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The News on African Protected Areas (NAPA) is a monthly newsletter produced by Papaco. The NAPA deals with current events, studies, trainings, interviews, jobs advertising – all related to protected areas across the whole continent.
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2024
N°
Month
Topics
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181
January
Youth Conservation: testimonies – Sustainable use of natural ressources in PAs
182
February
Training and educating about nature conservation: a review of MOOC and Youth conservation!
183
March
Soil erosion control in African PAs
184
April
Our new tutorial on environmental education – Testimonies from Youth Conservation
185
May
Refugees and conservation: case study in Chad – News from our online trainings
186
June
Marine Protected Areas in West Africa – Youth conservation updates
187
July
Monitoring of biodiversity in PAs – Tutorial on Environmental Education – Youth Conservation
188
September
MOOC en Youth Conservation data analysis
189
October
Environmental amnesia – Launch of our tutorial on WORDS – News from Youth Conservation
190
November
Human-Wildlife Conflicts – News from both Youth and MOOC Conservation !
191
December
2023
N°
Month
Topics
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170
January
MOOC Figures, The Development World
171
February
New MOOC data
172
March
COP 15 Global Biodiversity Framework
173
April
Illicit economies and national parks
174
May
Triumfetta Lepidota
175
June
Biodiversity and economics
176
July
MOOC data and ecotourism in Madagascar
177
September
Youth Conservation and news from our ambassadors
178
October
Tourism and health in protected areas
179
November
Rangers and communities: building trust!
180
December
Human/Wildlife conflicts in West and Central Africa
2022
N°
Month
Topics
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159
January
Geoheritage ; University diploma 18
160
February
Freshwater protected areas ; University diploma 19 (call for applications)
PAGM chapter 11, certificate on protected area conservation
143
July
The future of African protected areas, WCPA and Covid
144
September
Zoonotic diseases and biodiversity
145
October
MOOC audit
146
November
MOOC ambassadors stories and new conservation tool (Baotree)
147
December
End MOOC session 2020, PA-BAT+
2019
N°
Month
Topics
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126
January
Values and benefits of protected areas
127
February
Overview of PAPACO online and on site courses.
128
March
The design of African Protected Areas
129
April
The design of African Protected Areas part 2
130
May
PAGM Chapter 7 – Governance for conservation
131
June
Tourism in protected areas
132
July
MOOC Valorisation of PA resources
133
September
PAPACO ambassadors, research and conservation
134
October
FAQ, MOOC New technologies, PAGM Managing protected areas
135
November
Testimonies and excerpt from the MOOC Tech, fatalism and climate
136
December
Ex situ conservation and genetics
2018
N°
Month
Topics
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115
January
MOOCs on PA management: program for 2018
116
February
Conservancies in Kenya and Namibia – MOOCs
117
March
Species conservation in PAs – MOOCs
118
April
Sustainable tourism: concessions and partnerships
119
May
“The Sixth mass extinction” by Richard Leakey
120
June
Laws and conservation of PA – MOOCs
121
July
The cost of conservation for communities – MOOCs
122
September
PAGM Chapter 3 – MOOCs
123
October
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 – MOOC Sponsors
124
November
PAGM Chapter 3 – MOOC Sponsor
125
December
Why do a PhD in conservation? – Red List update
2017
N°
Month
Topics
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104
January
MOOC on PA management: assessment of impacts – Green List in Benin
105
February
Innovative funding of PAs in Africa
106
March
Managing Multi International Designations
107
April
Standards for Key Biodiversity Areas – MOOC
108
May
MOOC – Carnivores in Africa – Pendjari NP
109
June
Guidelines on Rangers capacities and training – Discussion on lion trophy hunting – MOOC
110
July
Conservation of Marine Protected Areas
111
September
Antipoaching in African Protected Areas – MOOC
112
October
IUCN national committees – MAB mono reserve – MOOC
113
November
Species reintroduction – Panorama – MOOC – UD
114
December
Governance of non state PA in Kenya – MOOC – GL
2016
N°
Month
Topics
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93
January
Conservation and civil society in Africa
94
February
IUCN Identification and Gap Analysis of Key Biodiversity Areas / The Earth Skills Network: Training and Mentoring to Support Management Effectiveness / Consultancy on illicit trade in wildlife and wildlife products
95
March
WCPA strategy on capacity building in PAs _ feedbacks on MOOC GAP 2015
96
April
UNESCO biosphere reserves in Africa
97
May
EU conservation strategy in Africa
98
June
EU strategic approach to wildlife conservation in Africa
99
July
Equity in protected areas
100
September
Success stories in West and Central African PAs
101
October
Resilience and Adaptation Planning for climat change
102
November
Urban protected areas: management and governance
103
December
Connected solutions for conservation of PAs
2015
N°
Month
Topics
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82
January
