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

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"BUILDING BROADER SUPPORT
FOR PROTECTED AREAS"

WORKSHOP STREAM 2

Report // Stream Focus // Programme // Documents // Short Courses Related

Community Conservation, Kenya Photo: Maja Zitkovic

Raising awareness and strengthening support

Report of the Workshop

The workshop stream on building broader support for PAs aimed at strengthening existing support and mobilizing important new constituencies for all PA categories.

Participants addressed: building cultural support for PAs; working with neighbors: PAs and local communities; supporting PAs in times of violent conflict; urban outreach strategies for PA agencies; building support from new constituencies; building political support for PAs; and communication as a tool for building support for PAs.

The stream concluded that significant social, economic and environmental changes are posing many challenges to PAs, and identified the need for broader support from numerous interest groups to ensure PAs’ survival. Participants agreed on further work on a 10-year global multi-stakeholder initiative to build broader support for PAs, including action at global, regional, national and site levels. They approved recommendations on: cultural and spiritual values of PAs; cities and PAs; peace, conflict and PAs; poverty and PAs; a strategic agenda for communication, education and public awareness; and tourism as a vehicle for conservation and support of PAs.

Building Broader Support for PAs Brief - PDF Document

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Stream Focus

Stream aimed to strengthen existing support and mobilized the most important new constituencies for all categories of PAs.

Special sessions were planned for: (click on the session for more information)

1- Building Cultural Support for PAs - Coordinator: Allen Putney
2- Making Friends with Neighbours: PAs and Local Communities - Coordinator : Lea Scherl
3- The Urban Imperative; - Website of the Urban Imperative workshop - Coordinator : Ted Trzyna
4- Supporting PAs in Times of Armed Conflict - Coordinators: Jeff McNeely, Uday Sharma & Jason Switzer
5- Building Support from "New Constituencies": Toursm and PAs - Coordinators: Jeff McNeely, Kent Redford and Assheton Carter
6- Building Political Support for PAs - Coordinator: David Ostergren

7- Using Communication and Education to Build Support from Pas - Communications Impacts for Protected Areas - Coordinator: Wendy Goldstein & Ana Puyol

September 11-13 2003
DRAFT PROGRAMME - Last update Aug. 12 2003

Communications Impacts for PAs
ROOM 2C-6

Organised by the Commission on Education and Communication - Denise Hamú, CEC Chair

Coordinators: Wendy Goldstein ; Ana Puyol

Results from this sub stream:
1. Main guidance on content to provide for IUCN Guideline on protected areas communication - "being smart in communicating protected areas"
2. Suggestions for action plan for the next 10 years - Durban action plan
3. Recommendations for the Convention on Biological Diversity work programme on protected areas as part of the Convention's work programme on Communication Education Participation and Awareness
4. Recommendations from the Congress on communication (formal recommendation)

WORKSHOP STREAM: 'Building Broader Support for Protected Areas'
LEADS: Jeff McNeely, IUCN Chief Scientistt


The stream produced specific recommendations and published guidelines on the above issues.

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Programme

Building Broader Support for PAs
Leads: Jeff McNeely, IUCN Chef Scientist

Thursday 11 // Friday 12 // Saturday 13

 
Time // Place
Thursday 11
09:00-11:00 // 11:00-15:30
09:00-11:00
HALL 1B
Opening Plenary
Chair
-Jeff McNeely
Introduction to the Stream, and presentations of the 7 sub-streams:
1.
Building Cultural Support for PAs
2.
Making Friends with Neighbours: PAs and Local Communities
3.
Supporting PAs in Times of Armed Conflict
4.
The Urban Imperative
5.
Building Support from "New Constituencies": Tourism & Pas
6.
Building Political Support for PAs
7.
Using Communication and Education to Build Support from PAs
11:00-17:30
The Stream then splits into 7 parallel workshops. Workshop 1 - Building Cultural Support for PAs
Part 1 - ROOM 2C-1 //
Non-Material Values Of Protected Areas, Including Spiritual Values - Facilitator: Dave Harmon
Presentations and case studies :

