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14 March 25

Hidden Potential of Private Governance

Hidden Potential of Private Governance

29 October 24

The Protected Planet Report 2024 is now live

The Protected Planet Report 2024 provides the first official review of global progress towards the world's commitment to Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

01 March 23

Achievement of 17% target for protected and conserved areas now reflected in official data

Achievement of 17% target for protected and conserved areas now reflected in official data

24 August 22

The Africa Protected Areas Congress: A Commitment to African-led Conservation

Key findings of the IUCN African Protected Areas Congress

21 April 22

IUCN World Heritage Outlook as a tool for measuring protected areas’ effectiveness

The IUCN World Heritage Outlook can contribute to an understanding of protected areas' effectiveness.

18 December 20

Building back better after COVID-19: Pakistan’s Protected Areas Initiative

An initiative linking conservation to economic recovery .

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Protected Planet Report 2024

Tracking progress towards global targets for protected and conserved areas.

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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], April 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.