLDT project, started in October 2006 and supported by the European Community has the aim of implementing a Framework for harmonisation of data and services in geoinformation domain, under the INSPIRE Directive and in the context of GMES Initiative. The two-pronged approach of HUMBOLDT comprises a technical side of framework development and an application side of scenario testing and va...

Protected areas – protected species?

Wild life: The elusive fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is the top predator in the dry deciduous forests of Madagascar, but very little was known about its biology until the 1990s. The presence of volunteer groups studying its role in the forest’s ecology has also helped to protect its habitat. (Photo: Earthwatch/ Luke Dollar.) The world’s latest national park has just been created in the east of Russ...

Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas

These Guidelines are designed to be used in association with other publications which cover relevant subjects in greater detail. In particular, users are encouraged to refer to the following: Founded in 1948, The World Conservation Union brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership: over 900 members in all, sprea...

Planning for Protected Areas Using Spatial and Temporal Metrics

Participatory governance of Marine Protected Areas: a political challenge, an ethical imperative, different trajectories