Strengthening Inland Water Conservation Through Protected and Conserved Areas
Inland water ecosystems – such as lakes, rivers and streams, marshes and peatlands – are among the most threatened on the planet. The world needs to prioritise reversing the curve of inland water biodiversity and ecosystem loss, and that means using the range of available tools in smart, deliberate, and creative ways. In October 2024, the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas published its first inland waters technical report, focused on how protected and conserved areas can support inland water ecosystem and biodiversity.
Join us as we explore key messages and findings from the report and provide case studies from around the world to illustrate what inland water area-based protections can look like in practice.
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The webinar will take place twice, to accommodate participants in different time zones:
- March 5th - 09:00 - 10:30 Eastern Time: Webinar Registration - Zoom
- March 5th - 19:00 - 20:30 Eastern Time: Webinar Registration - Zoom
***Interpretation from English to Spanish and French will be provided***
Vital Sites - the road to Abu Dhabi
As the global conservation community looks ahead to the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Abu Dhabi in October 2025, the IUCN PCA Team and IUCN WCPA are committed to providing technical guidance and fostering collaboration to advance ambitious biodiversity conservation goals. In the lead-up to this pivotal event, we are reigniting the Vital Sites webinar series to catalyse dialogue, share expertise, and inspire action, charting a clear path toward the World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi in 2025.
Protected and Conserved Areas remain critically important strategies to reverse declining biodiversity trends, protecting important places and securing vital ecosystem services for human well-being.
This series of webinars will focus on the priority topics related to protected and conserved areas leading up to the WCC focussing on new and emerging themes. Each session will delve into topics of strategic importance for achieving global biodiversity targets, offering insights, best practices, and innovative approaches to enhance protected and conserved areas worldwide. Bridging priorities from IUCN members, Commissions, and Secretariat, the series aims to align short-term priorities with long-term strategies, ensuring meaningful progress in nature conservation leading up to the WCC 2025.