{"id":367196,"date":"2026-07-11T16:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367196"},"modified":"2026-07-11T16:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:12:15","slug":"world-commission-on-protected-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-commission-on-protected-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"World Commission on Protected Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A member of the World Commission on Protected Areas claim that the Indian government is &#8220;rubber-stamping&#8221; infrastructure projects without evaluating how they ruin the biodiversity values of specific protected sites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About World Commission on Protected Areas<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRcONIpau3-RkxKdZneV46T_IAZugz3PBKiFtoT5qkw1g&amp;s=10\" alt=\"IUCN WCPA\" width=\"370\" height=\"170\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: IUCN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>one of six technical commissions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/iucn\/\"><b>International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> leading global network of experts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> providing scientific and technical advice on managing and establishing protected lands.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They actively <\/span><b>guide IUCN members, government agencies, and key stakeholders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to improve conservation practices worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mandates <\/span><b>2026\u20132029, aligned with the IUCN Programme 2026\u20132029<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the 20-year Strategic Vision.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Shape Global Policy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide clear definitions and anticipate threats to influence global biodiversity and climate policy, highlighting the value of protected and conserved areas (PCAs).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Guide Design and Management: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve the planning, connectivity, management, and monitoring of PCAs to protect nature and deliver solutions for climate, health, and security challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Support the Workforce: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advocate for frontline workers, including rangers, Indigenous stewards, and protected area staff who maintain these systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Secure Investment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Push for public and private funding, policy support, and capacity building to ensure PCAs are effectively and equitably managed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Foster Collaboration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognize diverse stakeholders and governance models, promoting collaboration and public appreciation for the benefits of PCAs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A member of the World Commission on Protected Areas claim that the Indian government is &#8220;rubber-stamping&#8221; infrastructure projects without evaluating how they ruin the biodiversity values of specific protected sites.\u00a0 About World Commission on Protected Areas It is one of six technical commissions of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) It is&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-commission-on-protected-areas\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">World Commission on Protected Areas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1236,12039],"tags":[11872,12172],"class_list":["post-367196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-international-organisations","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-mongabay","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}