{"id":68528,"date":"2025-10-13T15:20:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=68528"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:52:48","slug":"iucns-world-commission-on-protected-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/iucns-world-commission-on-protected-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"IUCN\u2019s World Commission on Protected Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>IUCN\u2019s World Commission on Protected Areas Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kaziranga-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kaziranga National Park<\/strong><\/a> and Tiger Reserve has received the Kenton R. Miller Award, constituted by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About IUCN\u2019s World Commission on Protected Areas<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas\u00a0is <\/span><b>one of six technical commissions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 1948<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a global network dedicated to the <\/span><b>conservation of nature and the sustainable use of natural resources.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It specializes in protected <\/span><b>area governance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, management, and policy, supporting the creation and effective management of protected areas globally, <\/span><b>including national parks, reserves,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>marine protected areas.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Kenton R. Miller Award<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 2006.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is presented <\/span><b>every two years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the IUCN-WCPA for <\/span><b>Innovation in National Parks and Protected Area<\/b> <b>Sustainability.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was named after a former Director General of the IUCN.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The award recognises <\/span><b>individuals or teams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whose innovations in planning, management, finance, governance, monitoring, capacity building, and communication have a significant impact and peer recognition without prior international awards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kenton Miller Award comes with a US <\/span><b>$5,000 cash prize.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/kaziranga-director-becomes-first-indian-to-receive-iucn-award-for-innovation-in-national-parks\/article70154724.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IUCN\u2019s World Commission on Protected Areas is one of six technical commissions of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 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