Programme as of 30 April 2007

Introduction: Setting the Context  (10 minute per speech)
Introduction from Junta de Andalusia. Miss Fuensanta Coves Botella, Regional Councillor for the Environment, Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía. Formal introduction to the Summit and its importance in the context of Andalusia’s System of Protected Areas (RENPA).

Introduction from Antonio Serrano, Secretary General for Territory and Biodiversity, Ministry of the Environment of Spain. Importance of the Summit in the context of IUCN cooperation with Spain on environmental issues and Spain’s commitments to biodiversity conservation.

Introduction to the Summit, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General. Introduction to IUCN and its role in protected areas and the IUCN PA Category System.

Statement from Nik Lopoukhine, WCPA Chair. The IUCN PA Category System and its international application, with particular reference to the CBD.

Statement from Peter Bridgewater, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention. The IUCN PA Category System and the Ramsar Convention.

Historical background and Aims of the Category Summit (10 minute per speech, followed by plenary discussion)

Kenton Miller, WCPA Chair Emeritus. History of the IUCN PA Category System.

David Sheppard, Head IUCN Programme on Protected Areas. Introduction to the reason for and aims of the Summit.

Questions and plenary discussion from the floor.

Point and counterpoint: 2 presentations giving different opinions about the IUCN categories.
                                          
Harvey Locke. Are all the categories equal? - Critique of Categories V and VI.

Josep Maria Mallarach. The importance of applying all the categories.

Plenary Panel Discussion

Facilitated plenary discussion by Marc Hockings with panelists on perspectives in relation to different categories. Panelists will give a 2-3 minute statement and plenary discussion will follow. Panelists will include:

Cyril Kormos (Category Ia); Kent Redford (Category Ib); Craig Groves (Category II); Nigel Dudley (Category III); Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (Category IV); Jessica Brown (Category V); Claudio Maretti (Category VI)

Workshop Session 1: National and Regional Experience with the Categories System
                    
Nigel Dudley. Introduction and explanation of the workshop session (5 minutes).
Three Workshop Sessions will explore perspectives from different protected area agencies from around the world. Separate sessions will be allocated for each of the three IUCN languages. In each session the Chair will give a short introduction, followed, by 2-3 speakers who will give short presentations (no powerpoints), followed by discussion.

Each workshop is asked to identify: “What are the key lessons from application of the IUCN Category system in their country/region” Reporting back from these workshop sessions will be on Tuesday 8 May from 09:00 to 11:00

Session 1: French

Chair: Christian Barthod, Sous Directeur des Espaces Naturels, Direction de la Nature et des Paysages, Ministère de l’Ecologie et du Développement Durable, France.

Short (2-3 minute) presentations (no powerpoints) from Algeria, France, Madagascar, and Tunisia.

Followed by workshop discussion

Session 2: Spanish

Chair : Rosario Pintos Martín, Directora General de la Red de Espacios Naturales Protegidos de Andalucía y Servicios Ambientales. Consejeria de Medio Ambiente, Junta de Andalucía, Spain.

Short (2-3 minute) presentations (no powerpoints) from Bolivia, Cuba, Italy, Mexico, Peru, and Spain.

Followed by workshop discussion.

Session 3: English

Chair : Roger Crofts, WCPA Regional Vice Chair for Europe.          

Short (2-3 minute) presentations (no powerpoints) from Australia,  Canada, Iran, Kenya/East Africa, Korea, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, and Uganda.

Followed by workshop discussion.

Workshop Session 2: Experiences with the Application of Specific Categories

Nigel Dudley. Introduction and explanation of the Workshop Session 2 (5 minutes).

Sub­groups will discuss experiences with the application of the different Categories. Each workshop session is asked to identify: (1) How adequate are these categories in guiding protected area planning and management?  What needs to be changed and improved? ; (2) How can these categories be better promoted and applied in policy, in national legislation, and at other levels ?; and (3) How can the process for assigning these categories be improved ?

Reporting back from these workshop sessions will be on Tuesday 8 May from 09:00 to 11:00hrs

Session 1: Categories I and II

Chair: Miguel Castroviejo Bolivar, Permanent Representative of Spain to the EU.

Session 2: Categories III and IV

Chair: Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, WCPA Co-Vice Chair, Governance, Equity and Livelihoods.

Session  3: Categories V and VI.
 
Chair: Rosario Pintos Martín, Directora General de la Red de Espacios Naturales Protegidos de Andalucía y Servicios Ambientales, Consejería de Medio Ambiente,  Junta de Andalucía, Spain.

Reporting Back from Day 1: Plenary session reporting back from the workshop sessions of Day 1. There will be presentations (10 minutes each) by one person from each session (6) to report back from Workshop Session 1 (national and regional Experience) and from Workshop Session 2 (experience with the application of different categories) (10 minutes each)

Chair: Miguel Castroviejo Bolivar, Permanent Representative of Spain to the EU.

Workshop Session 3: Improving the application of the Category System          

Nigel Dudley. Introduction and explanation of the workshop session (5 minutes).
Four workshop sessions will assess different aspects of the application of the category system and will be asked to address specific issues. Reporting back from these workshop sessions will be on Tuesday 8 May from 1730 to 1850

Session 1: How can we improve the process of assignment of protected areas to categories?