- Chicabal Volcano, Guatemala by Estuardo Secaira
- Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Mexico by Guillermo Rodriguez Navarro
- Tiburon Island, Mexico by Diana Luque & Mercedes Otegui
- Cultural and Spiritual Meaning of Mountains as a Basis for Interpretation and Conservation by Edwin Bernbaum
- Huehuetlan, S. Luis Potosi, Mexico by by Mercedes Otegui & Gilberto Torres
- Chihuahuan Desert, S. Luis Potosi, Mexico by by Mercedes Otegui
Workshop 2 - Making Friends with Neighbours: PAs & Local Communities - HALL 1B //
11:00-12:30 -
Introduction and Overview: PAs & Poverty Eradication // The ongoing relevance of ICD for conservation and livelihoods: two principles for future directions // The evolution of the Livelihoods Approach
Presentations:
-
Working the links between Protected Areas and Poverty by Lea Scherl
14:00-17:30 -
Communities and Tourism: Can Protected Areas Deliver Benefits from Tourism to Local People? // Industry Case Study // Government Case Study // Communities Case Study // NGO Case Study
Coordinated by Alison Johnston
Workshop 3 - Supporting PAs in Times of Violent Conflict - ROOM 2C-2 //
Session 1:
Overview of PAs and Violent Conflict // Session 2 & 3: Managing PAs in Times of Violent Conflict
Presentations:
- Border Conflicts by Nelson Angulo and Jorge Naveda
- Managing PAs during violent conflicts by Carla Short
Workshop 4 - The Urban Imperative: Urban Outreach Strategies for PAs Agencies - ROOM 2C-3
Session 1:
How Large Cities And Protected Areas Depend On Each Other: Cities Depend On PAs // Session 2: PAs Depend On Cities
more info:
http://www.interenvironment.org/pa/index.htm

Workshop 5 - Building Support from "New Constituencies" - ROOM 2C-4 //
Session 1:
Introduction // Session 2: Water // Session 3: Forestry, Agriculture & Food Production // Session 4: Oil & Gas //
Presentations:
- Taxonomy of supports byJeff McNeely
- Financing Watershed Conservation: The FONAG Water Fund in Quito, Ecuador by Marta Echavarria
After 18:00: Reception hosted by Shell - ROOM 2C-4

Workshop 6 - Building Political Support for Protected Areas - ROOM 2C-5 //
Session 1 & 2:
International Support & Politics (Chair: Greg Miller) // Session 3: National Support
Presenations:
- Supporting Protected Areas in a Time of Political Turmoil: The Case of World Heritage Sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Guy Debonnet
Workshop 7 - Communication and Education as a Means of Building Support for Protected - ROOM 2C-6 //
Session 1:
Drawing out the big picture - principles and guidance for the strategic use of communication to build support // Session 2: Lessons and guidance for the strategic use of communication to build support // Session 3: Lessons and guidance for the strategic use of communication to build support // After 17:30: Informal networking dinner
 
