The latest Gifts to the Earth

May 2007 Coastal Rainforests of British Columbia: the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement

October 2006 CHINA (Sichuan and Gansu Provinces) - joint efforts to preserve the giant panda and its habitat in the Minshan Landscape

October 2005 AUSTRALIA - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan

June 2005 CHINA (Heilongjiang Province) - Establishment of 1.85 million hectares of new Protected Areas and pledge another 1 million hectares by 2010

May 2005 RUSSIA (Krasnoyarsk Region) - Three million hectares of new protected areas by 2007 and promotion of sustainable forest management.

March 2005 PERU - Significant moves to protect biodiversity and respect indigenous people's rights

February 2005 CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GABON, REPUBLIC OF CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Commitment to protect the natural wealth of their forests

November 2004 INDONESIA - Establishment of 1.3 million hectares of Protected Areas and commitment to further improve Protected Area management effectiveness

July 2004 SOUTH AFRICA - Commitment to conserve 20% of South Africa's coastline

June 2004 MADAGASCAR - National Wetlands Strategy