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Immediate
Post WPC News & Events
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more recent news please go to WCPA website at http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/
November
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2003 // September
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Le
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November
2003
Nov.
28, 2003 - Protected areas as an engine for life quality and
sustainable development
Nov. 26, 2003 - Implementing the Outcomes of the Vth IUCN World
Parks Congress
Nov.
17, 2003 - Social Concerns To Become a Critical Element of the
CBD Programme of work on Protected Areas
Nov.
17, 2003 - Unfinished Yet a Promising Task - Protected Areas
& the CBD
Nov 14. 2003 - IUCN explores Conservation Learning Network
Nov. 12, 2003 - Governments Support CBD Workplan on Protected
Areas
Nov.
06, 2003 - Managing China's Protected Areas
October
2003
Oct.
27, 2003 - New Guidelines Set Vision for Protected Areas
Worldwide
Oct.
23, 2003 - KIBAAR dans les Parcs
Oct. 22, 2003 - A Few Insignificant Sandy Islands or a
highly Productive System - The Wadden Sea in the Spotlight
Oct. 17, 2003 - Durban Outputs Make Their Way into UNGA
Oct.
14, 2003 - Himalayan Mountains To Benefit from Decision
Support System
Oct.
14, 2003 - Eating Worms & Protecting Parks
Oct. 09, 2003 - IUCN at UN: Need for Greater Recognition
of Conservation Role in Poverty Eradication
Oct. 08, 2003 - Hollywood Meets IUCN in the Park
Oct.
08, 2003 - Twelve Journalist Attend Reuters-IUCN Training
Course in Durban
Oct.
07, 2003 - A New Ambassador for the IUCN Red List Collection
Oct. 03, 2003 - Her Majesty Queen Noor Launches the IUCN
Red List Collection/C2B
Oct.
02, 2003 - The Indigenous Protected Areas of Australia:
Showing a Path To Reconcile Protected Areas Objectives
& Aboriginal People's Interest
September
2003
Sep.
29, 2003 - Mobile Peoples Attend for the 1st time a the
World Parks Congress
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November
26, 2003
PROTECTED AREAS AS
AN ENGINE FOR LIFE QUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 Málaga,
28 de noviembre de 2003 (UICN) –
Over two weeks, more than 20 experts on protected
areas from twelve Mediterranean countries (Morocco,
Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Bosnia
Herzegovina, Serbia, Mauritania and Montenegro) will
participate in a Mediterranean seminar organized by
the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and
the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation at
Málaga. This event aims to promote mechanisms
to enable representation and participation of all
protected area stakeholders at regional and local
levels process and raise awareness of the value of
protected areas and the benefits they provide to society
and enhance general commitments to support protected
areas.
Full
Story // IUCN
Center for Mediterranean Cooperation
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November
26, 2003
IMPLEMENTING THE OUTCOMES
OF THE VTH IUCN WORLD PARKS CONGRESS
 In
the wake of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC),
experts from the IUCN Secretariat and the IUCN World
Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) are meeting today
to review the main outcomes of the Congress. The objectives
of the retreat are to identify the 10 key issues which
arose from the WPC, draw up a priority list and an implementation
strategy defining activities to be developed to ensure
these issues are effectively addressed. Implications
for the IUCN Programme on Protected Areas and WCPA 2005-2008
Quadrennial Programme will also be identified. The WPC
ended on September 17 delivering the Durban Accord and
Action Plan, a set of 32 specific recommendations, and
a message to next year’s meeting of the Convention
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November
17, 2003
SOCIAL CONCERNS TO BECOME
A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THE CBD PROGRAMME OF WORK ON PROTECTED
AREAS
 Although
the meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD) Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological
Advice (SBSTTA) ended in Montreal with no consensus
on all elements of the programme of work on protected
areas, it nevertheless achieved important results with
regard to a cluster of concerns comprising “governance,
participation, equity and benefit sharing”. This
cluster became a new element of the work programme,
with goals directed at promoting equity and benefit
sharing, and at enhancing and securing involvement of
all stakeholders, including local and indigenous communities.
IUCN actively supported this new element, which also
received the backing of many government delegations,
representatives of indigenous peoples’ organizations,
and NGOs attending the meeting.
Full
story // News
on IUCN side event // CBD
// IISD
Linkages report |
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November
17, 2003
UNFINISHED YET A PROMISING
TASK - PROTECTED AREAS AND THE CONVENTION
 Parties
to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) attending
the 9th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific,
Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) in Montreal
showed strong support for a comprehensive and ambitious
Programme of Work (PoW) on Protected Areas to be considered
at the CBD Seventh Conference of the Parties (COP) in
Kuala Lumpur in February 2004. Parties welcomed the
outcomes of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC)
to the CBD and, following the recommendation of the
WPC Message to the CBD, added an element on governance,
participation, equity and benefit sharing in the proposed
PoW. Other elements include direct actions for planning,
selecting, establishing, strengthening and managing
protected area systems; enabling activities; and standards,
assessment and monitoring.
