Press Release

GEF Funds Support Use of Protected Areas to Conserve Nature and Promote Sustainable Livelihoods

Washington, D.C., September 8, 2003 – This week, the future of protected areas—areas of land or sea that are dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity and cultural treasures—is being shaped as hundreds of scientists and government officials gather in Durban, South Africa, at a major international forum, the World Parks Congress

Publication Date
2003-09-11