1. IUCN WCPA Priorities for Regional Vice Chairs 2016-2020 Mike Wong/North America

2. PARKS: Valuing and Conserving Nature Achieving Conservation Goals, including Marine Theme 1.Raising awareness of country commitments to Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 2.Work with new and existing partners to highlight the relevance and benefits to people of protected areas 3.Highlight urgency, and track and report progress to 2020 targets and beyond

3. PEOPLE: Equitable governance/Inspiring a new generation Respecting indigenous and traditional knowledge and culture #NatureForAll - inspiring a new generation of stewards 1.Facilitate opportunities for new audiences, especially youth, to connect with nature thorough PAs 2.Scale up the best practices for inclusion of nature experiences and for engagement with new and existing partners Protected areas are widely accepted as fundamental to achieving SDGs

4. PLANET: Nature-based Solutions Demonstrate the value of protected areas and their ecosystem services to all sectors Responding to climate change 1.Mainstreaming PAs as natural solutions to climate change Improving Health and Well-being 1.Promote the health contributions made by protected areas

5. Proposed activities for delivering the IUCN Programme in the region 2017-2020 ActivityPartnersResourcesNeeds Canadian Committee of the IUCN Annual General Assembly, Ottawa (January 2017) Canadian organizational and individual members of the IUCN Resources provided by the National Committee and the Museum of Nature - Pan-Canadian Parks Conference, Banff (March 8- 11, 2017) Federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal parks, indigenous organizations, NGOs, outdoor recreation and tourism. Various organizations, including federal, provincial, territorial and municipal parks, are actively raising funds for this conference. $1K for attendance North American Inter- Governmental Committee on Cooperation for Wilderness & Protected Areas Conservation (NAWPA) meetings (Mexico, 2016; Canada, 2017; USA 2018) Parks Canada Agency, Mexican National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), National Park Service (USNPS), Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the U.S.Department of Interior Funds provided by federal PA agencies of Canada, Mexico and the USA. - George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites, Virginia, USA (April 2-7, 2017). USNPS, Parks Canada, universities. $2.0K for attendance Children and Nature Network International Conference (Kids Need Nature ; Nature Needs Kids) Vancouver (April 18-21, 2017) Children and Nature Network, Canadian Wildlife Federation. $1.0K for attendance