The Promise of Sydney / The threat posed by unregulated use of poison to Africa’s biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health / A climate change vulnerability assessment of West African species
83
February
Training courses on PA management: assessment of ongoing initiatives and perspectives (PAPACO & MOOC) / The Earth Skills Network: Training and Mentoring to Support Management Effectiveness
84
March
Governance of PAs in Africa – A global review
85
April
Private governance of PAs (Part 1)
86
May
Private governance of PAs (Part 2)
87
June
State governed PAs
88
July
Shared governance of PAs
89
September
Large-scale extinction of large carnivores in PAs of West and Central Africa / Developing a long-term vision for elephants and people / Investigation on the state of large and medium-size wildlife in Bafing PAs
90
October
MOOC and PAPACO website / Exploring options for Pooling the Administrative, Investment Management, and Training Functions of Conservation Trust Funds
91
November
Systematic conservation planning systems for PAs in the face of climate change in West Africa / Regional climate projections and projections of change in ecosystem services under climate change / Strategic elements for anti-poaching / From local biodiversity conservation initiatives to national strategies
92
December
State of biodiv conservation in W and C Africa
2014
N°
Month
Topics
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71
January
Results and effects of major conservation projects on PAs in Central and West Africa (I/III) / JRC workshop on remote sensing for conservation (Ispra, Italy) / AniMove
72
February
Results and effects of major conservation projects on PAs in Central and West Africa (II/III)
73
March
Results and effects of major conservation projects on PAs in Central and West Africa (III/III) / The Earth Skills Network: Training and Mentoring to Support Management Effectiveness
74
April
22 stories on conservation in Africa for the IUCN World Parks Congress
75
May
Wildlife monitoring practices and use in Central Africa / International conference: “Ecosystems, Economy, and Society: how large-scale restoration can stimulate sustainable development”
76
June
Ecological monitoring of PAs in Central Africa (4 monitoring systems) / BIOPAMA: Convening stakeholders
77
July
Nature conservation and environmental management by communities / SIF: Satellite tags attached to 2 of Aldabra’s green turtles
78
September
Environmental complementarity between public, private and communities PAs / Words from local stakeholders in West and Central Africa / Training course – CIRAD: Wildlife and development / Green List of PAs
79
October
IUCN World Parks Congress: on the road to the Congress
80
November
The shift of African PAs / Development or Conservation?
81
December
Models of shared governance in francophone Africa (integrating local communities) / The Green List
2013
N°
Month
Topics
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60
January
Conserving dryland biodiversity / IUCN news from Madagascar / WCPA: Capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa
61
February
Invasive plants in PAs of West Africa (Part 1) / Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Program (BIOPAMA) / Beekeeping Benin
62
March
Invasive plants in PAs of West Africa (Part 2) / West African Savannah Foundation in Benin (FSOA) / News on African elephant and rhinos
63
April
Capacity building needs and offers in West and Central Africa / Consultation workshop between extractive industries and World Heritage sites / Forest elephants close to extinction / FRB: Modeling and scenarios of biodiversity / Good governance of NGOs / Business skills for World Heritage Program for 2013
64
May
Law enforcement monitoring in PAs
65
June
Increased involvement of local communities in management of PAs (interview) / Ecological resilience and socio-economic development: Dja Biosphere reserve / Ending illegal activities in Togodo-Sud National Park (Togo) / Kenya: Elders and poaching / Summary: IUCN Great Apes Conservation and Forest Certification / WCPA: Proving natural solutions to 21st century challenges / The Marrakesh Declaration
66
July
Future for lions in Waza National Park, Cameroon / Pepper to reconcile men and elephants around Pendjari National Park / Local conservation of the bonobos / Harmonious coexistence between humans and elephants
67
September
Climate change, PAs, and communities in Togo / IUCN: vertebrate fauna in West and Central Africa / Fire monitoring system / Vultures: wildlife poaching
68
October
Conservation Trust Funds vs Project approach for Biodiversity Conservation
69
November
Ecological restoration for PAs
70
December
IUCN World Parks Congress, Sydney 2014 / The Atewa Range Forest Reserve (Ghana)
2012
N°
Month
Topics
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49
January
Governance and PA stakeholders in West Africa
50
February
Implementing management plans in West and Central African PAs
51
March
PA in Congo (Brazzaville)_ Research program in Southern Africa _ Sustainable funding of PA _ Elephants in north Cameroun
52
April
IUCN Red List
53
May
A road map for African protected areas, first axe: healthy PAsLocal governance to the rescue of biological diversity
54
June
A road map for African protected areas, second axe: efficient PAsSensitization on environment conservation: an example in MadagascarTowards a better governance at all levels: what ambition for Rio+20?
