Mongolia Signs Ambitious Conservation Agreement with The Nature Conservancy to Protect 75% of Land
Operating for over 100 years and renowned throughout the world for its dedication to preserving the natural world, The…
Tag: Protected Areas
Holiest Mountain in Korean Buddhism Enshrined as South Korea’s 23rd National Park
On March 4th, South Korean Environment Minister, Han Hwa-Jin, and the National Park Service Chairman, Song Hyung-Geun, held a…
Mexico Government Announces 20 New Protected Areas Totaling 2.3 Million Hectares
In what Mexican President López Obrador called a “bet on life,” on January 8th the Mexican government issued 20…
Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java
With so many of the world’s charismatic tropical animals fighting for conservation dollars, it’s easy for a small primate…
Critically-Endangered West African Lion Going from Strength to Strength in Niokolo Koba, Senegal
In a thrilling sign of recovery for the Critically-Endangered West African lion, camera trap footage and photos of a…
10,000 Sq. Kilometer Park to be Protected Forever After Largest Land Purchase In New South Wales History
A vast territory has been acquired by the New South Wales government in a bid to create a massive…
Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began
In their biannual population survey, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) has announced that the population of the greater one-horned…
Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness back to Aboriginees
Story at a glance… Queensland Australia has bought hundreds of properties to increase the state’s protected areas. Almost all…
Lake Michigan-Sized Marine Reserve Added to Galapagos Islands During COP 26
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced yesterday at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement, an…
Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park
Norway, having ceased mining operations of coal in the Arctic in 2017, is dismantling their last mine piece by…
Critical 14,000-Acre Habitat Added to American Largest Growing American Wildlife Reserve
Photo credit: Dennis Lingohr. LEWISTOWN, Montana. August 29th 2019. American Prairie Reserve, one of the nation’s largest and most…
Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia
A face of global biodiversity conservation efforts as recognizable as the panda, tiger, and elephant, polar bears are getting…
Uzbekistan Continues to Create Protected Areas Putting it on Track to Reach 2030 Conservation Goals
The Government of Uzbekistan has committed to increase the total protected-areas coverage to 17% of its territory by 2025,…
Proving their Pre-Eminence in Sustainability and Green Economics, Pakistan Meets UN Climate Goals a Decade Before the Deadline
PICTURED: The entrance of Baroghil National Park, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Photo credit: Abdul Wasiq. CC 3.0. A full…
After 30 Years of Work the World is About to Gain a New National Park – Shar Planina in North Macedonia
PICTURED: Waters of the Black Lake on Shar Mountain, Macedonia. Photo credit: Македонец. CC 4.0 Shar Planina, the name…
Celebrate European Parks Day by Sending Photos Showing How Parks Keep us Healthy
Last year, the EUROPARC Federation came up with the theme “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” for European Day of Parks…