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November
14, 2003
IUCN EXPLORES CONSERVATION
LEARNING NETWORK
 Denise
Hamu, Chair of the IUCN Commission on Education and
Communication (CEC), and CEC North American Chair, Keith
Wheeler, drew together an exciting team at IUCN headquarters
this week to discuss the potential development of a
conservation e-learning network. The group worked with
IUCN Programme Director, Bill Jackson, Global Communications
Head, Corli Pretorius, and others to explore the concept
and develop a draft business plan. The e-network would
add value to IUCN programmes and initiatives like the
IUCN Protected Areas Learning Network (PALNet), Species
Information System (SIS), "Ecolex" law information
service, and the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law,
and make IUCN materials more accessible to government
training institutes, NGOs and universities. E-learning
would magnify access to IUCN knowledge in the broader
realm of mid-career professionals and practitioners
in the conservation field.
IUCN
CEC // PALNet
// SIS
// Ecolex
// Law
Academy |
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November
12, 2003
GOVERNMENTS SUPPORT CBD
WORKPLAN ON PROTECTED AREAS
 Governments
meeting at the Subsidiary Body for Scientific Technical
and Technological Advice to the Convention on Biological
Diversity (SBSTTA - CBD) today voiced strong support
to the proposed Programme of Work (PoW) on protected
areas. Delegates also welcomed the outputs of the Vth
IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC), especially the WPC
message to the CBD, as very useful tools to help countries
implement the PoW as it aims to achieve the establishment
of comprehensive and representative systems of protected
areas. The PoW was elaborated in collaboration with
an expert group on protected areas (AHTEG), in which
IUCN actively participated, and presented to the Parties
to the CBD by the CBD Secretariat.
Full
story //
IUCN Statement // IUCN
Recommendations // Joint
NGO Statement // WPC
outputs // CBD
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IISD Linkages report |
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November
06, 2003
MANAGING CHINA’S
PROTECTED AREAS
 “IUCN
stands ready to assist the Environmental Protection
Administration of China (SEPA),” Achim Steiner,
IUCN Director General, told Vice Minister Zhu Guangyao
during a lunch hosted by SEPA, at the second annual
general meeting of the China Council for International
Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)
- Phase III, late last month. During the meeting, SEPA’s
Vice Minister explained how the Government has already
implemented some protected area management changes in
response to discussions at the Vth IUCN World Parks
Congress held in Durban, South Africa, in September.
He requested that IUCN helps SEPA to further strengthen
protected area management in the country.
Full
story // IUCN
in Asia |
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October
27, 2003
NEW GUIDELINES SET VISION
FOR PROTECTED AREAS WORLDWIDE
 What
do the Peruvian Huascarán World Heritage Site,
the Australian Fitzgerald River National Park, and the
Ugandan Bwindi Impenetrable Forest have in common? They
are all protected areas, for one. Yet they are also
protected areas for which long-term management plans
have been prepared. In all cases these have been developed
collaboratively, with local communities and key stakeholders
actively contributing to the decision-making. Many methods
can be used to reach out to the community while planning
a protected area, from formal consultations to newspaper
ads. In some places, poor levels of literacy or the
use of indigenous languages requires less conventional
techniques: there are ‘village drama’, school
plays and ‘road shows’ – whatever
it takes to get people on board.
Full
story // IUCN
Programme on Protected Areas // Purchase
the publication |
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October
23, 2003
KIBAAR DANS LES PARCS
 Le
huitième numéro du bulletin trimestriel
d’information de l'UICN, Afrique de l'Ouest.,
«Kibaar» vient de paraître. Consacré
entièrement aux aires protégées,
ce numéro retrace les grands moments du dernier
Congrès Mondial des Parcs de l’UICN qui
a eu lieu au mois de septembre, à Durban, en
Afrique du Sud; avec un accent particulier sur les implications
pour la sous région de l’Afrique de l’Ouest.
Les délégués de la région,
présents au Congrès, y expriment leur
opinion sur le déroulement de l’évènement
et sur son efficacité au niveau global. Au fil
des pages, l’historique du Congrès sera
disséquée, de la première rencontre
à Seattle en 1962, jusqu’à la réunion
de cette année. Enfin, Kibaar propose également
le point de vue d’une spécialiste sur l’approche
juridique des aires protégées dites transfrontalières.
