In 2018, the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a decision on
protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). It contains …

Protected areas are an essential component of global conservation efforts. Although
extensive information is available on the location of protected areas governed by …

Global efforts to deliver internationally agreed goals to reduce carbon emissions, halt
biodiversity loss, and retain essential ecosystem services have been poorly integrated …

Private and Indigenous protected areas are a growing component of the global protected
area network. Countries can benefit from a diversity of protected area governance types as a …

In response to the Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming-Montreal Global
Biodiversity Framework, Australia has committed to protecting 30 per cent of lands and …

Countries across the globe are expanding their networks of protected areas in an effort to
address the increasing rates of biodiversity loss. Protected areas, though, have been …

Small protected areas dominate some databases and are common features of landscapes,
yet their accumulated contributions to biodiversity conservation are not well known. Small …

Conservationists recognize the value of protected area (PA) systems, with adequate
coverage, ecological representation, connection, and management to deliver conservation …

Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) have been a feature of global
biodiversity targets since 2010 (Aichi Targets, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity …

Nature provides significant benefits to people, especially those living in and around
protected areas. Ecosystem services from protected areas include producing wild food …