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This paper describes the impact of COVID-19 on wildlife tourism in protected areas, considering implications for protected areas, the tourism sector, and local communities. As part of a broader EU study on the ‘Wildlife economy: sustainable tourism in protected areas’, the paper shares the results of research from tourism stakeholders globally, combined with recent market intelligence on the impacts of the pandemic in Latin America. A sister analysis has also been undertaken for Africa, and comparisons are shared in this paper.

This WRI report provides an overview of the issues of biodiversity loss, addresses gaps and challenges, and offers opportunities for action for a variety of stakeholders.

Eden Reforestation Projects works with local people to identify lands devastated by deforestation – both legally and illegally – that the community wants to restore. Deforestation often offers income in the short-term, but the people bordering these areas soon face the consequences, from increased risk of landslides to a loss of habitat for wildlife. By investing in communities’ reforestation efforts of their own land, Eden Projects empowers local people to decent employment and ensures their commitment to protecting the forests for generations to come. The project is also committed to prioritising skill-building and employment for women and single parents.

This special editorial provides a snapshot of how protected and conserved areas around the world are being impacted by COVID-19. The editorial provides commentary on how effectively and equitably managed systems of protected and conserved areas can be part of a response to the pandemic that both lessens the chance of a recurrence of similar events and builds a more sustainable future for people and nature.

This WWF report presents a variety of nature-based solution approaches to address a wide range of challenges for society, while also benefiting people and nature to support broader efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change, providing an opportunity for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This paper assesses the revenue potential of conservation areas in Mozambique national parks and reserves.

The Geoheritage Tool-kit is a method, or series of steps, that has been developed to enable a geoheritage practitioner to systematically identify and categorise areas, geosites, or geological features of geoheritage significance at all scales (from mountain to microscale), to allocate them to a conceptual category of geoheritage and scale of reference, and to assess their level of significance for science and education.

The Geoheritage Tool-kit can also be applied to existing geoheritage lists. In this case, site-based lists can be revised to include the various categories of geoheritage and updated to more accurately describe their levels of geoheritage significance.

This IUCN guide offers a user-friendly framework for the verification, design and scaling up of Nature-based Solutions through the utilization of the IUCN Global Standards for Nature-based Solutions.

This Nature Conservation Egypt report aims to promote the conservation of birds amongst the tourism sector in Egypt by encouraging bird-friendly management of facilities, administration and services, particularly focusing on hotels.

This INTOSAI report provides an overview of the impact of tourism on wildlife conservation including environmental, social and cultural impacts and human–wildlife conflicts as well as audits related to tourism and wildlife.