9 TH WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS

1. WILDERNESS CONSERVATION A STRATEGIC ELEMENT IN THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE 9TH WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS 6 – 13 NOVEMBER 2009 MERIDA – YUCATAN – MEXICO www.wild9.org info@wild9.org

2. WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS CONGRESO MUNDIAL DE TIERRAS SILVESTRES SINCE 1977 WWC • LONGEST RUNNING PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM • FOR WILDERNESS AND PEOPLE • DIVERSITY OF PARTICIPANTS • PRACTICAL OUTCOMES

3. MAP WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS FIRST TIME IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO 2009

4. WWC ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS A SHARED MISSION WORKING FOR WILDERNESS, WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE PROTECTING MEXICO’S LAST WILD PLACES

5. BUDGET MAIN THEMES • CLIMATE CHANGE • TRANSBOUNDARY & CONNECTIVITY • FRESHWATER • FIRE • LARGE LANDSCAPES & SEASCAPES • HUMAN COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION

6. BUDGET TOPICS WITHIN THEMES • LAW AND POLICY • SCIENCE • MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING • ECONOMIC AND CORPORATE SOLUTIONS • ECOSYSTEM SERVICES • INDIGENOUS WISDOM AND PARTICIPATION • ARTS & CULTURE IN SERVICE OF CONSERVATION • SOCIAL BENEFITS • ROLE OF RELIGONS

7. WILD 9 - Merida WILDERNESS A SHARED NATURAL LEGACY WILDLIFE SPECIES MOUNTAIN RANGES FOREST HABITAT FRESHWATER SYSTEMS OCEANS AND MARINE LIFE

8. WILD 9 - Merida ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE WILDERNESS IS A STRATEGIC ELEMENT IN OUR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE • CLIMATE CHANGE • LOSS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES • SPECIES EXTINCTIONS

9. WILD 9 - Merida WILDERNESS PROTECTION A SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE STERN REVIEW (2006) • THE LOSS OF NATURAL FORESTS AROUND THE WORLD CONTRIBUTES MORE TO GLOBAL EMISSIONS EACH YEAR THAN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR • CURBING DEFORESTATION IS A HIGHLY COST-EFFECTIVE MEASURE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS IPCC 2007 • DEFORESTATION AND OTHER LAND DEGRADATIONS ACCOUNT FOR UP TO 25% OF GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS INT. WETLANDS CONFERENCE (2008) • WETLANDS ACCOUNT FOR 6% OF THE EARTH SURFACE AND THEY STORE 20% OF ITS CARBON

10. WILD 9 - Merida WILDERNESS PROTECTION A SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION • CARBON STORAGE • CARBON THAT IS NOT • RELEASED IN THE ATMOSPHERE • CARBON ABSORTION - FORESTS AND GRASSLANDS ADAPTATION • HABITAT CONECTIVITY - ECOSYSTEM SHIFTS • BUFFER ZONES • CONTINUITY OF • ECOSYSTEM SERVICES • MONITORING • CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS • ON NATURAL RESOURCES • AND HUMAN WELFARE

11. WILD 9 - Merida JOINING EFFORTS TWO PRACTICAL OBJECTIVES 1. NORTH AMERICAN PACT ON WILDERNESS • MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING • DECLARES MUTUAL OBJECTIVES • PRESCRIBES COOPERATIVES MEASURES 2. WHMSI PARTICIPATION IN WILD 9 • MAPPING THE THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR MIGRATORY SPECIES AT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

12. WILD 9 - Merida N.A. PACT ON WILDERNESS INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD POLICY AND RESEARCH REPRESENTATIVES FROM SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTED AREAS MEXICO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USFS) DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE PARKS CANADA CANADA

13. WILD 9 - Merida N.A. PACT ON WILDERNESS BOARD ROLES 1. CONSIDER THE STATE OF WILDERNESS AND WILD LANDS PROTECTION UNDER NATIONAL LAW 2. TRILATERAL LEADERSHIP PROMOTING LEGAL MECHANISMS FOR SECURING DESIGNATIONS OF LARGE WILDERNESS AREAS 3. PROMULGATE A NORTH AMERICAN PACT ON THE CRITICAL ROLE OF WILDERNESS IN RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE 4. DECLARE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PACT ON WILDERNESS AT WILD9

14. WILD 9 - Merida N.A. PACT ON WILDERNESS COOPERATIVE MEASURES • WILDERNESS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT • LEGAL MECHANISMS FOR WILDERNESS PROTECTION • RESEARCH, INVENTORY, DOCUMENTATION AND MONITORING • SAVEGUARD HUMAN LIVELIHOODS DEPENDENT ON WILDERNESS • MECHANISMS OF PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES RELATED TO WILDERNESS PROTECTION • PUBLIC INFORMATION TO INCREASE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION • JOINT IDENTIFICATION AND CONSERVATION OF TRANSBOUNDARY RESOURCES • ESTABLISHMENT OF “SISTER” WILDERNESS AREAS RELATIONSHIP • DEVELOPMENT OF WILDERNESS PROTECTION INITIATIVES • MENTORING OF OTHER COUNTRIES

15. WILD 9 - Merida N.A. PACT ON WILDERNESS PROGRESS TO DATE MAY 2008 • CANADA / MEXICO / U.S. TRILATERAL COMMITTEE FOR WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT • NOW PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL • WORKING GROUP 3-YEAR WORK PLAN JULY 2008 • FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. • UNDERLIES CERTAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE GLOBAL WILDERNESS FORUM FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT WILD9

16. WILD 9 - Merida WHMSI PROJECT FOR WILD9 CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS MAP PURPOSE TO CREATE HIGH-PROFILE MAP EXHIBIT FOR WILD9 TO SHOWCASE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MIGRATORY SPECIES OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES CONTRIBUTION • MAPPING OF A WILD AREA VISIBLY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE • PHOTOS OF THE HABITAT AND SPECIES AFFECTED • ONE-PAGE CASE SUMMARY IN PRESCRIBED FORMAT

17. WILD 9 - Merida WHMSI PROJECT FOR WILD9 CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS MAP TIMELINE Initial Submissions needed by 15 November 2008 CONTACT Julie Anton Dunn Director of Program Development The WILD Foundation Julie@wild.org (703) 864 7770

18. 9TH WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS 6 – 13 NOVEMBER 2009 MERIDA – YUCATAN – MEXICO www.wild9.org info@wild9.org

19. 6 – 13 NOVEMBER 2009 MERIDA – YUCATÁN – MEXICO www.wild9.org info@wild9.org

20. WILD 9 - Merida STRUCTURE HONORARY HOSTS Felipe Calderón Presidente México MEXICO Ivonne Ortega GobernadoraYucatán MEXICO César Bojórquez Merida City Major MEXICO CHAIRMAN Exequiel Ezcurra Museo de Historia Natural de San Diego MEXICO CO-CHAIRS Manuel Arango Fund. Mex. para la Educ.Ambiental MEXICO Rodolfo Elizondo Tourism Minister MEXICO Carlos M. Rodríguez Conservation International COSTA RICA Armando J. García CEMEX MEXICO Mario Molina Centro Mario Molina MEXICO Fernando Chico Pardo Grupo ASUR MEXICO Juan R. Elvira Quesada Environment Minister MEXICO Marinela Servitje Papalote - Museo del Niño MEXICO Julio Gutiérrez Gonzalo Río Arronte Foundation MEXICO