Capacity and Development
Information Management Task Force
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| Task Force Leader |
Co-Task Force Leader |
Mr. Thomas D. MORITZ
Boeschenstein Director of Library Services
American Museum of Natural History - New York
79th Street at Central Park West
New York
New York 10024
USA
Tel: ++1 (212) 769-5417
Fax: ++1 (212) 769-5009
Email: tmoritz@amnh.org |
Mr Silvio OLIVIERI
Co-Chair Information Management, WCPA
Conservation International
1919 M St. N.W.
Suite 600
Washington
DC 20036
USA
Tel: ++1 (202) 912 1265
Fax: ++1 (202) 912-1030
Email: S.olivieri@conservation.org |
The Information Management Task
Force (IMTF) was established in April 1996 by
the CNPPA (now WCPA) Steering Committee. The goal
of the IMTF is:
"To improve
the way protected areas information is collected,
managed, accessed disseminated and applied".
 Recognising that there are significant
disparities worldwide in access to PA information,
resources, services and technologies, the IMTF
will pursue strategies which ensure equitable
access to protected area information.
The Task Force reports to the
WCPA Steering Committee which will periodically
review its performance. It will be a major point
of contact and collaboration with WCMC (and its
affiliates) and with the IUCN Information Management
Group.
The IMTF is composed of WCPA members
including a representative of WCMC and others
as appropriate, who provide both broad geographic
representation and state-of-the-art expertise
in information management.
Main
Objectives of the Task Force
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To
review information and capacity building needs
and the resources of the worldwide protected
areas community, and to outline tools and
guidelines to address identified needs;
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To produce a fully developed
and costed Protected Areas Resource Centre
(PARC) proposal which is both modular and
phased in design, and act as an advisory body
for its implementation;
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To insure effective WCPA input
to the Biodiversity Conservation Information
System (BCIS) Programme;
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To provide advice to WCMC
and WCPA to improve the way protected areas
information is collected, managed, accessed,
disseminated and applied;
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To seek and secure funding
for WCPA information management projects with
priority being given to PARC; and
To undertake other tasks in the
area of protected area information management
at the request of the WCPA Steering Committee.
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