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

The Homepage www.iucn.org/wpc2003/ contains a brief introduction as to what the WPC is and links to the main sections -
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
Outputs of the Congress
This section contains a breakdown of the programme per day, details of the workshops, side events and short courses. It also provides information about the exhibition, the field trips and pre / post congress tours.
This is where new documents are posted and news disseminated. As well it host the daily coverage of the congress events and gives useful updates in the build up to the WPC. It includes links to the PARKS newsletter and a section for the Media, covering press releases, media briefs and details of media accreditation
All you ever wanted to know about the people behind the WPC, from IUCN and WCPA staff to people in South Africa National Parks, the South African Ministry for the Environment, the Congress Patrons and other partners. This section also provides useful links
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Publications

Guidelines
Parks

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Guidelines

Management Guidelines for IUCN Category V Protected Areas Protected Landscapes/Seascapes,
Author Adrian Phillips
Management Guidelines for IUCN Category V Protected Areas Protected Landscapes/Seascapes,
Category V is managing the interface between people and nature and is a tough challenge for society

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Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas
Author: Graeme Kelleher

Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas

Guidelines for creating and managing MPAs as a component of integrated coastal management and sustainable development. PARKS Magazine, Volume 8, No.2 on Marine Protected Areas is an integral part of this document.

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Financing Protected Areas - Guidelines for Protected Area Managers.
Author: Financing Protected Areas Task Force of WCPA, Economics Unit of IUCN, Adrian Phillips (Ed) (2000)

Financing Protected Areas - Guidelines for Protected Area Managers.

Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines Series No. 5. This Guideline is aimed at providing protected areas managers with information about financing their protected areas and where to look for finance beyond existing sources.

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Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Case Studies
Author: WWF/IUCN. Javier Beltrán, Adrian Phillips (Ed) (2000)

Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Case Studies

Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines Series No. 4. It is sometimes assumed that protected areas must be in conflict with the rights and traditions of indigenous and other traditional peoples. However, the present document shows that there are processes to avoid conflicts between those peoples' rights and protected area objectives.

For English Version click on image PDF 2.1MB

For Spanish Version click here PDF 1./ MB

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Evaluating Effectiveness - A Framework for Assessing the Management of Protected Areas
Author: Marc Hockings, Sue Stolton, Nigel Dudley and Adrian Phillips (Ed) (2000)

Evaluating Effectiveness - A Framework for Assessing the Management of Protected Areas

Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines Series No. 6. This report proposes a framework for assessing management effectiveness. The framework also includes suggested tools which can be used as the basis for developing an assessment methodology.

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Economic Values of Protected Areas - Guidelines for Protected Areas Managers
Author: Task Force on Economic Benefits of Protected Areas of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) of IUCN in collaboration with the Economics Service Unit of IUCN, Adrian Phillips (Ed) (1998)

Economic Values of Protected Areas - Guidelines for Protected Areas Managers

Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines Series No. 2. Part I gives an overview of how the economic values of protected areas can be assessed, providing new insights and inform the debate. The case studies in Part II identify those sites where protecting the environment has made a significant contribution to the economy.

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National System Planning for Protected Areas
Author: Adrian G. Davey, Adrian Phillips (Ed) (1998)

National System Planning for Protected Areas

Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines Series No. 1. A system plan is the design of a total protected area system covering the full range of ecosystems and communities found in a particular country. These guidelines identify links between system planning, In situ conservation, protected area management categories and the importance to provide a broad national framework. This publication provides good guidance to national governments to implement article 8 of the CBD.

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Guidelines for Protected Area Management Categories
Author: IUCN - WCPA and WCMC (1994)

Guidelines for Protected Area Management Categories

The guidelines attempt to establish greater understanding among all concerned about the different categories of protected areas. A central principle upon which the guidelines are based is that categories should be defined by the objectives of management, rather than the title of the area nor by the effectiveness of management in meeting those objectives.

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Transboundary Protected Areas for Peace and Co-operation
Author: Trevor Sandwith, Clare Shine, Lawrence Hamilton and David Sheppard, Adrian Phillips (Ed) (2001)

Transboundary Protected Areas for Peace and Co-operation

Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines Series n°7. This
publication gives guidance on how to achieve peace through protected areas and aims to facilitate transboundary cooperation between protected areas.

