A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TWO PROTECTED PEATLANDS: GREAT DISMAL SWAMP NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, VIRGINIA, USA AND SEBANGAU NATIONAL PARK, CENTRAL KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA

摘要

The designation of two protected areas from opposite ends of the world as sister protected areas, provides many benefits. It allows for the exchange of knowledge and information that may impact ecosystems in both protected areas. It provides inspiration to protected area staff, motivated by the shared challenges and encouragement of their partners around the globe. A sister protected area arrangement is an effective training and capacity building mechanism, especially when exchange visits are sustained over time. It can be used to enhance visitation and environmental education when interpreted in such a way that it links the purpose of a particular protected area to issues of global conservation. Finally, it serves as a reminder that the cause of conservation cannot be advanced by one protected area, or one country, but must be a common effort of all mankind.