Protected and conserved areas and inland waters

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10/10/2025
16:30 - 17:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub , Onsite

Why attend

Find out about new global guidance on planning and managing freshwater protected areas, as laid out in a recently published good practice guide from the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas

Session Description

Presentations from three of the authors followed by an interactive session with participants, to answer questions and also identify if WCPA needs to provide further guidance on key topics relating to inland waters
Partners
World Commission on Protected Areas
The Nature Conservancy ( United States of America )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
Equilibrium Research

Speaker

Speaker Ian HARRISON

Freshwater Conservation Committee Co-Chair, IUCN Species Survival Commission

Speaker Hannah TIMMINS

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025