Australia showcases diverse governance in globally significant protected areas update - UNEP-WCMC New designations reported by Australia to the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas mean the world is near to protecting 10 per cent of the ocean

Australia makes waves for #Target3

167 new protected & conserved areas were added to the #WDPCA, including 11 Indigenous Protected Areas & Australia’s first #OECM.

A massive 400% expansion of the Heard & McDonald Islands makes it one of the largest #MPAs on Earth

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🌍 #ProtectedPlanet March 2026 Update:

#WDPCA: 319,995 including 312,510 #ProtectedAreas covering 245 countries & territories and 7,485 #OECMs covering 17 countries & territories.

GD-PAME: 8 assessment records updated for Sri Lanka.

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Sabah expands Totally Protected Areas to over 2.2 mln hectares | Borneo Post Online KOTA KINABALU (Feb 13): Sabah is further expanding its Totally Protected Areas (TPA) through the gazettement of approximately 216,000 hectares of new areas involving commercial forest reserves and sta...

#Sabah hits its 30% protection target! 🌿

With 216k new hectares gazetted, Sabah now has 2.22M hectares of protected land—the largest in Malaysia. 🇲🇾🌳

A massive win for global biodiversity!

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🌍 #ProtectedPlanet December 2025 Update:

#WDPCA: is 312,538, including 305,895 #ProtectedAreas, covering 244 countries & territories and 6,643 #OECMs covering 16 countries & territories.

GD-PAME: No new #PAME records were added.

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🌍 #ProtectedPlanet November 2025 Update:

#WDPCA: is 310,367, including 303,773 #ProtectedAreas, covering 244 countries & territories and 6,594 #OECMs covering 16 countries & territories.

GD-PAME: No new #PAME records were added.

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Introducing the WDPCA Exciting changes are coming to Protected Planet in November, including a bringing together and rebrand of our flagship databases into the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas.

#ProtectedPlanet is evolving!🌍

We're merging the WDPA & WD-OECM into the new World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas ( #WDPCA ). This simplifies reporting & boosts our ability to track KMGBF Target 3 (30% effective conservation by 2030).

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