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Chapter 22
IUCN/WCPA Protected Areas Program:
Making Space for People and Biodiversity
in the Anthropocene
Ernesto C. Enkerlin-Hoefl ich , Trevor Sandwith , Kathy MacKinnon ,
Diana Allen , Angela Andrade , Tim Badman , Paula Bueno ,
Kathryn Campbell , Jamison Ervin , Dan Laffoley , Terence Hay-Edie ,
Marc Hockings , Stig Johansson , Karen Keenleyside , Penny Langhammer ,
Eduard Mueller , Marjo Vierros , Leigh Welling , Stephen Woodley ,
and Nigel Dudley
Abstract
Protected areas have emerged as a cultural feature and perhaps the largest
land resource allocation decision in human history. Yet they are not without contro-
versy on their adequacy for conservation and social justice. We argue that protected
areas not only are necessary for conservation, they also contribute to human
well-being and social justice in the Anthropocene. The World Parks Congresses
have been a major forum for advancing global protected area policy and practice.
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