The Celebration of Protected and Conserved Areas and their people, calls upon ALL people and their communities, organizations, companies and governments of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to come together around Protected and Conserved Areas, Biological Corridors and valuable spaces for well-being.
HOW TO CELEBRATE A
PROTECTED, CONSERVED AREA AND ITS PEOPLE?
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Learn about the area and connect with an ambassador
The first step is to choose the protected or conserved area you want to get involved with and contact an ambassador from your country or region.
This involves understanding its context: what values it preserves (biodiversity, culture, water, etc.), what its main challenges are, and which stakeholders are involved in its management. It’s also key to identify conservation priorities and understand how decisions are made in that territory.
Benefit: You become part of real, locally-driven processes, increasing the relevance and effectiveness of your action.
Define your initiative and strengthen it with support
Based on this knowledge, design an initiative aligned with a specific priority of the territory. It can be a one-time action or part of a broader process, but it must contribute to the management and governance of the area.
To strengthen your proposal:
organize a dialogue or interview with ambassadors and, when possible, with the initiative’s team.
Leverage the quick training sessions and blog content
📩 Contact: info@celebracionareasprotegidas.org
Benefit: your celebration gains clarity, coherence, and greater territorial impact.
Organize and register your celebration
Bring together key local stakeholders (communities, organizations, managers, institutions, etc.) and ensure that the celebration has clear, validated, and authorized basic information:
What will be done?
Where?
With whom?
For what purpose?
How does it relate to the protected or conserved area?
Then, register your celebration and create audiovisual material for dissemination.
Look for the form in your language (available from July–August)
Benefit: You strengthen the legitimacy of your action, facilitate its visibility, and contribute to a regional information database.
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Join us on October 17 and share your experience
October 17—Latin America and the Caribbean Protected and Conserved Areas Day—is a time for regional gathering.
On that day:
we’ll highlight celebrations from across the region on our social media and YouTube channel,
we’ll connect local experiences,
and we’ll recognize the work of those who support conservation.
You can participate by sharing your celebration, creating content, or coordinating actions with other stakeholders in your country.
Benefit: your experience gains visibility, connects with others, and contributes to regional advocacy efforts.
What is
THE CELEBRATION?
The Celebration is a powerful product of the III CAPLAC and since 2020, we have managed information, trained and added new volunteers, supported local leadership, made efforts and projects visible, and inspired more than 11,300 people from 17 countries who care for and value 300 protected and conserved areas in our region.
A CELEBRATION is an ACTIVITY organized by people and their communities, organizations, agencies or networks, governments, companies or enterprises, that considers and contributes to the conservation objectives and priorities of one or several protected and conserved areas of interest. To consolidate as a CELEBRATION you must register in the corresponding forms and access the benefits of our collaborative initiative.
Items and options to celebrate with an inclusive look at protected and conserved areas and their people. Each item of the Celebration contributes to a more sustainable and equitable future.
