9 th world wilderness congress
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WILDERNESS CONSERVATION. A STRATEGIC ELEMENT IN THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. 9 TH WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS. 6 – 13 NOVEMBER 2009 MERIDA – YUCATAN – MEXICO. www.wild9.org. [email protected]. WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS. CONGRESO MUNDIAL DE TIERRAS SILVESTRES. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
9TH WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS6 – 13 NOVEMBER 2009
MERIDA – YUCATAN – MEXICO [email protected]
WILDERNESS CONSERVATION
www.wild9.org
A STRATEGIC ELEMENT IN THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
WWC
SINCE 1977
• LONGEST RUNNING PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM
• FOR WILDERNESS AND PEOPLE
• DIVERSITY OF PARTICIPANTS
• PRACTICAL OUTCOMES
WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESSCONGRESO MUNDIAL DE TIERRAS SILVESTRES
MAP
MEXICO 2009
WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESSFIRST TIME IN LATIN AMERICA
WWC
WORKING FOR WILDERNESS,
WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE
PROTECTING MEXICO’S LAST
WILD PLACES
ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSA SHARED MISSION
BUDGET
MAIN THEMES
• FRESHWATER
• CLIMATE CHANGE
• FIRE
• TRANSBOUNDARY & CONNECTIVITY
• LARGE LANDSCAPES & SEASCAPES
• HUMAN COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION
BUDGET
TOPICS WITHIN THEMES
• LAW AND POLICY
• SCIENCE• MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
• ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
• INDIGENOUS WISDOM AND PARTICIPATION
• ARTS & CULTURE IN SERVICE OF CONSERVATION
• ROLE OF RELIGONS
• SOCIAL BENEFITS
• ECONOMIC AND CORPORATE SOLUTIONS
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WILDLIFE SPECIES
FOREST HABITATMOUNTAIN RANGES
OCEANS AND MARINE LIFEFRESHWATER SYSTEMS
WILDERNESSA SHARED NATURAL LEGACY
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ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE
WILDERNESS IS ASTRATEGIC ELEMENT IN
OUR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
• CLIMATE CHANGE
• LOSS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES• SPECIES EXTINCTIONS
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IPCC 2007
STERN REVIEW (2006)
• DEFORESTATION AND OTHER LAND DEGRADATIONS ACCOUNT FOR UP TO 25% OF GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS
WILDERNESS PROTECTIONA SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
• 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
INT. WETLANDS CONFERENCE (2008)• WETLANDS ACCOUNT FOR 6% OF THE EARTH SURFACE AND THEY STORE 20% OF ITS CARBON
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MITIGATION
ADAPTATION• HABITAT CONECTIVITY
• BUFFER ZONES
• CARBON ABSORTION - FORESTS AND GRASSLANDS
• CARBON STORAGE - CARBON THAT IS NOT RELEASED IN THE ATMOSPHERE
- ECOSYSTEM SHIFTS
• MONITORING- CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN WELFARE
- CONTINUITY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
WILDERNESS PROTECTIONA SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
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• MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING• DECLARES MUTUAL OBJECTIVES
• PRESCRIBES COOPERATIVES MEASURES
JOINING EFFORTSTWO PRACTICAL OBJECTIVES
1. NORTH AMERICAN PACT ON WILDERNESS
• MAPPING THE THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR MIGRATORY SPECIES AT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
2. WHMSI PARTICIPATION IN WILD 9
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS)
U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS)
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM)
U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USFS)
POLICY AND RESEARCH REPRESENTATIVES FROM
UNITED STATES
SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTED AREASMEXICO
DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE
PARKS CANADACANADA
N.A. PACT ON WILDERNESSINTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD
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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
N.A. PACT ON WILDERNESSBOARD ROLES
4. DECLARE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PACT ON WILDERNESS AT WILD9
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• RESEARCH, INVENTORY, DOCUMENTATION AND MONITORING
• JOINT IDENTIFICATION AND CONSERVATION OF TRANSBOUNDARY RESOURCES
• LEGAL MECHANISMS FOR WILDERNESS PROTECTION
• WILDERNESS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
• DEVELOPMENT OF WILDERNESS PROTECTION INITIATIVES
• PUBLIC INFORMATION TO INCREASE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION
• MENTORING OF OTHER COUNTRIES
• SAVEGUARD HUMAN LIVELIHOODS DEPENDENT ON WILDERNESS
• MECHANISMS OF PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES RELATED TO WILDERNESS PROTECTION
• ESTABLISHMENT OF “SISTER” WILDERNESS AREAS RELATIONSHIP
COOPERATIVE MEASURESN.A. PACT ON WILDERNESS
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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
N.A. PACT ON WILDERNESSPROGRESS TO DATE
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PURPOSETO CREATE HIGH-PROFILE MAP EXHIBIT FOR WILD9 TO SHOWCASETHE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGEON MIGRATORY SPECIES OFTHE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
COUNTRIES CONTRIBUTION
• MAPPING OF A WILD AREA VISIBLY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
WHMSI PROJECT FOR WILD9CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS MAP
• PHOTOS OF THE HABITAT AND SPECIES AFFECTED
• ONE-PAGE CASE SUMMARY IN PRESCRIBED FORMAT
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TIMELINE
Initial Submissions needed by15 November 2008
CONTACT
Julie Anton DunnDirector of Program Development
The WILD Foundation
[email protected](703) 864 7770
WHMSI PROJECT FOR WILD9CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS MAP
9TH WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS
6 – 13 NOVEMBER 2009MERIDA – YUCATAN – MEXICO
www.wild9.org [email protected]
6 – 13 NOVEMBER 2009MERIDA – YUCATÁN – MEXICO
www.wild9.org [email protected]
HONORARY HOSTS
Exequiel EzcurraMuseo de Historia Natural de San Diego
MEXICO
CHAIRMAN
CO-CHAIRSManuel Arango
Fund. Mex. para la Educ.AmbientalMEXICO
Rodolfo ElizondoTourism Minister
MEXICO
Carlos M. Rodríguez Conservation International
COSTA RICA
Armando J. GarcíaCEMEXMEXICO
Mario MolinaCentro Mario Molina
MEXICO
Fernando Chico PardoGrupo ASUR
MEXICO
Juan R. Elvira QuesadaEnvironment Minister
MEXICO
Marinela Servitje Papalote - Museo del Niño
MEXICO
Julio GutiérrezGonzalo Río Arronte Foundation
MEXICO
César BojórquezMerida City Major
MEXICO
Ivonne OrtegaGobernadoraYucatán
MEXICO
Felipe CalderónPresidente México
MEXICO
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