established in 1958, wcpa is the largest volunteer network of protected area specialists, with more...
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“to promote the establishment and effective management of a representative worldwide network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral part of the IUCN Mission”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
“to promote the establishment and effective management of a representative worldwide network of terrestrial and marine protected
areas, as an integral part of the IUCN Mission”
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
Established in 1958, WCPA is the largest volunteer network of protected area specialists, with more than 1500 members in 130 countries.
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
Regional structure based on IUCN Regions
4 Strategic Directions:
Nik LopoukhineWCPA Chair
Policy and Capacity Building
Governance, Equity and Livelihoods
Connectivity Conservation
Science and Management
Nigel CrawhallGovernance
Nigel DudleylCapacity Building
Graeme WorboysConnectivity
Marc HockingsScience
Trevor SandwithDirector
Secretariat Focal PointIUCN Global Programme on Protected Areas
Svetlana KopylovaYoung Professionals
Kathy MacKinnonCBD & Climate
Charlotte KaribuhoyeWest & Central Africa
Maher MajoubNorth Africa, West Asia
Middle East
14 Specialist Groups 7 Task Forces
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
Draws lessons from the field, convenes specialists, gives guidance for implementation in every part of the world, and influences global and public policy
for protected areas.
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
& communicates…
WCPA guides…
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
WCPA influences
The CBD Process... The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas was significantly influenced by IUCN WCPA.
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
WCPA convenes specialists
Granada Climate Change and Protected Areas Summit
Developing natural solutions for climate change
World Parks Congress A transformational event every 10 years
The Road to 2014
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
WCPA celebrates…
Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Areas Management
IRF and IUCN WCPA Young Conservationist Award
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme
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