Report
of the Day // Programme of the Day
CLOSING
PLENARY REPORT
Congress
Outputs // Implementing Congress Outputs // Closing
Session
CONGRESS
OUTPUTS
On Wednesday,
17 September, participants met in Plenary to consider
the Congress Outputs. Juan
Mayr, former Colombian Minister of Environment,
chaired the session.
Gary
Machlis, University of Idaho, US, and Nyambe
Nyambe, University of Natal, South Africa, presented
the results of the delegates’ survey that took place
during the WPC, regarding the different aspects of PA management.
They indicated that the response rate was 20%. Noting differences
among regions, they said inadequate funding, leadership and
enforcement were identified as key barriers to PA management,
and that inappropriate adjacent land use was considered a
threat to PA resources. They said delegates mentioned innovations
and increased knowledge sharing and data availability as
positive developments regarding PA management.
Jeffrey
McNeely, IUCN, reviewed the workshop
streams and cross-cutting themes. He put forward ten
questions on PAs addressed by Julia Carabias,
Mexico’s former Minister of Environment, and Mohamed
Bakarr, WCPA.
On
recognizing the importance of PAs, Carabias called for awareness
raising on ways to improve rural sustainability, and stressed
the value of traditional knowledge. She called for community
initiatives, and for the diversification of legal frameworks,
planning and management.
On
innovations for delivering quality PA management, Bakarr said
standardized procedures are required to evaluate the effectiveness
of diverse management strategies.
On
local communities, Carabias said that recognizing community
rights is key to strengthening their capacity to identify and
solve their needs.
Regarding
the equitable sharing of PA costs and benefits, Bakarr noted
the need to identify the value of PAs to society, and their
impact on communities. Stressing that only 20% of PA management
costs are met, he said participants recommended increasing
funding by US$ 15 billion, expanding funding sources, and removing
barriers to funding.
On
partnerships, Carabias said new governance models and different
types of partnerships are required.
On
filling the gaps in the PA network, Bakarr identified inadequate
coverage at species, habitat and ecosystem levels. Regarding
necessary innovations, he emphasized evaluating management
effectiveness and ensuring that technical tools to increase
understanding of biophysical changes are accessible.
On
linking PAs into wider development objectives, Carabias stressed
the need for regulatory frameworks.
Bakarr
highlighted the benefits of technologies, but suggested that
the threats posed by technological innovations to ecological
processes should be addressed.
In
relation to international cooperation, Carabias called for
synergies between related treaties, noting the potential of
PAs to offer those synergies. She outlined other areas for
cooperation, including: NGOs’ contribution to long-term
governmental strategies; the PALNet; World Heritage sites;
mobile peoples; and transboundary PAs.
McNeely
asked participants to consider issues for the next WPC, including:
best practices and indicators for PA management; expansion
of the global PA system; ecological integrity in the face of
climate change, invasive species, and conflict; and cohesion
between scientific and traditional knowledge.
Alfred
Oteng-Yeboah, Chair of the CBD Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA),
briefly presented the 32
WPC recommendations. The Plenary then acknowledged all
the recommendations.
Estherine
Lisinge Fotabong, WWF and WCPA, outlined the main
structure of the Durban
Accord, including: progress since the last WPC; future
concerns and challenges; and required commitments and actions.
She said the Accord incorporates inputs from workshop streams
and discussions held with, among others, the African Group,
indigenous peoples, and youth. The Plenary adopted the Durban
Accord and Action
Plan by acclamation.
Peter
Schei, Chair of the Message
to the CBD drafting group, said the Message outlines
key priorities, including: addressing gaps and deficiencies
in the PA network; generating benefits beyond boundaries;
developing tools and mobilizing resources; and measuring
management effectiveness. The Plenary adopted the Message by
acclamation.
Peter
Seligmann, CI, said the international community
has a responsibility to provide technical, political, educational
and financial support for PA establishment and management.
He urged participants to challenge the private sector to
improve business practice, and provide financial support,
and announced that CI will create a fund to train a new generation
of conservationists.
Kenton
Miller, WCPA, and David Sheppard,
IUCN, offered Fred M. Packard International
Parks Merit Awards to several individuals.
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IMPLEMENTING
CONGRESS OUTPUTS
On Wednesday,
17 September, participants considered implementation
of Congress Outputs, under the chairmanship of Crispian
Olver, Director General of the Department of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism of South Africa.
