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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 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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2003 United Nations List of Protected Areas,

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2005 World Database on Protected Areas
english - french - spanish		 The WDPA Consortium
A day of adventure in the Forest, environmental activities for Protected Areas, IUCN 2003

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Beyond Boundaries Enabling effective transboundary Conservation,

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Trevor Sandwith and Charles Besancon
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Can Protected Areas Contribute to Povery Alleviation? Opportunities and Limitations, IUCN 2004

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Jeff McNeely et al.
Category V
PARKS Vol 13.2
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Conservation Partnerships in Africa
PARKS Vol 13.1
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Conservation on Private Lands, The Australian Experience

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Conservation and Sustainable Development in Mountain Areas, IUCN 2004
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 M.F.Price
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WPC Delegate Survey

The attached report presents the results of the World Parks Congress Delegate Survey. Reference to this report should be cited as Hockings, M., Machlis, G., Nielsen, E., Russell, K., Myambe, N. and James, R. (2005) Delegate Survey Report, Vth World Parks Congress 2003. IUCN, WCPA and University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.

If you would like to access to the full dataset from the survey for research purposes, please contact Dr Marc Hockings (email m.hockings@uq.edu.au)”


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European Models of Good Practice in Protected Areas.
IUCN and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, 2004

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 H. Synge

Evaluating Effectiveness

A summary for park managers and policy makers, IUCN 2002

Available in PDF in English, French, Spanish, Indonesian

Marc Hockings
Sue Stolton
Nigel Dudley

Evaluating Effectiveness

Maintaining Protected Areas for Now and the Future

 

 Marc Hockings
Sue Stolton
Nigel Dudley

Evaluating Governance

A Handbook to accompany a participatory process for a protected area.

Peter Abrams, Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, Julia Gardner, Pippa Heylings

  

Friends for Life, New Partners in support of Protected Areas, IUCN

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Jeff McNeely
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Guidelines for Management Planning for Protected Areas

Guideline Series No 10

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 Lee Thomas, Julie Middleton

Guidelines for Planning and Managing Mountain Protected Areas
IUCN, 2004

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L. Hamilton,
L. McMillan
Guias para la Planificacion y el Manejo de las Areas Protegidas de Montaña
IUCN, 2004
 L. Hamilton,
L. McMillan
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How is your MPA doing? A Guidebook of Natural and Social Indicators for Evaluating Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness.
IUCN, 2004

http://www.effectivempa.noaa.gov/guidebook/guidebook.html

 R. S. Pomeroy,
J. E. Parks,
L. M. Watson
Incorporating Marine Protected Areas into Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Principles and Guidelines. IUCN, 2004.

PDF Document click here 		S. Belfiore,
B. Cicin-Sain,
C. Ehler (eds.)

Indigenous and Local Communities and Protected Areas

Guidelines Series No 11

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Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend
Ashish Kothari
Gonzalo Oviedo

 

Integrating Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use, Lessons learned from ecological networks

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 Graham Bennet
International Agreements and Programmes
PARKS Vol 12.3
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International Environmental Governance: An International Regime for Protected Areas

PDF Document click here 		J. Scanlon, F. Burhenne-Guilmin
Interpreting IUCN Protected Area Categories for Forest Protected Areas

Guidelines series still to be published		  
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Local Communities and Protected Areas
PARKS Vol. 12.2
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Management of Protected Areas in the Mediterranean. Assessment and Opportunities of Networks and Action Plans. 2003 (available in English, Spanish and French) A. López Ornat,
E. Correas
Managing Mountain Protected Areas: Challenges and Responses for the 21st Century. Andromeda Press, 2004. D. Harmon,
G. Worboys

Monitoring Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas

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 Wilkinson, Clive R. ; Green, Alison ; Almany, Jeanine ; Dionne, Shannon
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Participatory Conservation. Paradigm Shift in International Policy. IUCN and Kalpravish. 2004

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Proceedings of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress, IUCN WCPA 2004 available in English. French and Spanish will be available soon. IUCN WCPA 2004

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Proceedings of the Workshop Stream "Building a Secure Financial Future: Finance & Resources". Vth World Parks Congress. IUCN 2004

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Protected Areas and Biodiversity. KJ Mulongoy and S.Chape

CBD Secretariat and UNEP-WCMC

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Protected Areas as Engines for Development
PARKS Vol 13.3

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Protected Areas in 2023, Scenarios for an uncertain future , IUCN 2003

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 Jeff McNeely and Frederik Schutyser
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Review of Protected Areas and Development in the Lower Mekong Region (Series of eight reports and one CD-Rom) International Centre for Environmental Management

Securing Protected Areas in the face of Global Change: Issues and Strategies, IUCN 2004

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Speaking a common language, IUCN 2004

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Adrian Phillips, Sue Stolton, Nigel Dudley and Kevin Bishop

State of the World Protected Areas,

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 UNEP WCMC

The Protected Landscape approach: Linking Nature, culture and Community. IUCN WCPA 2004

still to be published

  

The Urban Imperative. Urban Outreach Strategies for Protected Area Agencies, 2004

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Tourism and Protected Areas: Benefits beyond boundaries

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CABI Publishing

Vth IUCN World Parks Congress - Feedback and Reflections

PARKS Magazine 14.2

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War and Protected Areas

PARKS Magazine 14.1. IUCN WCPA 2004

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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.
Les résultats prévus au COngrèsLos resultados previstos del Congreso
Publications classified by title

For more information please contact
David Sheppard
Head, Protected Areas Programme, IUCN
Vth World Parks Congres - Benefits Beyond Boundaries

 
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