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RESULTATS
DU CONGRES
En cours
de traduction, désolés pour les inconvénients
OUTPUTS
OF THE CONGRESS
World
Parks Congress Outputs from the Transboundary Protected Areas Task
Force of the IUCN-WCPA
Transboundary
Synthesis Publication
Development of the Global Transboundary Protected
Areas Network
Global interest
in Transboundary Protected Areas (TBPAs) has continued to mount
in the past several years. Along with this enthusiasm and exploration
of the issues comes an increased need to share information and knowledge,
and to synthesize our current understanding of how TBPAs can and
should operate. Because the World Parks Congress acts as the focal
point for the global dialogue on protected areas, it is thus the
perfect staging ground for transboundary initiatives and proposals.
In an effort to coordinate the global exchange of ideas and to create
a platform for new TBPA initiatives, we are happy to announce the
launch of the Transboundary Protected Areas Global Programme.
This TBPA Global Programme
responds to the need expressed by protected area managers, governments,
researchers and stakeholders involved in TBPAs worldwide. In particular,
the efforts by IUCN
, ITTO,
BSP, EuroParc
Federation, UNESCO
and InWent
have contributed to the identification of the needs and opportunities.
The World Parks Congress
will inform the scope and form of the Global Programme substantially
itself, so we can't tell you all that it will entail - yet. But
you can be sure there will be many important outcomes over the course
of the next year. In the mean time we can tell you about two direct
outcomes of the Congress; one to be unveiled there and the other
to be published by January 2004.
These are:
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Transboundary Synthesis Publication
This initiative includes
the gathering of all papers and perspectives presented at the World
Parks Congress and at the Mountains Workshop prior to the WPC and
synthesizing this information into a single printed publication.
The publication would also be made available both in compact disc
format and online through the transboundary website (see below).
The electronic versions of this publication will include all of
the PowerPoint presentations and full text versions of the presented
papers and posters.
In addition, translations
into French and Spanish of key elements of the existing IUCN
Protected Area Management Guidelines will be made, and broadsheets
on specific TBPA initiatives and themes will be prepared.
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Development of the Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network
The development of transboundary
protected areas is proliferating in the world. Since 1990, the total
number of transboundary protected areas doubled and many others
are set to launch within the next few years. As a result, protected
area managers are confronted with entirely new issues that they
are ill equipped to deal with effectively. Because these new issues
are set within a context of international relations and global politics,
the more localized communication systems by which protected area
managers currently share expertise and knowledge are not adequate
to meet their growing demands. The demand among managers for this
type of information is well documented through workshops and conferences
(e.g., the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg
in 2002). Other audiences in need of TBPA guidance and knowledge
include conservation donors, researchers, educators, students, and
policy makers, though the extent and types of information they need
is not very well understood.
Since the growing interest
in TBPAs in the early 1990s, many workshops, conferences and meetings
have covered many different aspects of this topic.
TBPA research and management
guidance sponsored by the IUCN
, the Biodiversity
Support Program , EuroParc
Federation, International
Tropical Timber Organization , Conservation
International and InWent
(among others) have been published both online and in printed form.
Because these organizations all have differing systems of publication
distribution that reside all over the world and all over the Internet,
locating good TBPA resources can be extremely difficult, especially
for the uninitiated - those most in need of this information.
The growing demand for
TBPA information cannot currently be met through existing organizations
as none currently have programs with TBPA information dissemination
mandates. Also, the individuals most well versed in TBPA issues
do not have full institutional support to answer inquiries or present
at conferences, workshops and other meetings as they are fully committed
to other projects.
Therefore, there is a
growing demand for TBPA information by protected area managers and
many other audiences that cannot be met through existing institutional
arrangements. We therefore are developing a "Global Transboundary
Protected Area Network" that will act as a clearinghouse for
all TBPA information and would allow for communication across diverse
audiences and vast distances. We will physically locate this office
in Cape Town, South Africa as this is the physical home of the TBPA
Task Force and considerable TBPA work is being done in the region.
The Global Transboundary
Protected Area Network will fulfill the following functions:
" Provide both a virtual and a physical hub of TBPA knowledge
that is responsive to the needs of the emerging TBPA community.
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Act
as a point of contact for the TBPA community and field questions
from the public |
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Contain
a comprehensive database of TBPA publications |
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Present
known TBPAs worldwide in list, database and map form for download.
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Develop
a global communication and dialogue system that will allow managers
to communicate with other managers, and all other audiences
to communicate with one another. |
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Provide
an extensive contact list of NGO's and individuals involved
with TBPA work. |
Other outputs of the World Parks Congress, still in the planning
stages include:
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Specific
commitments and agreements on transboundary protected areas
to be made by governments and organizations at the Congress |
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A transboundary
peace climb in the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains prior to the
Congress |
World
Parks Congress Outputs from the Transboundary Protected Areas Task
Force of the IUCN-WCPA - PDF Document - 126KB
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