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September 15, 2003
IUCN
and Convention on Migratory Species Sign Agreement to Help Save Thousands
of Species
 Durban,
South Africa, 15 September 2003 (IUCN) - The
heads of IUCN and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) are signing
a landmark agreement today at the World Parks Congress which is set to
strengthen the conservation of hundreds of species ranging from the Siberian
crane to the Mediterranean monk seal. IUCN and CMS, also known as the
Bonn Convention, have had a close working relationship in working to
conserve the world’s migratory species since the Convention was
created in 1979. (...)
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September 15, 2003
China
moves to joint action of government and local communities on Protected
Areas
 Durban,
South Africa, 15 September 2003 (IUCN) - A
remarkable change in the policy of the Chinese government in its approach
to protected areas is emerging at the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress in
Durban. “The Chinese government simply declared 44 sites protected
in 1982. Now, these are increasingly designated in consultation with,
or even by communities themselves”, says Mr. Li Rusheng, Division
Chief of the Office of National Parks, Ministry of Construction, China.
(...)
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September 15, 2003
Communities
Demostrate a History of Conservation, and Ask for Recognition of Community
Conserved Areas
 Durban,
South Africa, 15 September 2003 (IUCN) - One
of the biggest new messages coming out of the World Parks Congress is
that governments are not the only ones attempting to protect biodiversity.
Indigenous peoples, mobile peoples, and local communities across the
world are conserving habitats and species in a bewildering diversity
of ways….across perhaps several hundred million hectares. (...)
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September 15, 2003
“An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” - World Parks Congress
focuses on wildlife health
 Durban,
South Africa, 15 September 2003 (IUCN) - The
Vth IUCN World Parks Congress is tackling key issues that affect both
conservation and development including the movement of diseases between
wildlife, humans and their livestock. In response to this growing problem,
the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), IUCN, and other
organizations are launching a new programme designed to prevent and minimize
the ecological and economic damage introduced diseases can cause. (...)
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September 15, 2003
Canary
in a Coalmine - Measuring the Heath of our PAs
 Durban,
South Africa, 15 September 2003 (IUCN) - The
Earth’s ecosystems are facing numerous pressures, including those
found within protected areas. Measuring their health status is important
in improving biodiversity, managing protected areas appropriately and
directing limited resources to where they are most needed. Like a canary
in a coalmine, ill-health in protected areas can be an indicator of an
unhealthy planet. (...)
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Septembre 15, 2003
5
Millions d'euros pour la cooperation régionale pour les aires
marines protégées
en Afrique de l'Ouest
Durban,
Afrique du Sud, 15 Septembre 2003 (UICN) - Au
Congrès Mondial des Parcs de l’UICN en Afrique du Sud, le
Dr. Luc Hoffmann a annoncé aujourd’hui l’engagement
de la Fondation MAVA pour un montant de 5 millions d’euros afin
de construire un réseau d’aires marines protégées
sur la zone côtière Ouest Africaine.(...)
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