United Nations Environment Programme, Press Release, 28 October 2010
Spain-UNEP LifeWeb Partnership to Raise Incomes and Improve Conservation in Protected Areas in Asia, Africa and Latin America
Nagoya, Japan, 28 October 2010. More than fifteen protected areas, including one managing monk seals off Mauritania and another in Sumatra that is home to orangutans, tigers and elephants, are to receive a US$6.8 million conservation boost.
Today, at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, the government of Spain and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced a new partnership for protected areas under the LifeWeb initiative.
The partnership, supporting mainly low income and developing countries, aims to deliver benefits not just for biodiversity but for communities living in and around protected areas. […]
The protected areas to benefit from the UNEP-Spain LifeWeb partnership include:
Banc d’Arguin National Park in Mauritania where funds will support the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal and its associated habitats. Surveillance measures will be reinforced in the Satellite Reserve of Cap Blanc to help conserve, the natural habitat of the seal and seal populations in the region. Funds will also go towards public awareness activities in the marine protected areas. […]