About The Protected Area Update Database
The Protected Area Update Database is a searchable online database of an archive of a bi-monthly publication the Protected Area Update (PA Update).
The PA Update, a 24-page newsletter in English, provides an overview of what is happening in the field of wildlife protection and conservation in Protected Areas from across South Asia, particularly India.
The PA Update is published six times a year and mailed to nearly 2000 people including students, teachers, activists, and researchers. Additionally, it goes out as an electronic version via an emailing list to about 4500 individuals and is uploaded on the Kalpavriksh website as well.
The newsletter, in its 31st year of publication, has curated and published 6000+ news reports over the years. This number is constantly increasing with each issue of the newsletter. Though not a fully comprehensive collection, the PA Update archive provides important insights into the discourse of wildlife conservation in India, how the news media has perceived wildlife, environment, and development issues in the country over the past three decades.
Through this web portal, we have taken a step towards transforming the PA Update archive into an online database.
We hope that this online PA Update database will provide a starting point for enquiries into and/or studies on wildlife and media reporting for students, researchers, journalists, activists, and concerned citizens.
