Yolanda
Kakabadse,
President of IUCN - The
World Conservation Union
| "Protected
areas have always been critical to IUCN's business and mission.
They represent a field where the Union can truly claim,
with much pride, a position of global leadership.The next
Congress, the first in Africa, has a special significance.
It promises to be pivotal to IUCN and its members. I want
especially to express our gratitude to the Government of
South Africa for their enthusiastic support of the Congress
in Durban in 2003." |
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Achim
Steiner, Director General IUCN
| "The
IUCN World Parks Congress is without a doubt the world's key
platform for developing protected areas knowledge and practice.
It is also a forum for society at large to assess and debate
the role of protected areas in the broader economic, political
and landscape context. " |
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David
Sheppard, Secretary General, World Parks Congress
"This
World Parks Congress will provide
the ideal opportunity to assess the achievements of protected
areas policy in the last century, and, more importantly, to
set an agenda for these priceless areas in the 21st Century.
We are committed to reaching out to all sectors involved with
protected areas. The Congress will be an outstanding event
that reinforces the vital role of protected areas in society,
and establishes
a farsighted agenda for their protection |
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Kenton
Miller, Chair of the World Commission on Protected Areas and Chair
of the World Parks Congress
International Steering Committee
| "For
nearly 40 years, WCPA has been instrumental in organising
all previous Parks Congresses. As the current Chair, my aim
is to make Durban 2003 our most successful Parks Congress
ever. The Durban Congress will focus on landscape and ecosystem
approaches; the development of tools to help managers cope
with a changing world; and ways to deliver benefits beyond
protected area boundaries." |
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Bob
Stanton, Congress Ambassador,
Former Director, US National Park Service
"Having
stepped down as Director in 2001, I eagerly accepted the important
role of
Congress Ambassador for the 2003 World Parks Congress. I will
be working to promote the Congress and seek support from a
wide range of people. The support and commitment of many colleagues
and partners is the crucial ingredient for an outstanding
Congress." |
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Walter
Lusigi, Africa and the World Parks Congress
"The
Parks Congress offers us a unique opportunity to focus on
protected areas in
the African context. It will be a time to reflect on the issues
facing these areas, the special needs of Africa, and the directions
that must be taken for a viable future. I will be working
hard to ensure that Durban 2003 leaves a lasting and beneficial
legacy for Africa's magnificent protected areas." |
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Mavuso
Msimang, Chair of the World Parks Congress
National Steering Committee
"The
countries of southern Africa are fortunate to have many magnificent
national
parks and nature reserves and we look forward to a stimulating
exchange of
experiences with protected area managers from around the world,
not only during the Congress itself, but throughout the period
of planning and preparation." |
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