World Commission on Protected Areas

Summary

World Commission on Protected Areas is a commission^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• World Commission on Protected Areas is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
• World Commission on Protected Areas's instance of is recorded as commission^[4].
• World Commission on Protected Areas is owned by International Union for Conservation of Nature^[5].
• World Commission on Protected Areas's headquarters location is recorded as Gland^[6].
• World Commission on Protected Areas's chairperson is recorded as Harold Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.^[7].
• World Commission on Protected Areas's chairperson is recorded as Jean-Paul Harroy^[8].
• 1960 marks the founding of World Commission on Protected Areas^[9].
• World Commission on Protected Areas's official website is recorded as http://cms.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_wcpa/^[10].
• World Commission on Protected Areas's legal form is recorded as voluntary association^[11].
• World Commission on Protected Areas's different from is recorded as World Constitution and Parliament Association^[12].

Body

Founding

1960 marks the founding of World Commission on Protected Areas^[9].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Harold Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.^[7], a zoologist^[13], 1904–1985^[14], of United States^[15], awarded the Legionnaire of Legion of Merit^[16] and Jean-Paul Harroy^[8], a civil servant^[17], 1909–1995^[18], of Belgium^[19], specialised in colonization^[20].

Operations

World Commission on Protected Areas's headquarters location is recorded as Gland^[6].

Ownership

World Commission on Protected Areas is owned by International Union for Conservation of Nature^[5].

Why It Matters

World Commission on Protected Areas has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]