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12, September 2003 Highlights
 Participants
at the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) met in seven workshop streams to address:
linkages in the landscape and seascape; building broader support for protected
areas (PAs); PA governance; developing the capacity to manage PAs; evaluating
management effectiveness; building a secure financial future; and building comprehensive
PA systems. All workshop streams held concurrent break-out sessions throughout
the day. Side meetings, special events and discussion groups on WPC recommendations
were also held.
This report focuses on selected sessions addressing: Communities
and Equity; Marine Protected Areas (MPAs); and Evaluating Management Effectiveness.
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WPC
News
September 12, 2003
International
peace climb for transboundary cooperation in Drakensberg World
Heritage site
 Durban,
South Africa, 12 September 2003 (IUCN) - To
mark the occasion of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress, 60 participants from
30 nations hiked to the top of two mountains in South Africa’s uKhalamba/Drakensberg
Park World Heritage site, carrying their national flags. At the summits, the
international climbers and mountain experts made a declaration on peace and the
importance of transboundary protected areas in building peace, international
solidarity, and heritage conservation. (...)
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WPC
Session Report
September 12, 2003
A
Race to Save the Frozen Continent
 Durban,
South Africa, 12 September 2003 (IUCN) - Thanks
to geographic isolation and constant low temperatures the Antarctic harbours
many species that are not found elsewhere in the world. Antarctica is the first
internationally managed area in the world, comprising the Antarctic continent
and Southern Ocean to 60oS latitude. The area currently has about 20, mostly
very small, protected areas that include a marine component, only 6 of which
are entirely marine. Despite the extremes of cold and dark, a surprising abundance
of life dwells in or depends upon these chilly waters. (...)
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WPC
Session Report
September 12, 2003
Vigorous
debate on extractive industry and protected areas
 Durban,
South Africa, 12 September 2003 (IUCN) - Around
70 people from the conservation community, mining industry, governments, and
indigenous peoples’ groups gathered at a Vth IUCN World Parks Congress
meeting and took part in a lively discussion on extractive industries and protected
areas. The aim of the meeting was to strengthen the industries’ commitment
to protected areas and biodiversity. Interim results were presented on the biodiversity
assessment and management “best practice” guidelines being developed
under the IUCN-International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Dialogue.
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September 12, 2003
“Shattering
the Myth” about extinction in the sea – unanimous call for urgent
changes in marine management
 Durban,
South Africa, 12 September 2003 (IUCN) - A
panel of experts convened by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and Global
Marine Programme opened lively discussions at the World Parks Congress over the
urgent need for improved management of marine species. The session introduced
a new, multi-year project being carried out by the SSC in collaboration with
other partners, including The Ocean Conservancy, which aims to overturn the myth
that marine species are less vulnerable to extinction than those on land and
are therefore in less need of conservation action. This is widely recognized
as a major obstacle to improvements in their management and in overall stewardship
of marine resources and habitats. (...)
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WPC
Session Report
September 12, 2003
Workshop
I: Building Broader Support for Protected Areas
 Durban,
South Africa, 12 September 2003 (IUCN) - What
does Strategic Communication actually mean? How does it work, and what are the
obstacles professionals encounter? These were the main points discussed during
the first workshop day in the building support stream. Case studies from the
four corners of the world highlighted striking similarities in experiences and
problems faced. (...)
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of Workshop Stream 1
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WPC
Session Report
September 12, 2003
The
Workshop Day-One Melting Pot
 Durban,
South Africa, 12 September 2003 (IUCN) - With
2500 plus delegates currently registered at the congress,
there was no lack of participants in the 7 workshop streams
and 3 cross-cutting themes that started yesterday and close
at the end of tomorrow. Highlights from the World Heritage
cross-cutting stream included the launch a new publication
on the effectiveness of the World Heritage Convention. Other
perks included discussions on sites inscribed in the “in
Danger List” and on sites in regions of conflict. (...)
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Noticias
del CMP
Septiembre 12, 2003
Género
y equidad levantan bandera en el Congreso Mundial de Parques
 Durban,
Surafrica, 12 Septiembre 2003 (IUCN) - Por
primera vez desde el 1º Congreso en 1962. "La
relación que las mujeres y hombres tienen con el medio
ambiente y las áreas protegidas es crucial para la
supervivencia de estos hábitat naturales” –dijo
la Viceministra de Ambiente y Turismo de Sudáfrica,
Rejoice Mabudafhasi, cuando presentó el miércoles
un video titulado “El Género Cuenta” (Gender
Matters), durante el V Congreso Mundial de Áreas Protegidas
organizado por UICN en Durban, Sudáfrica, del 8 al
17 de este mes. (...)
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WPC
IUCN/CI Press Release
September 12, 2003
IUCN
takes part in Global “Gap Analysis”
 Durban,
South Africa, 12 September 2003 (IUCN) - IUCN’s
Species Survival Commission is contributing to an assessment
of gaps in the existing global protected area system – terrestrial,
freshwater and marine - which must be filled to ensure coverage
of as many species as possible, particularly those included
in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and their habitats.
The Commission, through its 7,000 expert members, can help
design protected areas using the best available science and
is developing criteria and procedures to identify and select
the most important sites for biodiversity conservation. (...)
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WPC
Press Release
September 12, 2003
Closer
Collaboration to Save the World's Wetlands
 Durban,
South Africa, 12 September 2003 (IUCN) - The
World Conservation Union and the Ramsar Convention Bureau
today sign an agreement of cooperation to save wetland ecosystems. “The
result of this agreement will be more effective international
policy and local action to conserve some of the world’s
most valuable and beautiful wetlands”, says Dr.
Peter Bridgewater, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention
on
Wetlands.(...)
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Noticias
del CMP
Septiembre 12, 2003
UICN
lanza publicación sobre el estado de conservación
de áreas protegidas en Latinoamérica
 Durban,
Sudáfrica, 12 de setiembre de 2003 (IUCN) - En
un esfuerzo conjunto entre las oficinas regionales para
Sudamérica y Mesoamérica de UICN, en el marco
del V Congreso Mundial de Parques, se realizó el
lanzamiento de una nueva publicación titulada "Áreas
Protegidas en Latinoamérica - de Caracas a Durban",
un vistazo sobre su estado 1992-2003 y tendencias futuras.
A través de este documento, ambas oficinas pretenden
apoyar la divulgación del estado y las tendencias
de las áreas protegidas en la región. Si
bien no se trata de un informe oficial de diagnóstico
exhaustivo, sí busca contribuir a mostrar, en especial,
a actores extra-regionales y, mediante la información
disponible y la referencia a algunos ejemplos seleccionados,
el gran esfuerzo que la región ha hecho en materia
de áreas protegidas; así como los enormes
retos que permanecen pendientes y con los que la Unión
está profundamente comprometida.(...)
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