by Park Doctor | Jun 5, 2019 | Protected Areas
In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), the authors, who modelled fishing vessel number, type and effort over the past 70 years, find a stark picture. They use Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE)...
by Park Doctor | May 13, 2019 | Protected Areas
Protected Areas are a cornerstone of eco-conservation, allowing areas of pristine wilderness to be protected from the pressures of farming and other industrial land uses in order to conserve the fauna and flora that depend on the natural habitat for their survival....
by Park Doctor | May 9, 2019 | Protected Areas
Matthew Talbot was 22 when he died. He was a volunteer from the British Army, devoting his time to protecting elephants in Malawi against poachers who have halved their population in recent years. He is believed to have been deployed in Liwonde National Park when the...
by Park Doctor | Jan 20, 2019 | Doctors and Conservation, Important, Planetary Health, Protected Areas, Resources
The IUCN’s (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) 2014 conference in Sydney was the setting for the launch of their Health Parks Healthy People stream. The concept behind the stream is that humans need green spaces for their health – both...
by Park Doctor | Nov 1, 2018 | Protected Areas
Violence, murder, danger, discomfort, illness. Remote placement, minimal equipment, limited communications, limited support. Poor pay, little recognition. This sounds like the sort of job description that would send most people running. Add to it new statistics: 1 in...