09:00-13:00
The Stream splits into 7 parallel workshops. Workshop 1 - Building Cultural Support for PAs - ROOM 2C-1 //
Working Groups develop specific recommendations
Workshop 2 - Making Friends with Neighbours: PAs & Local Communities - ROOM 2C-6 //
09:00-10:30 -
Empowering the Rural Poor for the Conservation and management of Protected Areas: The Evolution of Integrated Conservation and Development - Chair: Tom McShane
11:00-12:30 -
Tenure Arrangements and Indigenous Rights - Increasing control of the rural poor over natural resources: regional reviews and case studies - Chairs: Maria Fernanda Espinosa and Manolo Morales
Workshop 3 - Supporting PAs in Times of Violent Conflict - ROOM 2C-2 //
Session 6:
Managing Protected Areas in Times of Violent Conflict // Session 7: Discussion
Workshop 4 - The Urban Imperative: Urban Outreach Strategies for PAs Agencies - ROOM 2C-3
Session 5:
Bridging Divisions In Urban Society // Session 6: PAs Agencies As Engines Of Sustainable Development
more info:
http://www.interenvironment.org/pa/index.htm
Workshop 5 - Building Support from "New Constituencies" - ROOM 2C-4 //
Session 7:
The Military // Session 8: Building Support for PAs from the Health Sector
Presentations:
- Complementarity Between Community-Based Animal Health Delivery Systems and Community-Based Wildlife Management? An Analysis of Experiences Linking Animal Health to Conflict Management in Pastoralist Areas of the Horn of Africa by Richard Grahn & and Tim Leyland
- Protected Areas, Human Livelihoods and Healthy Animals: Ideas for Improvements in Conservation and Development Interventions by Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
- The Giving Rivers: Protected areas and environmental flows in North America by Michele DePhilip
- The health paradigm & PAs: Linkages between people and their livelihoods, ecosystems and natural communities, health and disease by Michael D. Kock
- Why Animal and Human Health Issues are Important to the Future of Protected Areas in Africa and Elsewhere by Michael D. Kock
Workshop 6 - Building Political Support for Protected Areas - ROOM TBA //
Session 6:
Regional and Sub-national Politics // Session 7: Civil Initiatives
Workshop 7 - Communication and Education as a Means of Building Support for Protected Areas - HALL 1B //
Session 4:
How Governments and Park authorities use communication // Session 5: Exploring how communication is used to mobilise communities for protected areas by NGOs
14:00-17:30
The Stream splits into 7 parallel workshops Workshop 1 - Building Cultural Support for PAs
Part 2 - ROOM 2C-1 // Sacred Natural Sites - Facilitator: Miriam Torres
Case Studies
Workshop 2 - Making Friends with Neighbours: PAs & Local Communities - ROOM 2C-6 //
14:00-15:30 -
Incentives for conservation and fair reward for stewardship - Chair: Phil Franks
16:00-17:30 -
Final Panel: Future directions: ICD 2003 to 2013. - Chairs: R. Wild, Lea Scherl
Workshop 3 - Supporting PAs in Times of Violent Conflict - ROOM 2C-2 //
Session 4 & 5:
Managing Protected Areas in Times of Violent Conflict
Workshop 4 - The Urban Imperative: Urban Outreach Strategies for PAs Agencies - ROOM 2C-3
Session 3:
Nature Education, Cities, And PAs: Innovative Approaches // Session 4: The Greening Of Cities: What Can Protected Area Agencies Contribute And Learn?
more info:
http://www.interenvironment.org/pa/index.htm
Workshop 5 - Building Support from "New Constituencies" - ROOM 2C-4 //
Session 5:
Tourism // Session 6: Hunting & fishing
Workshop 6 - Building Political Support for Protected Areas - ROOM 2C-5 //
Session 4:
National Support// Session 5: Local Support /Chair: Tomme Young)
Workshop 7 - Communication and Education as a Means of Building Support for Protected - HALL 1B
Session 6:
Mobilising communities for protected areas by NGOs // Session 7& 8: Young professionals and Youth in building support
12:00-17:00
Hilton Hotel
Side Event
Tourism Side event
Ecotourism & Sustainable Tourism & Certification Workshop
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.
By invitation - Contact: sustainable-tourism@unep.fr
Booking essential, places limited
17:30-19:00
Hilton Hotel
Side Event
Book Launch
'Tourism & Biodiversity : Mapping Tourism's Global Footprint'
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.
Contact: n.wasserman@conservation.org for enquiries or to request an invitation
Saturday 13
09:00-13:00 // 14:00-15:30
 
