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Held every 10 years since 1962

What is the World Parks Congress. Held every 10 years since 1962 The Vth WPC will be held in Durban, South Africa, September 8-17, 2003 The Congress is THE EVENT for the world’s protected areas and will set the future agenda for these areas

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Held every 10 years since 1962

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  1. What is the World Parks Congress • Held every 10 years since 1962 • The Vth WPC will be held in Durban, South Africa, September 8-17, 2003 • The Congress is THE EVENT for the world’s protected areas and will set the future agenda for these areas • The Patrons of the Event are Queen Noor and Nelson Mandela

  2. Some WPC outputs in development: Opportunities to raise global awareness of Protected Areas and their vital importance for life on earth A program of substance, tackling ‘frontier’ issues for protected areas - protected areas & poverty alleviation; parks & global change; protected areas and ecosystem services A new and improved UN PA List; a report on the ‘State of the Parks’ Policy & global recommendations on protected areas and a vision for protected areas - including The Durban Accord Tools for managers & decision-makers - ‘Managing protected areas in the 21st Century’

  3. Outputs in development (cont.) Specific input to the CBD on protected areas - focus of COP7 in 2004 A range of initiatives for protected areas in Africa - aimed at increased support for their central role in people’s livelihoods A major long term investment strategy for protected areas • Strategic Dialogues between protected areas and other sectors - tourism, forestry, water supply, mining etc

  4. Program at a glance 8-10 Sept, 03: Opening and 4 symposia: “Context and issues: setting out the challenge” 11-13 Sept: 7 workshop streams: “working together to address the issues” 14-15 Sept: Field trips and short courses linked to the workshop streams: “applications in the field” 16-17 Sept: “Response to the challenges: delivery of results

  5. "Big Ideas" • Biodiversity and ecosystem services • Shifting up scale to ecosystem and landscape • Welcoming new management communities • Sustainable finance • Management effectiveness • Capacity for the 21st century • Equity in the distribution of benefits • New governance options

  6. Contentious Issues • Mining • Certification, accountability, and standards • Gaps • High seas

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