WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 Country and Institutional Portfolio Assessments Common issues and ways forward… Leonardo Lacerda Manager, Protected Areas Initiative WWF International

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 We will look at: The motivation of countries and intl institutions to carry out assessments WWF's experience in supporting assessments The common issues and ways forward Forests of Kamchatka WWF-Canon / D. Jew

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 Why do countries and institutions carry out assessments of their PA portfolios? Converging motivations –Improving management effectiveness of PAs –Adaptive management (anticipate and adapt to change) –Reporting against targets –Accountability –Prioritising investments: cost effectiveness –Identifying gaps in design

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 Why do countries and institutions carry out assessments of their PA portfolios? Diverging motivations –"Triple Bottom Line" standards and reporting –Transparency: financial and ethical disclosures –Reporting: to whom? Different constituencies, stakeholders, right-holders –Advocacy and communications –Branding and competitive positioning –Different primary user of results Differing needs, differing scope!

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 Park Assessments: for whom? Protected Area Manager Site-based tool National PA Authority System-wide tool Donors & Intl NGOs Portfolio-wide tool Primary UserScope

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 WWF Protected Area Targets WWF's main objective: representation –Forests: 50M ha of new forest PAs 50M ha improved management At least 20 governments assess their PA systems, by 2005 –Freshwater: protection and sustainable management of 250M ha of high-priority freshwater ecosystems, by 2010 –Marine: effectively managed, ecologically representative marine PA networks covering at least 2% of the world's seas by 2005 and at least 10% by 2020

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 WWF's experience with Country Assessments Completed or In Progress: –Bhutan (4 PAs) –Cameroon (all PAs) –China (88 PAs in FUY) –Colombia (adaptation of RAPPAM in Chocó ecoreg. –Russia (197 PAs) –South Africa (110 PAs KZN) –Georgia (18 PAs) –Lao PDR (20 PAs) –Nepal (4 PAs) –India (PAs of Eastern Himalayas) Starting this year: –Nepal (all PAs) –India (Western Ghats) –Cambodia –Finland –Slovakia –Indonesia –Czech Republic –PNG –Bolivia –Madagascar –The Guianas

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 WWF's experience with System-wide Assessments: RAPPAM Completed or In Progress: –Bhutan –Cameroon –China (FUY) –Colombia (Chocó) –Russia –South Africa (KZN) –Georgia –Lao PDR –Nepal (partial) –India (PAs of Eastern Himalayas) Starting this year: –Nepal (all PAs) –India (Western Ghats) –Cambodia –Finland –Slovakia –Indonesia –Czech Republic –PNG –Bolivia –Madagascar –The Guianas

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 WWF's RAPPAM Methodology Comparative, system-wide level Compiles data from many sites Rapid, broad, course filter Relies on knowledge of managers and administrators Aimed primarily at PA Mgt Authorities and policy- makers Workshop in KwaZulu Natal

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 WWF's experience with an Institutional Portfolio Assessments: The Tacking Tool  Provides baseline data on WB/WWF Forest PA Portfolio  Identifies Progress on Management  Identifies global trends and priorities for the development of tools and policies  Identifies key management issues in PA management and how to resolve issues  Assists reporting and accountability  Identifies appropriate follow-up steps WWF-Canon / H. Jungius

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 Initial Results Over 600 protected areas assessed In over 30 countries Database established for WWF Forest PA Portfolio Analysis underway TT assessment, Bielowieza National Park, Poland WWF-Canon / L. Lacerda

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 Ways Forward... Country level: –carry out & institutionalise system-wide assessments –link assessments to management response and implement recommendations –complement system-wide assessments with site- specific ones (avoid duplication!) International level: –have CBD's work programme require countries to institutionalise periodical assessments –develop agreed minimum set of benchmarks/indicators on PA mgt effectiveness –identify institution that can host international database and carry out periodical analysis WWF-Canon / D. Jew

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 WWF's commitment Support at least 10 new country assessments Continue the assessment of our WB/WWF Alliance portfolio Partner with others to advocate institutionalisation of assessments through CBD Identify funding for and carry out analysis of all assessments to date (info over 600 PAs) WWF-Canon / D. Jew

WWF's Forests for Life Programme: Presentation to WPC, 12/09/03 Recommendation 10 … requires parties of the CBD to: a) adopt and institutionalise periodical protected areas management effectiveness assessments by Such country-wide "State of the Parks" Assessments should be used as a basis for regular and periodical reporting of the Parties to CBD. These assessments should be based on the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Series publication n° 6 Evaluating Effectiveness: a Framework for Assessing Management of Protected Areas".