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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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September 2003
WPC Programme

World Parks Congress
Parallel (Side) Events Programme
Day 5 - Friday 12 September

Day1 // Day 2 // Day 3 // Day 4 // Day 5 // Day 6 // Day 7 // Day 8 // Day 9 // Day 10

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Side Events // Other Events

TIME
EVENT
ROOM
07:00-17:00
HIV AIDS - HEARD
11:00-15:00
GTZ - Integrating Conservation and Development
12:00-17:00
Tourism Side Event
Hilton Hotel
17:00-20:00
Doñana 2005 (The hydric regeneration of Doñana National Park)
17:30-18:30
Launch of South African IUCN CEL Center for Water Law
17:30-19:00
Book Launch: Tourism & Biodiversity
Hilton Hotel
 
OTHER EVENTS
 
17:00-20:00
Spanish Ministry of Environmental Affairs
17:30-18.30
Launch of South African IUCN CEL Center for Water Law
Organised by:
IUCN CEL
Description:
Tbc
Contact: Daniella Montag

PDF Document - 48KB - Updated 28.08.2003
Handbook & Full Daily Programme - PDF Document - 55 pages - 415KB

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Launch of South African IUCN CEL Center for Water Law
Date
- Friday 12 September 2003
Time:
12:00-14:00
Room:
HALL 2 E // open to all
What's about
tbc
Organisers // Contact
IUCN Environmental Law Center
John Scanlon // (JScanlon@elc.iucn.org)
Tel: ++492282692238
Fax: ++492282692250

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HIV AIDS - HEARD
Date
- Friday 12 September 2003
Time:
07:00-17:00
Room:
MYSTRALS // open to all
What's about
tbc
Organisers // Contact
Prof. Tim Quinlan

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GTZ - Integrating Conservation and Development
Date
- 10, 11, 12, 13 & 16 September 2003
Time:
11:00-15:00
Room:
THABANI THEATER //
What's about
tba
Organisers // Contact
Suhel Al-Janabi (s.aljanabi@geo-media.de)

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Spanish Ministry of Environmental Affairs - Doñana 2005 (The hydric regeneration of Doñana National Park)
Date
- 13 September 2003
Time:
17:00-20:00
Room: VIP LOUNGE //

What's about
tba
Organisers // Contact
Ana Ortiz Laseca
Área del Medio Natural
Tragsatec
C/ Conde de Peñalver, 84
28006 Madrid
Tlf: 91 396 90 97
Fax: 91 396 34 10
Email: aol@tragsatec.es


Jesús Casas
Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales - Ministerio de Medio Ambiente // JCasas@oapn.mma.es

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Tourism Side Event: Ecotourism & Sustainable Tourism & Certification Workshop
Date
- 12 September 2003
Time:
12:00-17:00
Room:
HILTON HOTEL // By invitation only
What's about
Organised by: UNEP, Rainforest Alliance & The International Ecotourism Society
Examining Sustainable tourism Policies & Tools available to support sustainable outcomes; means of monioring tourism; overview of various certification programs.

Organisers // Contact
sustainable-tourism@unep.fr
Booking essential, places limited

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Book Launch 'Tourism & Biodiversity : Mapping Tourism's Global Footprint'
Date
- 12 September 2003
Time:
17:30-19:00
Room: HILTON HOTEL// by invitation
What's about
By Costas Christ, Senior Director for Ecotourism at Conservation International // Conservation International // UNEP book launch

This new report illustrates the overlap between tourism development & biodiversity priority areas in order to highlight tourism related opportunities & threats for conservation & human welfare. Reception will follow a short presentation & copies of the new publication will be distributed along with a CDROM.
Organisers // Contact
n.wasserman@conservation.org for enquiries or to request an invitation

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SPECIAL EVENTS
What:
A number of special events will be held at the Congress.
Where: Venues are generally at the Durban Exhibition Centre or as set out in the document.
How to get involved: Generally all delegates are invited to participate in Special Events unless the event is by invitation of the organisers
More information: please contact Donna Khanfour: dok@iucn.org

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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.
Tout le programme du CMPEl programa entero del CMP
Entire Programme
Workshop Streams & Cross Cutting Streams
List of short courses
Field Trips for the delegates
Pre & Post Congress Tours
Vth World Parks Congres - Benefits Beyond Boundaries

 

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