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Dr Ernesto Enkerlin-Hoeflich WCPA Chair

2012 - World Commission on Protected Areas

Chair - Ernesto Enkerlin Hoeflich (Mexico)

WCPA Deputy Chair - Kathy MacKinnon (UK)

Mr Nikita Lopoukhine, Canada

2008-2012 World Commission on Protected Areas

Chair - Nikita Lopoukhine (Canada)

2008-2010 WCPA Deputy Chair - Trevor Sandwith (South Africa)

2010-2012 WCPA Deputy Chair - Ernesto Enkerlin-Hoeflich (Mexico)

Nikita Lopoukhine

2004-2008 World Commission on Protected Areas

Chair - Mr Nik Lopoukhine (Canada)

2005-2008 WCPA Deputy Chair - Trevor Sandwith (South Africa)

Kenton Miller

2000-2004 World Commission on Protected Areas

Chair - Kenton Miller (USA)

2001-2004 Deputy Chair - Mohamed Imam Bakarr (USA)

Adrian Phillips

1994-2000 Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas

Chair - Adrian Phillips (UK)

Deputy Chair - Lynn Holowesko (Bahamas)

1990-1994 Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas

Chair - P.H.C. Lucas (New Zealand)

Deputy Chair - Adrian Phillips (UK)

1981 - 1990 Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas

Chair - Harold Eidsvik (Canada)

1988- 1990 Deputy Chair Adrian Phillips (UK)

1981-1988 Deputy Chair Marc Dourojeanni (Peru)

Dr Kenton Miller among bamboo in Brazil.

1977-1981 Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas

Chair - Kenton Miller (USA)

Deputy Chair - Hal Eidsvik (Bahamas)

Deputy Chair - E. O. Asibey (Ghana)

1975-1977 Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas

Acting Chair - Theodor R. Swem (USA)

Deputy Chair - E. O. Asibey (Ghana)
Vice Chair - Perez M. Olindo (Kenya)

1972-1975 International Commission on National Parks

Chair - John I. Nicol (Canada)

Vice Chair - Th. Monod (France)

Vice Chair: Theodor R. Swem (USA)

1969 - 1972 International Commission on National Parks

Chair - J.-P. Harroy (Belgium)

1970 - Vice Chair - I.N. Costantino (Argentina)

1970 - Vice Chair - Kai Curry-Lindahl (Sweden)

1966 - 1969 International Commission on National Parks

Chair - Professor J.-P. Harroy (Belgium)

Vice Chair - I.N. Costantino (Argentina)

Vice Chair - Kai Curry-Lindahl (Sweden)

1963-1966 International Commission on National Parks

Chair - H. J. Coolidge (USA)

1963-1966 Vice Chair - J.-P. Harroy (Belgium)

1964-1966 Vice Chair -  E. M. Nicholson (UK)

1960-1963 International Commission on National Parks

Chair - H. J. Coolidge (USA)

1962 Vice Chair - J.-P. Harroy (Belgium)

1958-1960 International National Parks Committee

Chair - H.J. Coolidge (USA)

supported by Fred Packard (USA)

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