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September
2003
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WPC
Programme
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World
Parks Congress Programme
Day
1: Monday 8 September
Report
of the Day // Programme of the Day
REPORT OF THE DAY
On Monday,
8 September, Achim Steiner, IUCN Director
General and WPC Master of Ceremonies, welcomed all participants,
and highlighted the accomplishment in designating at least
10% of the earth’s surface as PAs.
Thabo
Mbeki, President of South Africa, drew attention to
the UN Millennium Declaration and the Johannesburg Plan of
Implementation, identified poverty and under-development as
major threats to nature conservation, and commended the New
Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) for combining
environmental and social goals.
HM
Queen Noor, IUCN and Congress Patron, highlighted
the role of ecosystems in sustaining livelihoods, and of transboundary
PAs in promoting peace and security.
Nelson
Mandela, former President of South Africa and Congress
Patron, stressed the need to involve youth in PA management,
and to consider PAs’ contribution to poverty alleviation.
He said sustainable PAs require partnerships.
A youth
representative called for funding for youth programmes
related to conservation. Another youth representative stressed
PAs’ contribution to the economy, recreation, education,
medicine and ecotourism, and called on present generations
to manage PAs better for the benefit of future generations.
Klaus
Töpfer, Executive Director of the UN Environment
Programme (UNEP), delivered a message from Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General.
Noting the vital services provided by ecosystems, Töpfer
highlighted the need to address the isolation of PAs, ensure
adequate funding, protect indigenous people’s rights,
and share the benefits of biodiversity equitably.
Ian
Johnson, World Bank Vice President, read a statement
on behalf of James Wolfensohn, World Bank
President. He emphasized three challenges for PA management:
ensuring that PAs are ecologically and socially sustainable;
providing adequate human and financial resources; and sharing
the costs and benefits of PAs equitably.
Zhu
Guangyao, Vice Minister of China’s Environmental
Protection Administration, outlined his country’s efforts
regarding PAs, including the adoption of plans and regulations,
international cooperation for transboundary areas, and recognition
of the relationship between PAs and surrounding communities.
Len
Good, Global Environment Facility (GEF), stressed
that developing countries and the poor depend on nature for
their development, and expressed the GEF’s commitment
to strengthening the global PA network.
Aroha
Te Pareake Mead, IUCN Counselor representing indigenous
people, emphasized the importance of cultural diversity, equity
and justice, and advocated the recognition of indigenous rights
and views with regard to PA designation and management.
Yolanda
Kakabadse, IUCN President, outlined challenges for
PA managers in relation to: mobilizing resources; linking PAs
to adjacent lands; involving interested groups in decision
making; supporting indigenous communities; and distributing
benefits to society.
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PROGRAMME OF THE DAY
Opening
Ceremony // Opening Reception
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09:00-16:00
- All Day Registrations
All participants to the meetings should go the main desk
to receive their security pass and conference documentation
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16:00-18:00
- Opening Ceremony
ROOM: HALL
1A / 1B
Opening
Ceremony following by the Opening Reception.
Master
of Ceremonies: Achim
Steiner, IUCN Director General
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Theater
by African performers, to be arranged by Theatre Africa
- NOTE:
Theatre by African performers, to be arranged by Theatre Africa,
will be interspersed throughout the presentations in the Opening
Ceremony |
"Johannesburg
to Durban: Protected Areas and the Millenium Goals."
Message
from Kofi
Annan, Secretary General, United
Nations to be delivered by Dr.
Klaus Toepfer (Germany), Executive Director, UNEP
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"Protected
Areas are our Future"
Message from a young, articulate park ranger - Ms
Silvia Aguado, Backcountry Ranger from Parque
Nacional Nahuel Huapi, Argentina - ( 10 '
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"Protected
Areas for a sustainable future"
Message from
James Wolfensohn, President, World
Bank to be delivered by Ian
Johnson (United Kingdom), Vice President, Sustainable
Development, The World Bank. - ( 10 ' ) |
"Protected
Areas; Vital for Sustainability, Vital for our Future: the Case
of China"
Zhu Guangyao (China), Vice Minister,
State Environmental Protection Administration of China
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10 ' ) |
"Financing
Protected Areas in the new Millenium - the role of the GEF"
// Speech
Len Good
(Canada), CEO Global
Environment Facility
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"Protected Areas and Indigenous Peoples: Partnerships
for a Sustainable Future"
Nina
Pacari (Ecuador) Former
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador
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( 10 ' ) |
"Challenges
for the 21st Century"
Congress
Patrons: Nelson
Mandela, Former President of South Africa and HM
Queen Noor
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"Protected Areas - Benefits Beyond Boundaries for
a Sustainable Future"
Yolanda
Kakabadse, IUCN President
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"Formal
Message from the Deputy President of South Africa "
Jacob
Zuma, Deputy President of South Africa - (
10 ' ) |
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(Total
time of session presentations: 1 hour 40 minutes)
(Total time of theatre: 35 minutes)
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Welcome
from HM
King Goodwill of the Zulu Nation |
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Programme
at a glance PDF Document - 48KB
Handbook & Full Daily Programme
- PDF Document - 55 pages // 07.09.03 - 415KB
Plan of DICC- Plenary
/ Symposia Configuration - 61 JPG KB
Plan of DICC- Workshop
Stream Configuration - 57 JPG KB
Plan of DEC- Exhibition
Configuration - 38 JPG KB
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