09:00-13:00
The Stream splits into 7 parallel workshops. Workshop 1 - Building Cultural Support for PAs
Part 2 - ROOM 2C-1 // Sacred Natural Sites - Facilitators: Miriam Torres & Mechtild Rossier
Case Studies and Poster Session // World Heritage & SNS: Introduction of preliminary technical guidelines for managing sacred natural sites
Facilitated discussion of the proposed technical guidelines on SNS management
Workshop 2 - Making Friends with Neighbours: PAs & Local Communities - ROOM 2C-6 //
Until 12:30-
Joint session of Workshops
2.1 (CCAs and CMPAs),
2.2 (Mobile Peoples and Conservation) of Governance Stream and Workshop Working with Neighbours of the Building Support Stream
- Community Empowerment for Conservation
- Key conditions for effective community conservation
Workshop 3 - Supporting PAs in Times of Violent Conflict - ROOM 2C-2 //
Session 8:
Managing Protected Areas to Prevent // Session 9: Helping Protected Areas Recover from Conflict
Workshop 4 - The Urban Imperative: Urban Outreach Strategies for PAs Agencies - ROOM 2C-3
Session 7:
Making Partnerships Work: Urban Institutions And Protected Area Agencies // Session 8: Making The Case For Urban Outreach
more info:
http://www.interenvironment.org/pa/index.htm
Workshop 5 - Building Support from "New Constituencies" - ROOM 2C-4 //
Session 9:
Building Support for Protected Areas through Participation in Site-Based Planning - Chair: Rodrigo Medellin // Session 10: Building Support for Protected Areas through Leveraging Private Sector Contributions - Chair: Claudio Padua
Workshop 6 - Building Political Support for Protected Areas - ROOM 2C-5 //
Session 8:
Trust and Ownership - Chair: Steve McCool // Session 9: Politicians and Direct Involvement
Workshop 7 - Communication and Education as a Means of Building Support for Protected - HALL 1B
Session 9:
Building professionalism in communication // Session 10: Leveraging support for communication
14:00-15:30
The Stream splits into 7 parallel workshops. Workshop 1 - Building Cultural Support for PAs
Facilitators - ROOM 2C-1 // Allen Putney and Gonzalo Oviedo
Future directions for the Task Force on Non-Material Values
A Multi-Institutional Sacred Natural Sites Initiative
Discussion of Sacred Natural Sites Initiative
Workshop 2 - Making Friends with Neighbours: PAs & Local Communities
Until 12:30-
Joint session of Workshops
2.1 (CCAs and CMPAs),
2.2 (Mobile Peoples and Conservation) of Governance Stream and Workshop Working with Neighbours of the Building Support Stream
- Community Empowerment for Conservation
- Key conditions for effective community conservation
Workshop 3 - Supporting PAs in Times of Violent Conflict - ROOM 2C-2 //
Session 10:
Discussion
Workshop 4 - The Urban Imperative: Urban Outreach Strategies for PAs Agencies - ROOM 2C-3
Session 9:
International Cooperation And Action: The Way Forward
more info:
http://www.interenvironment.org/pa/index.htm
Workshop 5 - Building Support from "New Constituencies" - ROOM 2C-4 //
Session 11:
Developing and Managing New Partnerships // Session 12: Workshop Wrap-up
Workshop 6 - Building Political Support for Protected Areas - ROOM 2C-5 //
Session 10:
Public Benefits: Personal, Economic and Public
Workshop 7 - Communication and Education as a Means of Building Support for Protected - HALL 1B
Session 11:
Discussions on actions to recommend
16:00-17:30
HALL 1B
Closing Plenary - workshops reconvene
17:30-19:00
ROOM TBA
Video presentation of the Gran Ruta Inca Study.

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Documents

Programme of the Workshop Stream 2: Building Broader Support for PAs
PDF Document - 114KB

Workshop Stream 2: Building Broader Support for PAs - Tourism Components
PDF Document - 135KB

Workshop Stream 2: The Urban Imperative
PDF Document - 98KB

Workshop Stream 2: (Mobile Peoples and Conservation) of Governance Stream and Workshop Working with Neighbours of the Building Support Stream
PDF Document - 112KB

Workshop 2: The Urban Imperative Website: http://www.interenvironment.org/pa/index.htm

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Short courses related to this stream

Short Course 1: "How to conduct a participatory evaluation of protected area governance"
Short Course 9: Strategic Participatory Communication: Achieving Results for Protected Areas
Short Course 10: Southern and East African Experts Panel on Designing Successful Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife/Livestock Interface: Implications for Wildlife, Livestock, and Human Health

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Seven Workshop Streams will be conducted over 3 days in workshop plenaries and smaller break out groups. Three important areas have also been identified which cut across the 7 workshop streams. The Cross Cutting Themes will be expected to produce specific Congress outputs. Congress participants who have a special interest in these themes may follow an interest thread throughout the programme.There is also a workshop on Mountains which will be held before the Congress.

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