David
Sheppard, commended the Congress for its achievements,
but stressed that the major challenge lies in implementation.
In
a panel discussion moderated by Mohamed Valli Moosa,
South African Minister for Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Suresh
Prabhu, Chair of the Interlinking of Rivers Commission,
India, stressed the need for increased transnational cooperation
and political will, further action for poverty alleviation,
sustainable financial resources, and addressing PAs’ impacts
on populations.
Claude
Martin highlighted the high level and wide-ranging
participation at the WPC, and called for further dialogue
with extractive industries.
Recalling
relevant WSSD commitments, Sweder van Voorst tot Voorst,
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noted that PAs have become
part of the sustainable development agenda, and stressed the
need for integrated poverty reduction strategies.
Patricia
Luna del Pozo, youth representative, called for
dialogue to build partnerships, training for young professionals,
and increased youth involvement in PA management and at the
next WPC.
Acknowledging
the controversy regarding the extractive industry’s role, David
Richards, ICMM, said that constructive dialogue requires
commitment from all parties.
Anoushiravan
Najafi, Deputy to the Vice President of Iran, called
for, inter alia, practical approaches to PA management and
the use of traditional knowledge.
Jannie
Lasimbang, Asia Indigenous People Pact, said indigenous
communities have been ignored in the international debate,
asked for respect for customary laws, and advocated community
PIC.
Antonio
Waldez Goés da Silva, Governor of Amapá State,
Brazil, stressed that biodiversity conservation does not
exclude social and economic development, noting that 70%
of the State has been designated as a PA.
Peter
Seligmann, CI, called on world leaders to form a
political conservation block to encourage increased G-8 funding,
and said that environmental protection requires more than
addressing health and poverty issues.
Boku
Tache, World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples,
said his alliance’s objectives are to: establish solidarity
among mobile indigenous peoples worldwide; achieve sustainable
livelihoods; and promote just policies.
Calling
for increased PA quality rather than quantity, Carlos
Manuel Rodriguez, Minister of Environment and Energy
of Costa Rica, said the costs of PA establishment are not equitably
distributed between developing and developed countries.
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CLOSING
SESSION
Crispian
Olver, South African Ministry of Environment, chaired
the session.
Denise
Hamú, IUCN, urged participants to communicate
the Congress Outcomes to people. Noting that communication
begins with listening, she introduced a video in which participants
described how they would use the information and knowledge
generated at the WPC for capacity building, lobbying, and
informing the public. Hamú announced an IUCN commitment,
in cooperation with several other organizations, to building
capacity on, and communicating, the outcomes of the WPC.
Achim
Steiner, IUCN Director General, thanked the host
country and the organizers. He highlighted the contributions
of Kenton Miller, WCPA, and David
Sheppard, IUCN, and presented a plaque to Mohamed
Valli Moosa in recognition of his life-time contribution
to South Africa.
Plodprasop
Suraswadi, Thai Ministry for Natural Resources and
Environment, invited participants to the Third World Conservation
Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, scheduled for 17-25 November
2004. Participants then viewed a short video, prepared by
the IUCN Commission on Communication and Education, featuring
WCP participants.
Jacob
Zuma, Deputy President of South Africa, said the
WPC has laid the foundation for a new paradigm in conservation,
where synergies between conservation and development are
recognized, and benefits from PAs shared beyond boundaries
and across societies, cultures and generations. Noting that
PA management needs to be innovative, adaptive, and based
on indigenous and scientific knowledge, he said the new paradigm
would enable new financial and income generating strategies.
Identifying protection of the African environment as one
of NEPAD’s priorities, he drew attention to the Durban
Consensus on African Protected Areas for the New Millennium.
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PROGRAMME OF THE DAY
Programme
of the Day
Full Plenary: Delivery // Press
Conference // Full Plenary:
Closing // Closing
Ceremony
09:00-12:00
- Outputs of the Congress - Full Plenary
ROOM: HALL
1A / 1B
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Outputs of the Congress - Delivery Day
Chair:
Kenton
Miller (USA), Chair WCPA,
and Vice President for International Conservation and Development,
WRI
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Report
back on outputs, key findings and recommendations from Workshop
Streams and Cross Cutting Themes. The delivery of a wide
range of primary Congress outputs will take place on this
final day of the Congress. The session will respond to the
challenges set for the Congress at the outset: How do protected
areas deliver 'Benefits Beyond Boundaries'?
