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Vth World Parks Congress - 7-17 September 2003, Durban, South Africa

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Building Capacity Stream
"Developing the capacity to manage"

Short course 2

"An Orientation Program on Ecological Integrity - A Call to Action"

Date: 14-15 September 2003 // ROOM 11A


Conducted by: Nik Lopoukhine, Parks Canada et Jeffrey Parrish, The Nature Conservancy.

Participants will learn how to integrate ecological integrity concepts and practices within their day to day operations. Course will provide an opportunity to learn a process for thinking about and addressing ecological integrity issues and an opportunity to apply this process to a local ecological integrity issue. Participants will be introduced to a suite of computer-based tools for evaluating and monitoring ecological integrity.

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Due to cost and logistical limitations short courses will be conducted in English only. Numbers of participants who can be accommodated on these courses will also be limited and allocated on a first come first served basis.

Registration is done directly on the registration form, except for shortcourses 9 and 10

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This section contains information about the WPC, ranging from the concept of parks congresses with a historical overview of previous congresses, to logistical information such as details of the congress location, dates, organizers, and a brief description of the WCPA.
sur le CMPSobre el CMP
Idea, concept, history of the WPC

- symposia
- workshops
- side events
- media events
- short courses
- exhibition

Welcome at the WPC 2003
What's the World Commission on Protected  Areas
Vth World Parks Congres - Benefits Beyond Boundaries

 

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