Kibaar
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régional de l'UICN pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest
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October
22, 2003
A FEW INSIGNIFICANT SANDY
ISLANDS OR A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - THE WADDEN SEA
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
 Many
will look blank when asked to describe the Wadden Sea,
yet it is the world’s second largest Ramsar site
and is today celebrating 25 years of tri-lateral cooperation.
The responsible ministries of the Netherlands, Denmark
and Germany have been working together on the protection
and conservation of the Sea, covering management, monitoring
and research, as well as political matters, since 1978.
Today, dignitaries will gather in Germany for the jubilee
anniversary of this successful intergovernmental cooperation
model that has achieved the protection of the largest
unbroken stretch of tidal flats on earth. Peter Bridgewater,
Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention, will also
present the “Durban Link” which consists
of ten targets areas for action in the next decade.
The document results from the Linkages in the Land and
Seascape stream of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress.
The Durban
Link // Peter
Bridgewater's speech // Tri-lateral
Wadden Sea Cooperation |
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October
17, 2003
DURBAN OUTPUTS MAKE THEIR
WAY INTO UNGA
 Delegates
at the 2nd Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA), currently taking place in New York, received
copies of the Durban Accord, Action Plan and Message
to the Convention on Biological Diversity. These three
documents are the fruits of the recent Vth IUCN World
Parks Congress. During today’s session on environment
and development, IUCN’s permanent observer to
the UN Ambassador Bhagwat Singh addressed the Assembly,
stressing the importance of the World Parks Congress
outcomes and inviting delegates to take a closer look
at them. As the 2nd Committee is this year focusing
on the likes of international trade and development,
and the Convention on Biological Diversity, Ambassador
Bhagwat Singh’s intervention was all the more
pertinent.
Full
statement // / UNGA
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October
14, 2003
HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS TO
BENEFIT FROM DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
 IUCN,
the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
(ICIMOD) and two Italian organizations have come together
to develop a Decision Support System (DSS) for the Himalayan
Mountains. Generally referring to information systems
that support decision making, in this instance, the
DSS relates to a Geographic Information System (GIS)
that will be housed in ICIMOD in Katmandu, Nepal and
draw on information available in the Centre. This innovative
project, set to start before the end of the year, will
be run by IUCN. IUCN will be responsible for the biodiversity
and natural resources management aspects of the DSS,
whilst the Italian partners will carry out academic
research and take the lead in developing field activities
in China, Nepal and Pakistan. The project management
arrangements were discussed during the Vth IUCN World
Parks Congress and finalized at the Merano Mountains
workshop that convened in Italy earlier this month.
More information: Hans
Friederich or Nikhat
Sattar // IUCN
in Asia |
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October
14, 2003
EATING WORMS AND PROTECTING
PARKS
By Emmanuel Koro for WRI
 The
mopane worm -- Imbrassia belina to entomologists --
is a large caterpillar that feeds on the leaves of the
mopane tree in southern Africa. It is also high in fat
and protein, has a gritty texture and a slightly meaty
taste when fried, and is considered a delicacy by many
people in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
The worm is a traditional source of cheap protein. It
is an important part of the market for edible insects
in the region, which is estimated to be in the hundreds
of thousands of dollars each year. The future of the
caterpillar is tied into a larger tug-of-war between
community rights and conservation over how to best manage
resources. In some forests it is becoming difficult
to find these once-abundant caterpillars due to over-harvesting.
Meanwhile, the mopane worm is flourishing in some parks
and nature preserves where harvesting is not permitted.
Full
story // World
Resources Institute |
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October
09, 2003
IUCN AT UN: NEED FOR
GREATER RECOGNITION OF CONSERVATION ROLE IN POVERTY
ERADICATION
 Professor
Nicholas Robinson, Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environmental
Law, represented IUCN before the 2nd Committee of the
United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, during its
opening session in New York. The 2nd Committee is responsible
for addressing economic and social issues before the
General Assembly, including the implementation of the
Rio Earth Summit and Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable
Development recommendations. This year the 2nd Committee
is looking into international trade and development,
women in development, energy, desertification, the Convention
on Biological Diversity, climate change, mountains,
Agenda 21 implementation, implementation of the UN Decade
for the Eradication of Poverty, and the UN Decade of
Education for Sustainable Development, amongst other
topics.
Full
story // Full
IUCN Statement // 2nd
Committe of the UN General Assembly |
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October
08, 2003
HOLLYWOOD MEETS IUCN
IN THE PARK
 The
newest Ambassador for the IUCN Red List Collection,
Hayden Panettiere, currently in Africa filming her new
movie “Racing Stripes”, visited Weenen Reserve
to view first-hand the work of conservationists to protect
species in their natural environment. Hayden and her
guests, including Frederik DuChau and Broderick Johnson,
director and producer of “Racing Stripes”,
saw many threatened species, amongst which was the endangered
rhino. They joined senior IUCN managers from around
the world, together with one of IUCN’s major conservation
partners, The Smithsonian Institution, and also the
Coordinator for the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress
in Bangkok in 2004.
