Transboundary Conservation Landscapes: Enhancing understanding, operation and efficacy

2. TRANSBOUNDARY CONSERVATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

Since the first internationally recognized “transboundary conservation areas” were established in 1925, there are now an estimated 227 globally, with an acceleration in their establishment over the past three decades (Vasilijevic et al. 2015). Historically, transboundary conservation areas were not established for the purposes of biodiversity protection or ecological considerations – they were established with the desire to improve peace between countries and to increase economic partnership and prosperity (Hanks 1997).

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Transboundary Conservation Landscapes: Enhancing understanding, operation and efficacy

Published on May 31, 2021

WWF Tigers Alive

WWF’s global site-based conservation programs cover vast areas of countries and continents and, via its landscape approach, invariably has large programs that transcend national boundaries be it for species conservation, forest and habitat protection, or to maintain environmental flows and sustainable use. Past global studies have looked at guidelines and criteria for successful transboundary conservation programs, but a review of practical lessons from the field is lacking. This report reflects on the strengths and challenges of transboundary conservation programs, illustrated by a compilation of lessons from over two decades of work on the ground, and builds on previous knowledge, fills some knowledge gaps, and draws on firsthand practitioners’ experiences from 16 of WWF’s transboundary landscapes across Europe, Africa, Central America and Asia. WWF Tigers Alive, WWF Belgium and Wildteam UK.

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10 REFERENCES

AND WORKSHOP RESULTS

CONTEXT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 STUDY METHODS

8 CONCLUSION

7 RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCUSSION

1 INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPES AT WWF

3 STUDY CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE