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CBD
Seventh
Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP
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CBD Message from the IUCN 5th World Parks Congress EN SP FR
COP-7
IUCN Activities at COP
Papers for COP-7
9 to 20 February 2004 - Putra World
Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 The
Conference of the Parties is the governing body
of the Convention, and advances implementation
of the Convention through the decisions it takes
at its periodic meetings.
To date the Conference of the
Parties has held 6 ordinary meetings, and one
extraordinary meeting (the latter, to adopt the
Biosafety Protocol, was held in two parts). From
1994 to 1996, the Conference of the Parties held
its ordinary meetings annually. Since then these
meetings have been held somewhat less frequently
and, following a change in the rules of procedure
in 2000, will now be held every two years. To
date the Conference of the Parties has taken a
total of 146 procedural and substantive decisions.
The Seventh Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties will focus on the issues of Biodiversity
in mountain ecosystems, the role of protected
areas in the preservation of biological diversity
and the transfer of technology and technology
cooperation. In addition to these, the COP will
also address organizational matters, will review
reports from subsidiary bodies, the financial
mechanism and the Executive Secretary, and will
review the implementation of the programme of
work; more
on the meeting
agenda
of the meeting as of November 2003
link
to Convention on Biodiversity Website
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CBD
COP 7 IUCN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO PROTECTED AREAS
IUCN Objectives at CBD
COP 7 in relation to protected areas
The following objectives are proposed:
- To promote the adoption of
a strong CBD programme of work on protected
areas with the necessary actions and commitments
to ensure the effective conservation and management
of a global system of protected areas
- To promote the outcomes of
the WPC
- To position IUCN and WCPA as
a key partner in the further development and
implementation of the CBD Programme of Work
on Protected Areas.
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Papers
The IUCN
Position Paper on Protected Areas will be
widely distributed at the Congress as well as
electronically
The WPC message to the CBD will be formally presented
to COP 7, as well as being one of the key WPC
background documents
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IUCN interventions
- There will be two interventions:
a) in the opening plenary to present the WPC
Message to the CBD; and b) in the opening session
of the Working Group on Protected Areas, to
present the IUCN recommendations, as outlined
in the IUCN Position Paper.
- A request has been made to
the Congress organisers to have a slot on the
Ministerial Segment of the COP 7 allocated to
the World Parks Congress.
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IUCN Reception
There will be an IUCN Reception
on the evening of 17th February. Achim Steiner
and Vali Moosa have been invited to speak
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Exhibition
There will be an IUCN exhibition
with particular emphasis on protected areas
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Side
Events
IUCN will run 12 side events,
all directly or indirectly relevant to protected
areas
Tuesday, 10 February 2004 (Lunch-Time)
11. 13:15 - 14:45 Pahang (CEE) IUCN - The World
Conservation Union
Biodiversity in the Deep Sea: the Biodiversity
of Seamounts and Cold Water Coral Communities
15. 13:15 - 14:45 Johor Kedah The Netherlands/IUCN
Ecological Networks
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Wednesday, 11 February 2004 (Lunch-Time)
23. 13:15 - 14:45 Tun Husien Hall A (Asia-Pacific)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Results of the MCPA AHTEG more
on this side event
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Wednesday, 11 February 2004 (Evening)
27. 18:30 - 20:00 Kelatan (JUSCANZ) The ABS Project
(IUCN)
Legal and Practical Issues in Development, Negotiation
and Implementation of the ABS Regime
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Thursday, 12 February 2004 (Evening
36. 18:30 - 20:00 Tun Dr. Ismail Hall A (G77/China)
WCS/IUCN
Sustainably Financing Protected Areas Side Event:
Hosted by the Wildlife Conservation Society and
IUCN - The World Conservation Union.
Financing protected areas remains
a significant challenge to effective biodiversity
conservation. There are, however, a number of
tools and approaches now used to diversify and
stabilize financial flows to protected areas.
Based on the themes and outcomes of the Vth World
Parks Congress Sustainable Finance Stream, this
event will demonstrate current opportunities and
challenges to long term financing of protected
areas.
For further information on the
Sustainable Finance Stream and on current conservation
finance initiatives: www.conservationfinance.org
For further information on the Vth World Parks
Congress:
http://iucn.org/themes/wcpa/wpc2003/
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Friday, 13 February 2004 (Lunch-Time)
42. 13:15 - 14:45 Tun Dr. Ismail Hall A (G77/China)
World Conservation Union (IUCN)
The 2003 World Parks Congress and the WCPA Protected
Areas Learning Network (PALNet): Implications
for the CBD
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Monday, 16 February 2004 (Lunch-Time)
53. 13:15 - 14:45 Tun Dr. Ismail Hall A (G77/China)
The World Conservation Union
Protected Areas Categories: Speaking a Common
Language more
on side event
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Tuesday, 17 February 2004 (Lunch-Time)
59. 13:15 - 14:45 Tun Dr. Ismail Hall A (G77/China)
The World Conservation Union
People, Equity Governance and Protected Areas:
Forging the Link
As many of you are aware "Governance
of Protected Areas" was one of the key topics
of the recent World Parks Congress in Durban (Sept.
