North American Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation for Protected Areas Conservation
Purposeful international collaboration between North American land management agencies
About Us
The North American Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation for Protected Areas Conservation (NAPA Committee) fosters the exchange of ideas, experiences, best practices, and innovative solutions on shared conservation opportunities. NAPA comprises six of the largest North American land and resource management agencies, which together manage 15% of the continental landmass.
The North American Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation for Protected Areas Conservation
El Comité Intergubernamental de Cooperación para la Conservación de Áreas Protegidas de América del Norte
Le Comité intergouvernemental nord-américain de coopération pour la conservation des aires protégées
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OUR WORK
Initiatives
Identifying Approaches And Opportunities To Enhance Connectivity
Analyses in two demonstration areas (the Great Plains and the Californias) will help identify approaches and opportunities to enhance connectivity between conservation areas in order to better conserve biodiversity and build environmental and social resilience in our rapidly changing world.
Assessing Land-Base Conservation In North America
As a NAPA Committee Partner, the United States Geological Survey maintains a spatial database of North American conservation areas allowing to evaluate the extent to which various ecosystems are conserved across North America. This helps illustrate where and how trilateral cooperation can enhance shared conservation goals.
Fostering Inclusivity and Respect
Stories shared by NAPA members agencies that illustrate a diversity of approaches to collaboration among Indigenous organizations and communities and federal managers to inclusively manage public lands. Collectively, they illustrate how we can create a better future, one in which we live with respect for nature and each other, and understand that all is inextricably linked.
OUR WORK
Products
Fostering Inclusivity and Respect
Engagement With Indigenous Peoples in the Management and Presentation of Protected Areas in North America
North American Temperate Grasslands
Continent-Scale Landscape Conservation Design for Temperate Grasslands of the Great Plains and Chihuahuan Desert
Conservation in North America
An Analysis of Land-Based Conservation in Canada, Mexico, and the United States by NAPA Agencies
Relevance: Wilderness & Protected Areas
Ensuring the Relevance of Wilderness and Protected Areas in a Changing World
Valuing Ecosystem Services
Our Life Support, Resources of Wilderness & Protected Areas of North America
Responding to Climate Change
North American Protected Areas as Natural Solutions to Climate Change
Marine Wilderness & Protected Areas
The Relevance of Marine Protected Areas in Protecting Critical Ecosystem Services and Supporting Sustainable Communities