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Many of the threats facing biodiversity and protected areas will be exacerbated during, and following, the Covid-19 outbreak. The health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interconnected

Protected areas are an important line of defense in combatting the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss simultaneously.

The standards to MPAs are a synthesis of the existing IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Standard, together with current relevant policies and positions taken from approved IUCN Resolutions, Recommendations and Guidance documents.

Building up to the Protected Planet Pavilion at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France by showcasing protected and conserved areas as effective and positive for the people and the planet.

Find out more about WCPA's involvement in the IUCN's World Conservation Congress, IUCN World Parks Congress,III Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Protected Areas and the 1st Africa Protected Area Congress