COVID-19 and Privately Protected Areas, A Survey

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The novel coronavirus has affected all aspects of society in unprecedented ways, and protected areas, including PPAs, have been no exception. The following questionnaire has been prepared to help the IUCN World Commission for Protected Areas (WCPA) analyze and understand the impacts of the pandemic on protected areas and the measures that are being taken to address these, and to identify future opportunities for protected areas in the post-COVID-19 era. A similar questionnaire is being sent to statal protected area agencies. It should take less than 15 minutes to complete. The responses to the questionnaire will be analyzed with data from other surveys and no individual or organization will be identified in reporting. The results will be presented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress and will be available to you.

Please submit your responses by 27 July 2020.

Thank you very much in advance for making the time to respond to this questionnaire and for your contributions.

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1. How have visitor services or tourism facilities (visitor centers, camping sites, day use areas, trails, etc...) in privately protected areas been affected by COVID-19? *

How have visitor services (visitor centers, camping sites, day use areas, trails, etc...) in protected areas been affected by COVID-19?

Remained open to visitors as usual, but with social distancing rules.

Partially closed to visitors. (Some visitors are allowed, but numbers are controlled)

Fully closed. (No visitors allowed; all services stopped.)

Not applicable

Please provide any additional information below about the option you chose for question 1.

2. Have there been any impacts (positive or negative) on protected areas as a result of the measures described in response to Question 1? If so, please briefly summarize these.

3. If visitor services have been affected, have any new activities been introduced to compensate for reduced physical access to protected areas (e.g., provision of virtual reality tours of protected areas, organization of online educational events)? If so, please describe these briefly.

4. How has COVID-19 affected conservation activities in protected areas, such as patrolling, anti-poaching, monitoring, research, control of invasive species, habitat restoration, etc.? * *

Conservation activities have continued as usual.

Conservation activities have continued largely as usual, but with some minor modifications (e.g., with social distancing rules).

Conservation activities have partially stopped.

Conservation activities have entirely stopped.

Please provide any additional information below about the option you chose for question 4.

5. How has COVID-19 affected public engagement, outreach and the provision of services to local communities in and around privately protected areas? *

Engagement with local communities has continued as usual.

Engagement with local communities has continued largely as usual, but with some minor modifications (e.g., social distancing rules).

Engagement with local communities has partially stopped.

Engagement with local communities has entirely stopped.

Not applicable

6. How has COVID-19 affected protected area staffing levels?

Protected area staffing levels have remained unchanged.

Protected area staffing levels have decreased.

Protected area staffing levels have increased.

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Have there been any impacts (positive or negative) on protected areas as a result of the changes described in response to Question 6? If so, please summarize these briefly below.

Has COVID-19 affected the working conditions, workloads, safety or well-being of protected areas staff? If so, please provide a brief summary in the box belowYour answer

7. Are there any particular measures that were introduced in protected areas in response to COVID-19 that will be continued after the pandemic is over? *

Yes

If you choose "Yes" to Question 7, please briefly summarize the measures that were introduced in protected areas in response to COVID-19 that will be continued after the pandemic is over.

8. Are there any discussions underway in your organization to prepare for future outbreaks of infectious diseases, or similar kinds of disruption? *

Yes

If you chose "Yes" to Question 8, please briefly summarize the measures being considered in the box below.)

9. What lessons for privately protected areas can be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic? How should protected area management be changed in the post-COVID-19 era?

10. What might the IUCN World Commission for Protected Areas (WCPA) consider to assist protected area management authorities in relation to COVID-19?

11. Is there anything else related to PPAs and the pandemic that you would like to share?

12. How has financing of PPAs been affected by the pandemic, and what has been the response?

13. Would your organization be interested in sharing its experience of dealing with COVID-19 with the global community by preparing a short web story?

Yes (If you choose this option, expect WCPA to follow-up with you.)

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