Full
story // Hayden
Panettiere's website // The
Smithsonian Institute // III
IUCN World Conservation Congress |
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October
08, 2003
TWELVE JOURNALISTS ATTEND
REUTERS-IUCN TRAINING COURSE IN DURBAN
 Twelve
journalists from twelve countries across the globe participated
in a training course on environmental reporting held
at the recent Vth IUCN World Parks Congress in Durban,
South Africa. The participants – from Brazil,
Croatia, India, Lebanon, Malaysia, Russia, Serbia, Sierra
Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, UAE, Uganda, and Zambia
– spent six days in Durban from September 12 to
18, at a workshop sponsored by Reuters Foundation, IUCN
– The World Conservation Union, the organiser
of the Congress held every 10 years, and the German-based
Bellagio Forum for Sustainable Development. While in
South Africa, participants took time out to visit a
cultural centre inside a nature reserve run entirely
by the local Zulu community. The field trip was aimed
at illustrating how local communities can be involved
in the operation of game parks and other protected areas,
and provided most of the course material for the workshop.
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October
07, 2003
A NEW AMBASSADOR FOR
THE IUCN RED LIST COLLECTION
 IUCN
is delighted to welcome its latest Ambassador, Hollywood
teen actress Hayden Panettiere, to support efforts to
protect the world’s threatened species. Hayden
is mostly known for her roles in the movies Joe Somebody,
Remember the Titans and in the TV series Ally McBeal.
She joins our other distinguished Ambassadors including
Her Majesty Queen Noor, IUCN’s patron; world tennis
champions Roger Federer and Martina Hingis; and musical
stars pop singer Nena and opera singer Galileo. The
Ambassadors are committed to help IUCN reach a broader
audience to support conservation work.
Full
story // Hayden
Panettiere's website |
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October
03, 2003
HER MAJESTY QUEEN NOOR
LAUNCHES THE IUCN RED LIST COLLECTION /C2B
 Her
Majesty Queen Noor launched a new IUCN venture during
the World Parks Congress which reaches out to young
people and encourages them to help fight species extinction.
Queen Noor, Patron of IUCN, has been a long-time supporter
of IUCN and its work. In her new role as Ambassador
to the IUCN Red List Collection, she hopes to help raise
awareness and communicate the challenges of the extinction
crisis to the broader public and, in particular, young
people.
Full
story // Address
by IUCN Patron and Patron of the Vth World Parks Congress
H. M. Queen Noor at the IUCN Red List Collection Launch,
World Parks Congress, Durban, September 10, 2003
// IUCN-SSC
Red List // IUCN
Species Survival Commission |
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October
02, 2003
THE INDIGENOUS PROTECTED
AREAS OF AUSTRALIA: SHOWING A PATH TO RECONCILE PROTECTED
AREA OBJECTIVES AND ABORIGINAL PEOPLES’ INTERESTS
 Australia
harbours a growing body of formal experiences in co-management
of protected areas and indigenous protected areas, as
well as a growing recognition of histories of customary
aboriginal land management regimes. Indigenous Protected
Areas, a specific protected area category created in
the country to accommodate conservation efforts of aboriginal
communities, have been a particularly exciting development
both at policy and field levels, in terms of bridging
the gap between protected area systems and the aboriginal
conservation values and practices. The Australian government
defines Indigenous Protected Areas as “areas of
land in relation to which Traditional Aboriginal Owners
have entered into a voluntary agreement for the purposes
of promoting biodiversity and cultural resource conservation”.
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September
29, 2003
MOBILE PEOPLES ATTEND
FOR THE FIRST TIME A WORLD PARKS CONGRESS
 On
a hazy wintry seaside of Durban, huddled onto traditional
floormats of a large bright hotel room, some 30 representatives
of mobile indigenous peoples in turbans to kangas come
together to express their unique contributions to conservation
and their special needs that have all too often been
ignored. This is the Mobile Indigenous Peoples’
preparatory meeting to define their formal recommendations
and inputs to the Vth World Parks Congress of the IUCN.
Nomads, pastoralists, shifting agriculturalists and
hunter-gatherers all find that they share similar pressures
in common, posing serious threats to their cultural
identity and lifestyles: reduced land area interrupting
their travel routes, attempts at forced settlement and
sedentarisation, pressure to “develop” and
“civilise” them, and even persecution and
violence, are among a mosaic of problems they have each
written and pasted onto yellow and blue pastel cards
on the wall in front of them.
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