2004
ANNUAL WORKPLAN
A just world that values and conserves nature

Introduction // Overview of the 2004 Annual Workplan //
IUCN Organisational Chart // The IUCN Programme

Introduction

he 2004 Annual Workplan marks the final year of implementation of the current intersessional programme, and therefore the last annual workplan prior to the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC III) in Bangkok during November, 2004.

Similar to the 2003 Annual Workplan, the present document draws on the individual annual workplans of the component programmes and units within the following groups (please refer to the organizational chart):

The CD-ROM attached provides individual workplans for each component programme within IUCN and is searchable via the parameters outlined below. In addition to the CD-ROM version, the 2004 Annual Workplan may be consulted over the internet via the Knowledge Network (KN). Upgrades and revisions to the IUCN Knowledge Network were completed during 2003. Additional upgrades to the Knowledge Network are ongoing. IUCN Councilors, donors, and Secretariat staff, through provision of a password from the Information Management Group (IMG), may interactively review and search the IUCN Programme or current workplan at any time.

Throughout this summary, a number of relevant graphs and charts are provided which give examples of the summary information which may be generated from programme data within the Knowledge Network.

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Overview of the 2004 Annual Workplan

he summary below provides an overview of priorities and highlights of planned work within each of the Key Result Areas:

1.	Effective management and restoration of ecosystems;
2.	Agreements, processes and policies;
3.	Incentives, including finance, for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources;
4.	Equitable sharing of costs and benefits;
5.	Assessment of biodiversity and of related social and economic factors;
6.	Information management and communication systems;
7.	Effective, efficient and accountable management and leadership of the Union.

The CD-ROM enclosed contains the totality of the 2004 Annual Workplan organized by the following parameters:

As noted above, through either the CD-ROM or via the Knowledge Network it is possible to “drill down” into individual programmes to the level of activity to obtain much more detailed information.

The CD-ROM also includes the World Parks Congress outputs website and associated information, including the Durban Accord and Action Plan, the Message to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and 32 Recommendations.

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IUCN Organisational Chart

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The IUCN Programme

he IUCN Programme is a global framework for IUCN’s worldwide Secretariat and its Commissions for the period 2001 to 2004. It sets out the limits within which all components of IUCN (regional programme, global thematic programmes and Commissions) work. The framework is made of a Vision and a Mission, seven Key Result Areas and their associated Results.

	Vision “A just world that values and conserves nature”
	Mission To influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
	Two Conservation Goals Facing the extinction crisis Restoring and maintaining ecosystem integrity
	Seven Key Result Areas (KRAs) 59 results based on the strategy of :
	KRA1 - Effective management and restoration of ecosystems
	KRA2 - Key institutions, agreements, processes and policies
	KRA3 - Incentives and finance
	KRA4 - Equitable sharing of costs and benefits
	KRA5 - Assessment of biodiversity and of related social and economic factors
	KRA6 - Information management and communication systems
	KRA7 - Effective, efficient, and accountable governance and management of the Union

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The Programme is based on the following strategies :

KNOWLEDGE - IUCN's core business is generating, integrating, managing and disseminating knowledge for conservation and equitable use of natural resources.

EMPOWERMENT - IUCN uses that knowledge to build capacity, responsibility and willingness of people and institutions to plan, manage, conserve and use nature and natural resources in a sustainable and equitable manner.

GOVERNANCE - When knowledge is available and people are able to use it, the most important steps can be taken - systematic improvement of laws, policies, economic instruments and institutions for the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of nature and natural resources.

OPERATIONS - To support the development and effective use of knowledge, empowerment and governance, basic institutional systems of operational support must be in place. Effective management, information, finance, human resources and communication systems provide the foundations for effective delivery and use of knowledge, empowerment and governance.

The IUCN Programme is described in the document   "Stepping into the New Millennium"   - PDF Document - 451KB

The Union's innovative and comprehensive conservation programme"Stepping into the New Millennium" will be implemented over a four year period (2001-2004) in 180 countries. It was developed through a consultative planning process and then approved at the World Conservation Congress in Amman, Jordan (October 2000).

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Building IUCN's New Programme for 2005 to 2008

n November 2004 IUCN Members will convene in Bangkok, Thailand at the World Conservation Congress (WCC) where, amongst other things, they will consider and approve the programme and financial plan. Once approved, the programme and financial plan becomes the framework for the IUCN Intersessional Programme or more simply the ‘IUCN Programme’.

During 2003 the IUCN Secretariat and Commissions are working together with Members and partners to update the IUCN Programme and to prepare intersessional plans for each component programme (regional programmes, Commission programmes, global thematic programme).

Most component programmes are now in a planning phase and will consult with their respective constituencies (Members, Commission members and other key partners). Consultation aims at incorporating Member’s views in plans by enabling them to participate in the preparation of the next IUCN Programme. In many IUCN regions, regional forums will be held. For more information on the consultation process please contact directly your regional secretariat focal point.

For more information: programme@iucn.org

Consult the draft 2005 – 2008 IUCN Programme
in English //  in French // in Spanish - PDF Document - ~451KB

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