Chair: José Antonio Atauri, EUROPARC-Spain

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the process of assignment of protected areas to categories be improved? (covering aspects such as: principles for assignment, consultation, addressing complaints and grievances)

Session 2: Data Collection and Management

Chair: Charles Besancon, Head Protected Areas Programme, UNEP-WCMC

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the application of the Category System within the World Database on Protected Areas be improved? (covering aspects such as steps to improve recording and reporting, regionalisation of data collection and data/information use for a variety of objectives (research projects; extractive industry’s objectives, EIA; etc).

Session 3: Governance of PAs and the Category System

Chair: Ashish Kothari, WCPA Co-Vice Chair, Governance, Equity and Livelihoods

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can different PA Governance models be best integrated within the IUCN Category System ? (covering aspects such as
Accommodating information on Community Conserved Areas, private protected areas, sacred sites)

Session 4: Guaranteeing Categories and improving PA Management Effectiveness

Chair: Marc Hockings, WCPA Vice Chair Science and Management

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the Category System accommodate information on Management Effectiveness ? (covering aspects such as Legal and institutional issues, management effectiveness, discussion on options for certification etc).

Workshop Session 4: Working with Partners to improve the IUCN Category System

Nigel Dudley. Introduction and explanation of the workshop session (5 minutes).
Three workshop sessions will assess partnerships with different partners (organizations and groups) to ensure better application of the category system. Each Session will be asked to address specific issues. Reporting back from these workshop sessions will be on Tuesday 8 May from 17:30 to 18:50

Session 1: Working with the International Conventions and Agreements to improve the application of the Category System

Chair: Mayte Martín Crespo, Ministry of the Environment of Spain

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the Category system be better linked with and applied within International Conventions and Agreements? (covering application within Conventions and Agreements such as the CBD, Ramsar Convention, UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme etc)

Session 2: Working with the Private Sector to improve the application of the Category System

Chair: Nik Lopoukhine, WCPA Chair

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the Private Sector be more effectively involved with the IUCN category system? (covering key issues and challenges of working with the private sector, opportunities for private sector support for the application of the category system and for protected areas in general)

Session 3: Working with local communities and other local partners to improve the application of the Category System

Chair: Juan José Luque Ibañez. Delegado Provincial de la Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía en Almería.

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can local communities, indigenous peoples and other local partners be better involved and engaged with the IUCN Category System? (covering approaches for involving local communities in the identification of Categories and the development of management strategies etc)

Reporting Back from Day 2: Plenary session reporting back from the workshop sessions of Day 2. There will be presentations (10 minutes each) by one person from each session (7) to report back from Workshop Session 3 (improving the application of the category system) and from Workshop Session 4 (improving partnerships)

Chair: Ashish Kothari, WCPA Co-Vice Chair, Governance, Equity and Livelihoods

Plenary Panel session. Summary of progress over the previous two days – an overview addressing the key questions, outlining where we have consensus and where there are further questions

Chair: David Sheppard, Head IUCN Programme on Protected Areas, with a Panel of Kenton Miller, WCPA Chair Emeritus, Ernesto Enkerlin Hoeflich, Presidente Comision Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas, Mexico, and Carmen Miranda, WCPA Vice Chair for South America.

Workshop Session 5: Applying the Category System in different biomes and at a landscape scale. (coffee/tea will be available from 11:00 to 11:30)

Nigel Dudley. Introduction and explanation of the workshop session (5 minutes).
Four workshop sessions will assess the application of the Category System in different biomes partnerships and at a landscape scale. Each Session will be asked to address specific issues. Reporting back from these workshop sessions will be on Thursday 10 May from 13:00 to 14:00.

Session 1:  Applying the IUCN Category System in the marine environment

Chair: Dan Laffoley, WCPA Vice Chair, Marine

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the Category system be better applied in the marine environment and how can marine specific issues be addressed? (covering: what should be included in guidance for applying the Categories in the marine environment, how to deal with marine specific issues such as vertical zonation, etc)

Session 2: Applying the IUCN Category System in Freshwater Ecosystems

Chair: Peter Bridgewater, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention.

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the Category system be better applied in  freshwater ecosystems (covering: what should be included in guidance for applying the Categories in freshwater ecosystems, how do we increase attention for the conservation of freshwater ecosystems within the different categories)

Session 3: Applying the IUCN Category System in Forest Ecosystems

Chair: José Guirado Romero, Director General de Gestión del Medio Natural. Consejería de Medio Ambiente. Junta de Andalucia.

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the Category system be better applied in forest ecosystems? (covering: Addressing key problems with the categories in use for forests and asking whether these have been addressed – interventions from UNECE, MCPFE and COST)

Session 4: Species conservation and connectivity and the IUCN Category System

Chair:  Holly Dublin, Chair, IUCN Species Surivival Comission.

Short introduction by the Chair followed by workshop discussion

Key Question for the Workshop Session: How can the Category system be used as a more effective tool to enhance species conservation and better conservation at a landscape level?  (covering: Role of zoning, role of different categories within the landscape’s mosaic, areas outside protected area networks, corridors etc)

Plenary session. Reporting Back from Day 3: There will be presentations (10 minutes each) by one person from each session (4) to report back from Workshop Session 5 (applying the category system in different biomes)

Chair: Cristina Narbona, Ministry of the Environment, Spain

Plenary. Where do we go from here?
Chair: Nigel Dudley

Outline of what will hopefully be an emerging consensus. Proposed process for revising the guidance to the categories and further work needed and discussion from the floor.

Field Visit to Sierra Nevada National Park