# Protected Carbon

> Tracking and mapping fossil fuel extraction in the World's most delicate locations


## Posts

- [Why is There a Dugong at COP29?](https://protected-carbon.org/why-is-there-a-dugong-at-cop29/):  Our dugong has come all the way from its home in the warm waters of the UAE's Marawah marine protected marine area. Known as "The Special Climate Envoy of the Dugongs," or just "Dippy" to its friends, it is speaking out to defend protected areas like Marawah from the fossil fuel extraction industry.
- [Extraction in UNESCO Areas](https://protected-carbon.org/extraction-in-unesco-areas/): The Protected Carbon team is excited to release our latest report, “Extraction at Any Cost”, focused on the fossil fuel industry’s oil, gas, and coal extraction projects in UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Radebeul, Germany – A new report from the research group Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO) reveals that UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves and […]
- [Protected Carbon @ COP29 and COP16](https://protected-carbon.org/protected-carbon-cop29-and-cop16/): Fossil fuel extraction in protected areas is an international issue, and we’re not afraid to take the fight to the highest-level global events. Since the issue crosses climate and biodiversity concerns, this year, Protected Carbon will attend and present at both the biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia and the climate COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. At […]
- [Announcing Extraction Stats v10](https://protected-carbon.org/announcing-extraction-stats-v10/): Our tenth release of tracking data for oil, gas, and coal extraction projects is live and available. In this update, we’ve pulled in updated datasets with a focus on coal, along with methodology improvements and countless corrections. We’ve already spent hundreds of hours building new statistics, diving into mitigation opportunities, researching, upgrading our compute and […]
- [Introducing Country Summaries](https://protected-carbon.org/introducing-country-summaries/): Protected Carbon has a lot of data: data on extraction projects in protected areas, data on the companies behind them, data on fossil fuel deposits under protected areas, maps, and more maps. It can be overwhelming! Our team has created quick and straightforward summaries for each country to combat this information deluge. For example, on […]
- [Contributing to the NDC Partnership Toolbox](https://protected-carbon.org/contributing-to-the-ndc-partnership-toolbox/): Responding to the climate catastrophe requires collaboration and sharing data. The NDC Partnership’s Climate Toolbox is committed to enabling this sharing, and the Protected Carbon team is proud to announce our inclusion in this curated collection of resources. This includes extraction and deposit maps, along with our tabular data library. “Fossil fuel projects in protected […]
- [Jumping into 2024](https://protected-carbon.org/jumping-into-2024/): As we step into the promising horizon of 2024, we’re thrilled to share a quick recap of our impactful endeavours in 2023 and unveil our ambitious plans for the year ahead. COP28 and Earth Insight Report Our team, adorned as giant sea cows, captured attention at COP28, standing up for the rights of these marine […]
- [New data: 50.8 Gt CO2, and Geological Deposits](https://protected-carbon.org/new-data-50-8-gt-co2-and-geological-deposits/): Last month, our team released our data updates for 2023, allowing us to provide a more comprehensive picture of fossil fuel extraction in protected areas than ever. As of November, we are now tracking 50.8 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions from 2337 fossil fuel projects in protected areas worldwide. New feature: Geological deposits Until now, […]
- [Losing ground to fossil fuels: The IUCN joins our call for non-extraction!](https://protected-carbon.org/losing-ground-to-fossil-fuels-the-iucn-joins-our-call-for-non-extraction/): Protected Carbon are thrilled to share a new critical report co-authored by our team, titled “Losing Ground: Fossil Fuel Extraction Threats to Protected Areas Around the World.” This report, written in collaboration with Earth Insight and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, sheds light on the alarming encroachment of fossil fuel extraction in protected […]
- [Partnership with ProtectedSeas](https://protected-carbon.org/partnership-with-protected-seas/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Leave it in the Ground Initiative‘s Protected Carbon team, and ProtectedSeas are proud to announce a new partnership. This agreement will see […]
- [Coverage in the Guardian](https://protected-carbon.org/coverage-in-the-guardian/): After considerable conversation and data sharing with the newspaper’s environmental reporting team, the Guardian has published coverage of the Protected Planet’s research. While focusing on the United Kingdom’s status of hosting the largest number of fossil fuel extraction sites in the world, editor Damian Carrington quoted project co-lead Alice McGown “every single one of these […]

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- [Country Summaries](https://protected-carbon.org/countries/): We have prepared summary pages of protected carbon in many countries, including the carbon currently locked in fossil fuel reserves under protected areas, areas that are affected and at risk from extraction, and the companies and governments that profit from these. If you would like to see data for a country that is not on […]
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