There have been exciting new changes for Protected Planet, including a bringing together and rebrand of the flagship databases into the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas. These changes will streamline the reporting process for data providers, expand the options for data analysis, and provide added transparency around the impact of protected and conserved areas (PCAs) on the world’s biodiversity.…
UNEP-WCMC experts contribute to new protections for a range of species at CITES CoP20. A team of UNEP-WCMC biodiversity experts travelled to Samarkand, a major city in Uzbekistan, for the 20th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP20). The Convention…
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