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Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: Guidelines for Planning and Management
Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: Guidelines for Planning and Management
Author: Paul F.J. Eagles, Stephen F. McCool and Christopher D. Haynes
Series Editor: Adrian Phillips

Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines No. 8. These guidelines aim to build an understanding of protected area tourism, and its management. They provide a theoretical structure, but are also intended to help managers in practical ways. The underlying aim is to ensure that tourism contributes to the purposes of protected areas and does not undermine them.

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PARKS - The International Journal for Protected Area Managers 

PARKS Magazine, Volume 8 No 1:
Population and Parks
IUCN (Feb 1998)

Population and Parks

A selection of case studies acknowledging the need to establish partnerships and encourage cooperation with neighbors and other stakeholders, promote stewardship, and other instruments which support protected areas objectives.

PDF 1.7MB click on image

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 8 No 2:
Marine Protected Areas
IUCN (Jun 1998)

Marine Protected Areas

Volume of case studies of lessons learned from MPAs around the world. The case studies focus on: the application in practice of IUCN/WCPA protected area categories to MPAs and an evaluation of the contributions which MPAs can make to sustainable fishing and biological diversity.

PDF 1.7MB click on image

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 8 No 3:
Grassland Protected Areas
IUCN (Oct 1998)

Grassland Protected Areas

Volume of case studies aimed at advancing the discussion on the importance and lack of protected temperate grassland biomes. A series of case studies representing each realm on the planet in which temperate grasslands are found.

PDF 869K click on image

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 9 No 1:
Reserve Design and Selection
IUCN (Feb 1999)

Reserve Design and Selection

Special issue with articles illustrating the real-world applicability of recent approaches to systematic conservation planning.

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 9 No 2:
Management Effectiveness of Protected Areas
IUCN (Jun 1999)
Management Effectiveness of Protected Areas

The articles presented in this issue of PARKS relate to management effectiveness in different parts of the world and address some of the problems faced in the management of protected areas.

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 9 No 3:
Bioregional Approach to Protected Areas
IUCN (Oct 1999)
Bioregional Approach to Protected Areas

This special issue of PARKS contains four case studies that demonstrate the successful use of bioregional planning drawn from Australia, Bhutan, Brazil and North America.

PDF 5.2 MB click on image

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 10 No 1:
Protected Areas in the North Africa/Middle East Region
IUCN (Feb 2000)

Protected Areas in the North Africa/Middle East Region

Articles on protected areas within the North Africa/Middle East Region.

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 10 No 2:
Non-material Values of Protected Areas
IUCN (June 2000)

Non-material Values of Protected Areas

The articles presented in this issue of PARKS illustrate some of the different concerns and approaches that fall within the rather general theme of "non-material values."

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 10 No 3:
Partnership and Exchange Programmes
IUCN (Oct 2000)
Partnership and Exchange Programmes

This issue is dedicated to Exchange and Partnership Programmes for protected areas and a range of different types of partnerships are discussed.

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 11 No 1:

IUCN (2001)

Biosphere Reserves

This issue of PARKS is devoted to Biosphere Reserves, established under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 11 No 2:
ICDPS: Working with Parks and People
IUCN (2001)

ICDPS: Working with Parks and People

This issue of PARKS is dedicated to the memory of Clive Marsh, biologist, friend and conservationist, who dedicated his life to conservation and helped to establish protected areas and ICDPs in Africa and South-East Asia

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 11 No 3:
Cities and Protected Areas
IUCN (2001)
Cities and Protected Areas

This issue of Parks addresses the importance of Protected Areas in urban environment

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 12 No 1:
Tourism and Protected Areas
IUCN (2002)
Tourism and Protected Areas

This is issue of Parks addresses the importance of tourism in park management strategies

PDF 27MB click on image

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PARKS Magazine, Volume 12 No 2:
Local Communities and Protected Areas

IUCN (2002)
Local Communities and Protected Areas

This issue of Parks aims to showcase the different roles that local communities are playing in protected areas, highlight some emerging issues and challenges, and advance the debate on the state of community involvement in conservation.

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