𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 – 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘
𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 – 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 – 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲/𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
In 2024, protected and conserved areas covered 17.6% of the world’s land, but less than 5% of land sat in areas that had been assessed for how well they are managed. These resources take you through how conservation is planned, run and monitored, how to tell what works, and the rights of the people who live where it happens.
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲
Conservation Measures Partnership | Conservation Standards 5.0 | The shared method for designing, managing and monitoring conservation projects | CC BY-SA | https://lnkd.in/emQc2gMn
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 & 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN | Protected Planet | The world database of protected areas and OECMs, updated monthly | https://lnkd.in/eRqKtpG3
IUCN | Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas | Certifies areas as effectively managed and fairly governed | https://lnkd.in/e2QQErX6
𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
IUCN SSC Species Monitoring Specialist Group | Database of Global Data Sources for Biodiversity Conservation Monitoring | 202 sources (v4.0, 2025) | https://lnkd.in/ei-gyxmG
University of Cambridge | Conservation Evidence | Summaries of 4,300+ studies on which conservation actions work | https://lnkd.in/e39ByywW
𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀
IUCN-PAPACO (Programme on African Protected Areas and Conservation) | Protected Areas Management in Africa | Free MOOC with certificate (about 60 hours) | https://lnkd.in/ec2UJABz
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and WWF | Introduction to OECMs | How areas outside formal protection count towards 30×30 | Free course with certificate (12 hours) | https://lnkd.in/eGRguCxu
Wildlife Connect | Connectivity 101 | Planning and managing ecological corridors | Free course with certificate (3 hours) | https://lnkd.in/eKgVtDnt
NASA ARSET and UNDP | Using Spatial Data for Biodiversity | Satellite data for biodiversity monitoring | Free course with certificate (4 hours) | https://lnkd.in/eegmfQxd
American Museum of Natural History | Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation | Gorongosa National Park case study | Paid course (9 hours) | https://lnkd.in/ew6fhRJq
𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change Task Force | Guidance and a global needs assessment | Free PDFs in four languages | https://lnkd.in/eCSMQ6FY
UNEP-WCMC and ICCA Consortium | Territories of Life (2021) | Community-conserved areas cover an estimated 21% of the world’s land | https://lnkd.in/eV7EdKwT
Nature Sustnainability | Reduced deforestation and degradation in Indigenous Lands pan-tropically | Sze et al., 2021 | Paywalled ($39.95) | https://lnkd.in/eHynJHa7
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
Sara E. Cannon | Decolonizing Conservation: A Reading List (v2.0) | Sortable by topic and region | https://lnkd.in/eRRVVcD5
𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!
📊 Source: Conservation Standards 5.0, Conservation Measures Partnership, CC BY-SA 4.0
