WCC 2020 Res 067 - Activity Report

WCPA’s Urban Conservation Strategies Specialist
Group focuses on PCAs in metropolitan areas. It
works, for example, to control light pollution as a form
of urbanisation that affects the circadian rhythm of
plants and animals in natural ecosystems.

The Group also works on promoting a vision of trails as both
recreational infrastructure and conservation tools
that offer opportunities for trailside interpretation and
education through a dedicated Working Group on Trails
and Conservation in collaboration with the Tourism and
Protected Areas Specialist Group.

In 2024, the Working Group strengthened its alliance with the World Trails
Network, a global NGO focused on recreational trails,
and brought the conservation message to the World
Trails Conference held in Ottawa, Canada. In addition,
it helped found the Pan American Trails Network, which
aims to connect existing trails to create a route from
Alaska to the southern tip of South America.