55
July
A road map for African protected areas, third axe: sustainable PAsAn IUCN/WCPA initiative to improve the management of PAs: Green ListFinancing of conservation strategies?Consultation and land-use planning as a tool for conservation management
56
September
Comments about the Road Map for African PAs / Innovative financing of the Gola Rainforest, Sierra Leone / Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+): evolution
57
October
World Conservation Congress in Jeju / Extracts from IUCN position paper: PAs and the Aïchi Targets / Governance / CEPF invests in the Eastern Afromontane Hotspot
58
November
E-learning for PA management / CEDAMM: Wildlife Conservation Society training
59
December
PAs and their categories / Great Apes Survival: cautions conservation vigilance / WCPA: PAs / African World Heritage Funds
2011
N°
Month
Topics
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38
January
The protected areas program of IUCN in West and Central Africa (Papaco), what we did, what we expect to do…
39
February
Local economic values of savanna protected areas
40
March
DRC parks _ Deux Balé park (Burkina)_ training courses for parks managers_ Rüppel vultures in Niger
41
April
Legal and institutional arrangements for PA management in West Africa_How to protect and recover forest areas in Benin _ Training courses for parks managers in Ouagadougou _ Database on birds in Niger
42
May
Program on “local conservation”
43
June
Management of protected areas in Burundi, Benin and Liberia
44
July
World Heritage in Africa _ Local initiatives in Togo
45
September
“Mining” in West Africa and its possible (positive or not) impacts on conservation of protected areas
46
October
Climate change and the role of protected areas in adaptation processes
47
Novembere
PA management training courses _ small grants for conservation _ REDD+_ IUCN world congress (2012)_ “Best practices guidelines” _Discussion about what “wilderness” means nowadays
48
December
Biodiversity and protected areas in East and South Africa
2010
N°
Month
Topics
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27
January
Assessment of RAMSAR / Community Marine Protected Area sites in Bambourg (Senegal) (in French only)
28
February
Desertic protected areas (in French only)
29
March
Evaluation Ghana / African Bush Cam interview
30
April
Land-use planning (CARPE Program)
31
May
« Organe subsidiaire chargé de fournir des avis scientifiques, techniques et technologiques » (SBSTTA) / Programme de travail sur les APs (PTAP)
32
June
Conservation des éléphants
33
July
Grande chasse et conservation
34
September
Paiements pour Services Environnementaux (PES) / Évaluation Niger
35
October
Ecotourisme et conservation
36
November
Rôle et place des ONGs locales dans la conservation des AP d’Afrique de l’Ouest
37
December
Conclusions de notre forum des ONG locales
2009
N°
Month
Topics
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15
January
APAO’s first review (in French only)
16
February
Extractive industries (in French only)
17
March
Launching the Master on PA management (in French only)
18
April
Private sector participation in PA management / Evaluation Burkina Faso / Hunting tourism in Africa (in French only)
19
May
Strategy control of the Typha australis / Co-management in the Aïr and Ténéré nature reserve in Niger (in French only)
20
June
Writings and poems (in French only)
21
July
APAO mid-term review / CMAP Steering Committee meeting (in French only)
22
September
Improving the management of PAs in West Africa / The future of the work program on PAs of the Convention on Biological Diversity / Use of trap camera in desert environments (in French only)
23
October
On-going training on PA management (in French only)
24
November
Thematic reflections on improving the management of PAs (in French only)
25
December
Community areas (in French only)
26
December
Photos (in French only)
2008
N°
Month
Topics
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4
January
Evaluation Mauritania / UNESCO Man and Biosphere Regional Program (in French only)
5
February
Evaluation Mali / European Commission (in French only)
6
March
Marine protected areas (in French only)
7
April
Evaluation Guinea / Creation of the PA of Termit in Niger / 3rd World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (Madrid) (in French only)
8
May
Master GAP
9
June
A few actions by the World Heritage Sites in West Africa / “Children and elephants of the region of Boromo” Program (in French only)
10
July
Funding conservation (in French only)
11
September
Evaluation Chad and Togo / Work Program on PAs (PoWPA) / Human-lion conflict in the Upper Nigeria National Park, Guinea (in French only)
12
October
Equity (in French only)
13
November
Local initiatives (in French only)
14
December
Institutions et local initiatives (in French only)
2007
N°
Month
Topics
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1
October
Evaluation Guinea-Bissau / Equity workshop Dakar (in French only)
2
November
APAO project (in French only)
3
December
Evaluation Ivory Coast / Classification of PAs by ecoregions (in French only)
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