2 05, 2016

Five reasons why Tenerife’s protected area system is world class

By |2016-05-03T01:23:25+00:00May 2nd, 2016|Blog, Protected Areas|Comments Off on Five reasons why Tenerife’s protected area system is world class

In March I introduced my students to protected area professionals working to conserve the unique biodiversity and landscapes of Tenerife -Europe’s popular vacation island located off the north coast of Africa. Tenerife is becoming a city island. It has developed rapidly since the rise of package holidays in the 60’s and nowadays receives upwards of

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30 05, 2014

Maps in Action: Key Freshwater Biodiversity Areas and protected area network planning

By |2016-05-03T01:23:26+00:00May 30th, 2014|Blog, Freshwater biodiversity, Protected Areas|Comments Off on Maps in Action: Key Freshwater Biodiversity Areas and protected area network planning

Originally posted to the FreshwaterBlog on 30 May 2014 The designation and management of protected areas has been a cornerstone of biodiversity policy for more than a century. In the 1970s, for example, the international community agreed to expand the global protected reserve area system guided by the representation principle – the idea that populations

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