Our Community of Practice (CoP)
The CoP network is primarily intended for professionals and practitioners working in conservation management of national parks, World Heritage Areas, private conservation reserves, Indigenous Protected Areas, and other protected areas in Australia, Asia and the western Pacific. We also welcome peer networking and sharing globally.
Involvement in the Collaboration will benefit professionals and community-based conservation practitioners working on protected areas and other area-based conservation activities.
“The experience was a fantastic opportunity to network and meet other enviros from around Australia (and Asia Pacific). It is always refreshing to share experiences and knowledge that we can all benefit from. ”
EVERYONE BENEFITS WHEN WE COLLABORATE AND SHARE
Our Community of Practice aims to:
recognise, promote and share examples of good to exemplary practice in protected areas management, focusing on the Asia-Pacific Region
share information, advances and practical lessons from leading practitioners in protected areas management, policy, planning and evaluation
encourage and assist those wanting to improve their professional knowledge for informed, effective management of protected areas and their wider landscape and marine settings
foster, build and facilitate a professional peer network of protected areas management practitioners across Australia, Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Ways to get involved
BE SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
We need financial support to help grow the PAC scholarship program. If you or others could be interested in providing support to enable scholarships to be offered to enable promising talent to attend advanced training courses in protected areas management, please take the first step and get in touch.
CONTRIBUTE TO BEST PRACTICES RESOURCES
Do you have a practical tip or lesson from your experience that could help others?
You can provide practical advice on how others could achieve similar success; or share your insight and understanding around a problematic situation could have been avoided or recovered. Perhaps you can provide a relatable quote or a link to research.
Please contact us with brief text (limit 300 words; inputs must be in English and may be edited for clarity and brevity).
