Elephants and people: Exploring options for co-existence in Asia
Asia Protected Areas Partnership, in collaboration with IUCN’s Species Survival Commission and Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants programme, recently held a Master Class to tackle the growing problem of human-elephant conflict.
China and Korea share visitor management experiences at World Protected Areas Leaders Forum
Protected areas management practitioners from all over the world came together and discussed best practices on tourism and visitor management at the recent World Protected Areas Leaders Forum.
Aminath shares her experience living close to a wetland in the Maldives, and highlights the importance and effectiveness of livelihood improvement schemes to help safeguard important ecosystems.
Sharing experiences on marine national park management
Korea National Park Service (KNPS) recently sent nine delegates to Thailand to learn how the Department of National Parks manages marine national parks.
In recent years, China has been actively promoting the establishment and expansion of national parks. The country is now developing national park management standards and policies to protect biodiversity and people’s livelihoods.
In the Republic of Korea, the Asiatic black bear restoration project successfully increased the population of Asiatic black bears. Now, KNPS is implementing similar initiatives to protect other species.
A space for healing: overcoming environmental diseases in national parks
To help prevent and manage environmental diseases, KNPS established the Health Improvement Camp in 12 national parks. These camps treat children suffering from environmental diseases for free.
APAP is generously supported by: The Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea; the Korea National Park Service; and the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.
