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Europe

UK national parks authority embraces “regenerative tourism” strategy

September 3, 2024

The United Kingdom is embracing a new strategy for managing and promoting its national park system—regenerative tourism. The policy shift comes 75 years after the UK first established its national park system. The UK is […]

Visitors to US national parks are falling to a brutal heat wave.
North America

US National park visitors dropping from extreme heat

July 23, 2024

A record heat wave across the United States is killing visitors to national parks and sending others to the hospital. The record heat has the National Park Service warning visitors to be prepared or stay […]

Galloway Forest Park is the UK's newest candidate national park.
Europe

The UK will create a new national park in Scotland

July 23, 2024

The United Kingdom will establish a new national park in the south of Scotland. The Scottish government announced the decision that Galloway Forest Park and the region surrounding it were selected among five candidate sites […]

A specie of wildcats, Ocelots, was witnessed at a national park in southwestern Colombia. This photo shows an ocelot in Brazil.
Latin America and the Caribbean

New large mammals discovered roaming Colombian park

March 25, 2024

Academic research has revealed two new mammalian species inhabiting a national park in southern Colombia, in that country’s Andean region. The species captured by trail cameras were previously not known to roam the Complejo Volcánico Doña […]

The Doree Ridge at Hill Cove Mountains, Falkland Islands.
Latin America and the Caribbean

Falkland Islands moves one step closer to its first national park

February 27, 2024

The Falkland Islands is moving forward with plans to set up its very first national park. Yesterday, the government of the remote United Kingdom territory published a new draft policy paper outlining its plans to […]

Killarney National Park was the first national park created in Ireland in 1932.
Europe

Ireland works overtime to improve its conservation image

November 17, 2023

Authorities in Ireland are on a mission to expand and improve formal protections for natural areas and wildlife across the Emerald Isle. The new push comes after what critics characterize as years of mismanagement and […]

Jotunheimen National Park in Norway is one of the most popular destinations among nature lovers.
Europe

Green groups in Europe voice mixed feelings over forthcoming Nature Restoration Law

November 16, 2023

European Union leaders are hailing a new agreement that will pave the way for an EU-wide Nature Restoration Law sometime early next year. The proposed law would direct EU member states to expand ecosystem protections […]

The Galapagos Islands, famous for their biodiversity, are great destinations for tourists seeking beautiful beaches, too.
Latin America and the Caribbean

Galapagos’ park managers should sell the sand and sea to attract visitors—study

November 15, 2023

Though famed for its tropical islands teeming with endemic wildlife, the beaches and seas are the main draw for tourists visiting the Galapagos Islands, a new study has revealed. One of the most renowned UNESCO […]

The western shoulder of Mt Adam with views towards Saunders Island. (Photo courtesy of Falklands Conservation)
Latin America and the Caribbean

The Falkland Islands will establish its first national park

November 1, 2023

Pictures shared from the Hill Cove Mountains of the Falkland Islands look like they were taken from another world—treeless tundra partially shrouded in clouds, crystal-blue alpine lakes, and rocky hillsides looming over silky seas. “Pretty […]

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