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

The Homepage www.iucn.org/wpc2003/ contains a brief introduction as to what the WPC is and links to the main sections -
This section contains information about the WPC, ranging from the concept of parks congresses with a historical overview of previous congresses, to logistical information such as details of the congress location, dates, organizers, and a brief description of the WCPA
Outputs of the Congress
This section contains a breakdown of the programme per day, details of the workshops, side events and short courses. It also provides information about the exhibition, the field trips and pre / post congress tours.
This is where new documents are posted and news disseminated. As well it host the daily coverage of the congress events and gives useful updates in the build up to the WPC. It includes links to the PARKS newsletter and a section for the Media, covering press releases, media briefs and details of media accreditation
All you ever wanted to know about the people behind the WPC, from IUCN and WCPA staff to people in South Africa National Parks, the South African Ministry for the Environment, the Congress Patrons and other partners. This section also provides useful links
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Vth IUCN WORLD PARKS CONGRESS
PHOTOGALLERY

"Benefits Beyond Boundaries"
The WPC Exhibition

Day by Day Photo Gallery : 08.09.03 // 09.09.03 // 10.09.03 // 11.09.03 //
12.09.03 // 13.09.03 // 14.09.03 // 15.09.03 // 16.09.03 // 17.09.03 //
WPC Exhibition & People Photo Galleries

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IUCN Corporate Exhibition
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Banners in Durban. Photo: IUCN/IISD
Giant Banner handging from a building near by the Durban International Convention Center. photo: IUCN/IISD
The Johannesburg Climate Legacy desk. Photo: IUCN/IISD
Welcome banners at the DICC. Photo: IUCN/IISD IUCN flags. Photo: IUCN/IISD The Johannesburg Climate Legacy desk. Photo: IUCN/IISD
Entrance hall of the DICC. Photo: IUCN/IISD Entrance hall of the DICC. Photo: IUCN/IISD Entrance hall of the DICC. Photo: IUCN/IISD
Welcome banner at the entrance hall of the DIICC. Photo: IUCN/IISD IUCN Working Area. Photo: IUCN IUCN Vth World Parks Congress - Benefits Beyond Boundaries
Protected areas: Enriched areas enrich lives - Protected areas provide sustainable income opportunities to meet the needs of local communities.  Let nature nurture us. Protected areas: Tomorrow’s weather starts here - Protected areas regulate and buffer Earth’s natural processes to balance our climate Protected areas: Protecting our cultural heritage from past to present - Our historical treasures and cultural heritage need protection too.  Protected areas are home to our past and our future.
Protected areas: We eat, drink, and breathe them - Improving our quality of air, soil, water, and life begins with protecting the ecosystems areas that serve them. Protected areas: Keep them healthy they’ll keep you healthy - Protected areas: genetic storehouses which promise a healthier future for the planet and its people. Let’s make a promise to them too. Protected areas: because there’s no place like home. - Protected areas are home to millions of species that form a web of biodiversity intricately linked to our own survival.  Safeguarding their homes means safeguarding our future.
The DEC Exhibition
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WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD
ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations. photo: IUCN/IISD
Fondation Banc d'Arguin. Photo: IUCN/IISD
Birdligfe International. Photo: IUCN African Wildlife foundation. Photo: IUCN Entrance of the WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD
Fauna & Flora International. Photo: IUCN/IISD Freedom Park. Photo: IUCN/IISD GLobal Coverage. Photo: IUCN/IISD
North West Parks and Tourism Board. Photo: IUCN/IISD Business & Biodiversity Japan. Photo: IUCN/IISD Sounth Africa National Parks. Photo: IUCN/IISD
The Great Limpopo Transboundary Park. Photo: IUCN/IISD The Great Limpopo Transboundary Park. Photo: IUCN/IISD The Great Limpopo Transboundary Park. Photo: IUCN/IISD
RENP Andalucia. Photo: IUCN/IISD Photo Exhibition. Photo: IUCN Photo Exhibition. Photo: IUCN
The "Red List Square" at the WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN The "Red List Square" at the WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN RIPANAP - Red Iberoamericana de Parques  Nacionales y otras Areas Protegidas. Photo: IUCN
South Africa National Parks. Photo: IUCN/IISD South Africa National Parks. Photo: IUCN/IISD Thai Governement. Host of the World Conservation congress in 2004. Photo: IUCN
WPC Exhibition - Miscellaneous Pictures
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IUCN TILCEPA exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD Bulletin Broad. Photo: IUCN/IISD The Communitty Park. Photo: IUCN/IISD
IUCN Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD IUCN Gender & Nevironment Programme. Photo: IUCN/IISD The Communitty Park. Photo: IUCN/IISD
The PALNet Center at the IUCN WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD IUCN Publications. Photo: IUCN/IISD IUCN Species Survival Commission  Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD
IUCN Publications. Photo: IUCN/IISD Internat providers at the DICC. Photo: IUCN/IISD IUCN Regional Office for Southern Africa Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD
African theater at the Exhibition Center. photos: IUCN/IISD Schools visiting the IUCN WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD Schools visiting the IUCN WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD
Schools visiting the IUCN WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD Handcrafts at the exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD Handcrafts at the exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD
Delegates at the IUCN WPC Exhibition. Photo: IUCN/IISD African theater at the Exhibition Center. photos: IUCN/IISD African theater at the Exhibition Center. photos: IUCN/IISD
The Wescana Tent. Photo: IUCN/IISD African theater at the Exhibition Center. photos: IUCN/IISD The Wescana Tent. Photo: IUCN/IISD

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Day by Day Photo Gallery : 08.09.03 // 09.09.03 // 10.09.03 // 11.09.03 //
12.09.03 // 13.09.03 // 14.09.03 // 15.09.03 // 16.09.03 // 17.09.03 //
WPC Exhibition & People Photo Galleries


Vth World Parks Congres - Benefits Beyond Boundaries

 

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