By Anthony Hobson | Communications Officer, IUCN
The Kenton Miller award, to which you have donated, honours those remarkable people showing dedication and innovation in the vital work of protecting the planet. This quarter's report talks about some of these people, their work, and the successes they have had in places they are protecting.
Thank you for helping to recognise them.
World Ranger Day 2019, 31 July
We celebrated World Ranger Day not long ago. We commemorate those rangers all over the world who have died in the course of their duties but also those who risk their lives every day at the forefront of conservation.
Full story on our IUCN website
A lifetime dedication to Tanzania's National Parks: Paul Banga
Paul Banga is a Tanzanian dedicated to nature conservation and wildlife management. He has a career of over 22 years with the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), from park cadet to currently responsible for managing all the development investment programmes. He has a clear vision for further skills development and dreams about changing the vision his country has on the role of protected areas, by demonstrating their unique role in balancing global and local climatic factors.
Full story on the BIOPAMA website
The living Amazon is given a breath of fresh air
IUCN will work on a new partnership for the IUCN Green List in the Amazon with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Andes-Amazon Initiative. IUCN will promote the Green List Standard that describes and encourages fair and effective conservation in the Amazon region.
Full story on our IUCN website
Lamington National Park’s long-term volunteers
Lamington National Park, traditional land of the Danggan Balun (Five Rivers) People, is part of the World Heritage, Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. Lamington Natural History Association (LNHA) and Green Mountains Natural History Association (GMNHA) are volunteer organisations that provide information to visitors on Lamington National Park and take part in volunteer activities that contribute to the park’s conservation and management.
Full story on our IUCN website
Restoring mangroves in communal and private land supported by government management schemes
The Alvarado Lagoon System area in Veracruz is the second largest mangrove zone in the Gulf of Mexico, providing various benefits such as water provision, disaster risk reduction, and habitat for species. The solution focuses on improving the quality of the mangrove ecosystem to strengthen its resilience to climate change and anthropogenic impacts.
Full story on our IUCN Panorama website
Cities launch park-based programmes to reap health, biodiversity, and financial harvest
Urban biodiversity and healthy natural ecosystems offer a range of benefits to human society, including providing cleaner water, reducing flood risk and storing carbon. They also benefit human health by reducing the incidence of infectious diseases and several other disorders, and by allowing space for physical exercise.
In and around cities, even major cities, these same benefits are available, permitting billions of dollars in cost savings to health services. Evidence of the reduced costs for health services from these benefits is increasing. An assessment of London’s green spaces found that they saved £370 million per year from improved mental health and £580 million per year due to better physical health.
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