The final plenary will articulate the forward vision and
agenda for the world's protected areas in the 21st Century:
the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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Results from WPC Workshop Streams/Themes"
Including recommendations adopted by each Workshop
Stream/Theme", to be presented by each workshop leader
or nominee - ( 120 ' ) |
Results from Delegates Survey
Dr Gary Machlis (USA), University
of Idaho and Mr Nyambe Nyambe (Zambia), youth representative
- ( 10 ' ) |
The Durban Accord and Action Plan
Estherine
Lisinge Fotabong (Cameroon), Director of Policy, WWF
CARPO and Vice Chair for West and Central Africa, WCPA
- ( 15 ' ) |
Message to the Convention on Biological Diversity
By Peter Johan Schei (Norway) - ( 15 ' ) |
Launches
of major initiatives: Gifts to the Earth
Dr.
Claude Martin (Switzerland) Director General
WWF
Paper
Presentation - ( 15 ' ) |
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Launches of major initiatives: Private Sector Conservation
Fund
Peter Seligman, Chairman and CEO,
Conservation
International
- ( 15 ' )
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time of session presentations:
3 hours 0 minutes)
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Communicating
the message
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"Communicating
the Congress Outputs"
Denise
Hamú (Brazil), Chair, IUCN
Commission on Education and Communication and HE
Gilberto Gil Moreira (Brazil), Minister
for Culture of Brazil - ( 15 ' )
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"Selling
and marketing the message: Using entertainment and media to
spread the message of protected areas"
(Speaker
To Be Announced) - (
15 ' ) |
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"Implementing
the Message: The Political Imperative"
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"Politicians
Round Table Panel Discussion"
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( 70 ' )
Involving: |
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Carlos Manuel Rodriguez,
Minister for Environment and Energy of Costa Rica; |
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HE Anoushiravan Najafi (Iran), Deputy Vice President |
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Suresh Prabhu (India), Chairman of the "Interlinking
of Rivers" Commission // Paper
Presentation; |
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HE Rokhmin Dahuri (Indonesia), Minister of Marine Affairs
and Fisheries; |
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HE Jorge Viana (Brazil) Governor of Brazilian
State of Acre; |
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HE Dominic Fobih (Ghana) Minister of Lands and Forestry; |
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Other
panelists and moderator - to be announced
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Closing
Session
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"Have we achieved our objectives and next steps"
David
Sheppard, Secretary General, World Parks Congress
- ( 10 ' ) |
"Awards
Ceremony"
To
be presented by Kenton
Miller (USA), Chair WCPA,
and Vice President for International Conservation and Development,
WRI
- ( 15 ' ) |
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"Vote
of thanks to the Host Country"
By Achim
Steiner, Director General IUCN - ( 10 ' )
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"Invitation
to the 2004 IUCN World Conservation Congress"
Dr
Plodprasop Suraswadi (Thailand) Permanent Secretary for
Ministry for
Natural Resources and Environment - ( 8 ')
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"Closing
Video"
Prepared
by IUCN
Commission on Communication and Education
- ( 10 ' ) |
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Official Closing with African Song and Dance
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10 ' ) |
"Closing
Remarks from the Host Country"
Jacob
Zuma Deputy President of South Africa - ( 10 ' ) |
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time of session presentations:
3 hours 0 minutes)
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19:00 - ??:?? - Closing Reception/Beach
Party
DURBAN BEACHFRONT
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Wind
down the hectic day, at the Durban Africa Beach Party from
19h00 at North Beach, Durban. The big marquee awaits .....
Enjoy iced drinks whilst listening to the sounds of the warm
Indian Ocean lapping against the shore. And soak up the night
sights of South Africa’s playground with twinkling lights
of Durban’s Golden Mile and the busy working port. This
is your chance to mingle and relax with like minded people
at an uniquely laid-back party in true Durban style.
Come dressed to boogie the night away, or to simply chill
out – but know that you are going to want to kick your
shoes off, feel the sand between your toes and the fresh sea
breeze in your hair . This promises to be a night to remember!!
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Programme
at a glance PDF Document - 48KB
Handbook & Full Daily Programme
- PDF Document - 55 pages // 07.09.03 - 415KB
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Plan of DICC- Workshop
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Plan of DEC- Exhibition
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