by Park Doctor | Aug 19, 2019 | Important, Protected Areas
How much of the Earth do we need to protect from farming, development and settlement to ensure the future of health of both ourselves and our planet? And how are we doing so far? The Global Deal for Nature calls for half of our planet to be set aside to protect...
by Park Doctor | Jul 31, 2019 | Doctors and Conservation, Important, Protected Areas
Next time you go to a National Park and appreciate the splendour of a wild place, remember that you can do that because that area, and all species in it, are protected by law and there are people willing to enforce that law – even at great personal cost. ...
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...
