The IUCN Commission on Protected Areas Oceania. Newsletter No. 3. 2018
International Union for Conservation of Natuer (IUCN) & World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
2018
A cold winter in Sydney was pleasantly relieved by a week in Samoa for the important Inception meeting for BIOPAMA II. The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) programme aims to improve the long-term conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, in protected areas and surrounding communities. A short report is in the Pacific section but my hope is that the opening up of communications across our vast region and the development of the Pacific Islands Protected area Portal provides opportunities for Members to be involved with sharing the
