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Vth
IUCN World Parks Congress
Durban, South Africa | 8-17 September 2003
Highlights
Friday, 12 September
Participants at
the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) met in seven workshop
streams to address: linkages in the landscape and seascape;
building broader support for protected areas (PAs); PA
governance; developing the capacity to manage PAs; evaluating
management effectiveness; building a secure financial future;
and building comprehensive PA systems. All workshop streams held
concurrent break-out sessions throughout the day. Side meetings,
special events and discussion groups on WPC recommendations were
also held.
Images
from the World Parks Congress
Community
Parks Events: Community Cyclists from Great Limpopo Trans-Frontier
Park Presentation
Workshop
Stream Plenary on Building a Secure Financial Future and Workshop
Stream Plenary on Linkages in the Landscape and Seascape
Developing
Capacity to Manage Protected Areas Stream: Breakout group on developing
capacity for site level planning, management and monitoring, including
stakeholder participation: Paul ButlerRARE Center for Tropical Conservation
(left) and Moses Mapesa, Uganda Wildlife Authority (center); and
Russell Mittermeier, Conservation International
Linkages
in the Landscape and Seascape Stream: Breakout group on benefits of
MPA networks for fisheries and endangered species: experiences and
innovation in scaling up to build networks (left) and crafts sold
in the exhibition center (right)
Integrating Development and Conservation side event sponsored by GTZ:
Cultural Diversity: Indigenous' participation: Diversity vs. Uniformity
Conservation and
Incentive Agreements: Helen Gichohi, Africa Wildlife Foundation,
Nairobi, Kenya, gives a presenation on Direct Payments as a
Mechanism
for Ecosystem Level Conservation: The Kitengela Wildlife Lease
Program, and the Breakout session under Building a Secure
Financial Future, on Forging Effective Partnerships with oil and
gas companies for protected area conservation
Book
Launch: Linkages in the Landscape: The Role of Corridors and Connectivity
in Wildlife Conservation, published by the IUCN Forest Conservation
Programme (left) and delegates peruse the pamphlets at the tables
in the corridors
Press
Conference: How much money do we need to protect protected areas?