2003). The Congress hosted a stream of workshops
and events dedicated to the topic and developed
several specific recommendations for action. Specifically
to build upon the work prior to and at the Congress,
Recommendation no. 17 was adopted which called
for the creation of an IUCN Inter-commission Working
Group on Governance. The relevant provision of
the recommendation reads as follows:
"4. URGE the Chairs of IUCN's
Commissions to establish an inter-Commission working
group on protected area governance with membership
especially from the WCPA, the Commission on Environmental,
Economic and Social Policy
(CEESP) and the Commission on Environmental Law
(CEL), to advance a comprehensive programme of
work, including
a. Research that supports, improves and evaluates
the management
effectiveness and the good governance attributes
of all protected area governance types (especially
including participatory research approaches);
b. Analysis of the type and extent of support
required in terms of
legislation, policies and practices to improve
protected area governance;
c. Compilation, analysis and sharing of relevant
experiences and best
practices; and d. Capacity
building initiatives."
To advance discussion on the working group we
propose to hold a meeting at Conference of the
Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity
(COP 7) in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on Tuesday,
February 10, at 18:00 -1930 hrs. (Location to
be confirmed and posted at COP7? look for the
IUCN GOVERNANCE INTERCOMMISSION WORKING GROUP
announcement). The meeting will provide an opportunity
to discuss next steps, including a possible Resolution
for the IUCN World Conservation Congress that
would provide a formal mandate for the Working
Group and identify conservation/protected area
governance initiatives.
Interested members of WCPA, CEESP
and CEL Commissions and concerned colleagues are
warmly invited to attend this initial gathering.
Further gatherings will be decided at the first
meeting,
Dr. Grazia BORRINI-FEYERABEND (Vice-Chair CEESP,
Vice-Chair WCPA) Jim JOHNSTON (WCPA, Parks Canada)
Prof. Kheng-Lian KOH (Vice-Chair CEL)
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Tuesday, 17 February 2004 (Evening)
67. 18:30 - 20:00 Johor Kedah Group SUCG of IUCN
Sustainable, Poverty and Livelihoods
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Wednesday, 18 February 2004 (Lunch-Time)
70. 13:15 - 14:45 Pulau Pinang The World Conservation
Union
The International Regime on Access and Benefit
Sharing: Regional Perspectives and Negotiation
Options
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Wednesday, 18 February 2004 (Evening)
77. 18:30 - 20:00 Melaka Kalpavriksh Poverty,
Livelihoods and Biodiversity
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Thursday, 19 February 2004 (Lunch-Time)
80. 13:15 - 14:45 Tun Dr. Ismail Hall A (G77/China)
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Natural World
Heritage: a Key Tool for Biodiversity Conservation
/ Management Effectiveness: Saving what we've
got more
on side event
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Communications
There will be an active programme
of communication events in relation to the CBD
and protected areas
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Other
- Close liaison will be maintained
with the NGO Consortium to ensure effective
coordination and partnership
- There will be close and effective
working arrangements between the IUCN Secretariat
and WCPA members at the COP
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Papers
for COP-7
Protected Areas and
the Convention on Biological Diversity
(Agenda item 24)
The key role of protected
areas in conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
has been repeatedly emphasized in decisions of
the Conference of the Parties. In addition, Parties
themselves have consistently highlighted their
efforts to develop and maintain their national
protected area systems as a central element of
their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action
Plans to implement the Convention. A well-designed
and managed protected system complements other
measures taken towards conservation and sustainable
use of biodiversity outside protected areas. Read Paper
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Protected
Areas and Poverty: An Emerging issue from the
Vth World Parks Congress (Agenda item 24)
This brief reflects the Durban Accord, Action
Plan, Recommendations and discussions that took
place at the Vth World Parks Congress with respect
to an emerging issue of Protected Areas and poverty,
with the aim of promoting further debate and discussion. Read Paper
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The
IUCN Management Categories - Speaking a Common
Language about Protected Areas
There are now more than 100,000 protected areas
(IUCN and UNEP/WCMC, 2003). They have been set
up for many reasons, including protection of species,
habitats, landscapes and scenery, watershed protection,
promotion of tourism, for recreation, research,
education, as the homelands for indigenous peoples,
and to protect important non-material values.
They vary greatly in size, are given many different
names at the national level, and derive from diverse
national legislation and other initiatives. Many
different agencies and interests manage and own
protected areas. read
paper
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Ten-Year
High Seas Marine Protected Areas Strategy: A ten-year
strategy to promote the development of a global
representative system of high seas marine protected
area networks
The past thirty years of ocean exploration have
revealed an incredible diversity of life inhabiting
our oceans, including deep ocean ecosystems and
communities with a wealth of unique species; however,
much of the oceans remain poorly explored or understood.
Despite our lack of knowledge, we do know that
the biodiversity and productivity of the high
seas--the deep seabed and water column beyond
national jurisdiction--are under imminent threat
primarily from fishing activities (deep sea trawling,
long-lining, etc.). The common assumption that
living marine resources are inexhaustible has
often been proven incorrect. read paper
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Representative
of MCPA Networks - A Top Priority for Managers
and Policy Makers
Action is urgently needed to protect and restore
ocean health and productivity. This is reinforced
by the growing evidence of fisheries decline and
the increasing pressures on coastal resources
as a result of over 50% of the world's population
living within 100 miles of the coast. read paper
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