Held every 10 years since 1962 Held every 10 years since 1962 The Vth WPC will be held in Durban, South Africa, September 8-17, 2003 The Vth WPC will be held in Durban, South Africa, September 8-17, 2003 The Congress is THE EVENT for the world’s protected areas and will set the future agenda for these areas The Congress is THE EVENT for the world’s protected areas and will set the future agenda for these areas The Patrons of the Event are Queen Noor and Nelson Mandela The Patrons of the Event are Queen Noor and Nelson Mandela What is the World Parks Congress

Opportunities to raise global awareness of Protected Areas and their vital importance for life on earth A program of substance, tackling ‘frontier’ issues for protected areas - protected areas & poverty alleviation; parks & global change; protected areas and ecosystem services A new and improved UN PA List; a report on the ‘State of the Parks’ Policy & global recommendations on protected areas and a vision for protected areas - including The Durban Accord Tools for managers & decision-makers - ‘Managing protected areas in the 21 st Century’ Some WPC outputs in development:

Specific input to the CBD on protected areas - focus of COP7 in 2004 A range of initiatives for protected areas in Africa - aimed at increased support for their central role in people’s livelihoods A major long term investment strategy for protected areas Strategic Dialogues between protected areas and other sectors - tourism, forestry, water supply, mining etc Outputs in development (cont.)

8-10 Sept, 03: Opening and 4 symposia: “Context and issues: setting out the challenge” Sept: 7 workshop streams: “working together to address the issues” Sept: Field trips and short courses linked to the workshop streams: “applications in the field” Sept: “Response to the challenges: delivery of results Program at a glance

Biodiversity and ecosystem services Biodiversity and ecosystem services Shifting up scale to ecosystem and landscape Shifting up scale to ecosystem and landscape Welcoming new management communities Welcoming new management communities Sustainable finance Sustainable finance Management effectiveness Management effectiveness Capacity for the 21st century Capacity for the 21st century Equity in the distribution of benefits Equity in the distribution of benefits New governance options New governance options "Big Ideas"

Mining Mining Certification, accountability, and standards Certification, accountability, and standards Gaps Gaps High seas High seas Contentious Issues