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December
2002
Dec. 24, 2002 - New Issue of PARKS
Dec. 10, 2002 - Africa's New Super Park Formally
Launched
Dec. 03, 2002 - Governance and PA in Mediterranean
November
2002
Nov. 15, 2002 - Gearing up to September 2003
September
2002
Sep. 02, 2002 - Parks Day at the WSSD - Inaguration
of the 5th WPC
Events
2nd
September 2002 Parks Day at the WSSD
Le
jour au jour du Vème Congrès Mondial
sur les Parcs
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December
2002
December
24 , 2002
VISIT THE NEW ISSUE OF PARKS
 The
volume of use of Costa Rica’s national parks increased
almost 800% in 14 years. Tourism in protected areas the world
over is on the increase yet, given its critical cultural, economic
and ecological functions, too little emphasis is places upon
the role of tourism in sustaining such areas. A new edition
of IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas journal PARKS
attempts to address this deficiency. This special issue provides
six papers on important aspects of park tourism. Topics discussed
range from the principles for the measurement, recording and
reporting of park tourism; to environmentally-friendly park
facility design; and the need for a new financial and ecological
model to secure a long-term future for Africa’s protected
area network. Other case studies focus on Ontario Parks which
now has a business-management structure, and on an innovative
customer-service approach adopted in Finland.
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December
10, 2002
AFRICA'S NEW SUPER PARK FORMALLY LAUNCHED
 With
just over nine months to go to the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress
(WPC), the launch of one of the world's largest transboundary
protected areas could not be timelier. The Congress, a ten-yearly
event and the major global forum for protected areas, will focus
on transboundary parks amongst many other themes. Announced
by South African President Thabo Mbeki, Zimbabwean President
Robert Mugabe and Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano, the
new Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park will span 35 00 000 hectares
over South Africa's Kruger National Park, Mozambique's Limpopo
National Park and the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe.
"The creation of this super park is another success story
for the Southern African region which already hosts a number
of transboundary protected areas," said David Sheppard,
Secretary General of the IUCN WPC and Head of the IUCN Programme
on Protected Areas.
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December
3 , 2002
GOVERNANCE AND PROTECTED AREAS IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN: THE ROAD TO DURBAN
 Governance
of protected areas in the Mediterranean region has come under
close analysis in the lead up to the World Parks Congress (WPC)
to be held in Durban in 2003. Organized by the IUCN Centre for
Mediterranean Co-operation, with support from the Province of
Barcelona, experts from across the region met in Barcelona,
Spain on 29-30 November to identify and analyze governance of
protected areas. The results of the meeting will be fed into
a follow up event to be held in Murcia, Spain and then into
the WPC. Head of the IUCN Environmental Law Programme, John
Scanlon, was invited to present to the workshop on recent international
'governance' developments, including the outcomes of the World
Summit on Sustainable Development
IUCN
ELP Governance Paper abstract
IUCN
Governance for Sustainable Development Position Paper
IUCN
Press Release (in Spanish)
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November
2002
November
15, 2002
GEARING UP TO SEPTEMBER 2003
The
Vth World Parks Congress (WPC) - the ten-yearly major global
forum for protected areas - was at the heart of both IUCN's
World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Steering Committee
and the WPC Steering Committee discussions. Both Committees
recently assembled in Durban, South Africa, the location of
the September 2003 WPC and a city nestled between two natural
heritage sites. With less than a year to the Congress, the Committees,
formed by leading protected area experts from around the globe,
including Kenton Miller, WCPA Chair; David Sheppard, Head of
IUCN's Programme on Protected Areas; and Mavuso Msimang, CEO
South Africa National Parks, focused on furthering the WPC agenda.
The Congress, which is expected to attract over 2000 participants,
will showcase cutting-edge protected area issues, such as community
involvement, transfrontier and sustainable financing initiatives.
More
information in the latest WPC Bulletin (pdf 975kb)
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September
2002
2
September 2002, Johannesbourg, South Africa
PARKS DAY AT WSSD WITH NELSON MANDELA
Source IUCN
 Over
600 people attended a high level launch for the 2003 World Parks
Congress on Monday September 2nd, 2002. Mr. Nelson Mandela Co
Patron of the Congress was joined by a star studded line up
of dignitaries including President Taya of Mauritania; President
Cardoso of Brazil; and King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu
Nation. The high profile speakers continued with other speakers
including Mohamed El Ashry of the Global Environment Facility;
Yolanda Kakabadse and Achim Steiner from IUCN. A very special
surprise guest Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum
also addressed t he
gathering. Apart from the speakers the launch audience included
many high level WSSD delegates and South African VIPs.
The Launch, held during
the WSSD, was an outstanding success and provided ample evidence
of the great excitement and anticipation that is building toward
the World Parks Congress which will occur in Durban in just over
a year. All speakers underscored the relevance of the Congress Theme:
‘Benefits Beyond Boundaries’. In particular the need to
think, plan and manage protected areas in collaboration with local
people and other economic and social sectors. The crucial contribution
of protected areas as the building blocks for sustainable development
was emphasised throughout the night.
The high calibre of those
attending and speaking at the Launch reflects the fact that the
value and importance of protected areas resonate with all people.
The event reinforced the clear global leadership of IUCN and WCPA
in the field of protected areas. The Durban Congress promises to
fulfil expectations to evaluate the past and look to the future
as it charts new directions for the world’s protected areas
More information:
Press Release
Speech
of Mr Nelson Mandela, World Parks Congress Co-Patron
Speech
of Queen Noor of Jordan, World Parks Congress Co-Patron (read
out by Mr. Achim Steiner, IUCN Director General)
Speech
of Mr Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (in
French)
Speech
of Mr Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil
Speech
of King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu Nation
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Events
 The
WSSD Parks Day served to discuss key issues associated
with protected areas and their role in relation to sustainable
development. These areas, now covering more than 10% of
the earth's surface, play a vital role in relation to protecting
ecosystem services and in supporting sustainable livelihoods.
Parks Day comprised two parts: firstly , a launch of the
2003 World Parks Congress and secondly, a series of workshops
and a debate in relation to protected area issues.
Launch of
IUCN World Parks Congress
The launch of
the IUCN World Parks Congress, to be held in Durban South
Africa in September, 2003, provided a tremendous opportunity
to launch the once in a decade event. The launch proved
to be a very high profile event, attracting more than four
hundred guests: it proved to be a highlight of IUCN's activities
at WSSD and involved speeches by:
- The Honourable
Nelson Mandela, ex President of South Africa;
- President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil;
- President Tai, President of Mauritania;
- King Goodwill Zwelithini, King of the Zulu Nation;
- Ms Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1992);
- Mohamed el-Ashry, Chief Executive, Global Environment
Facility;
- Yolanda Kakabadse, President IUCN.
Workshops
and debate on Protected Areas
In addition to
the launch there were a series of workshops, featuring leading
speakers from around the world. Workshops covered: an introductory
plenary; marine protected areas; landscape approaches; African
protected areas; protected areas and the private sector.
In addition to these workshops, there was a high profile
panel debate, featuring a number of young park rangers from
South Africa on the topic "Protected Areas are vital
for sustainable development: yes or no ?".
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