1. IUCN WCPA Best Practice Guidelines and Technical Report Series - Overview 1 Technical Report & 10 Best Practice documents in preparation 1 Technical Report & 10 Best Practice documents in preparation 1 Best Practice Document Proposed and Pending WCPA Ex Comm approval (GeoHeritage) 1 Best Practice Document Proposed and Pending WCPA Ex Comm approval (GeoHeritage) 5-6 of these documents have revised drafts and would like to publish for WCC 5-6 of these documents have revised drafts and would like to publish for WCC New (2015) WCPA Publications Committee in place – Fausto Sarmiento, Lauren Wenzel, Paul Gray, Sanna-Kaisa Juvo New (2015) WCPA Publications Committee in place – Fausto Sarmiento, Lauren Wenzel, Paul Gray, Sanna-Kaisa Juvonen

2. Status of IUCN WCPA Documents near Production Tourism and Visitor Management – needs final revision, copy edit, design and layout Tourism and Visitor Management – needs final revision, copy edit, design and layout Climate Change and Protected Areas – revised document (from WPC peer input session) received, Series Editor reviewing, may still need copy editing, will need layout and design Climate Change and Protected Areas – revised document (from WPC peer input session) received, Series Editor reviewing, may still need copy editing, will need layout and design Regional Conservation Planning – final peer review version received, needs copy edit and final read by Series Editor, and design and layout Regional Conservation Planning – final peer review version received, needs copy edit and final read by Series Editor, and design and layout Global Register of Protected Area Competences and User Guide – peer reviewed and revised document received, needs final read by Series Editor, may need copy edit, needs layout and design Global Register of Protected Area Competences and User Guide – peer reviewed and revised document received, needs final read by Series Editor, may need copy edit, needs layout and design

3. Status of IUCN WCPA Documents near Production Large-scale MPAs – Lauren Wenzel to edit, peer-reviewed and revised version currently under copy edit, layout & design person identified Large-scale MPAs – Lauren Wenzel to edit, peer-reviewed and revised version currently under copy edit, layout & design person identified Wilderness Protected Areas – Management Guidelines: Series Editor to receive internally peer reviewed and copy edited document “imminently”; Series Editor to review, probably seek external peer review as next steps Wilderness Protected Areas – Management Guidelines: Series Editor to receive internally peer reviewed and copy edited document “imminently”; Series Editor to review, probably seek external peer review as next steps Anti-poaching: peer reviewed, revised, and copy edit document in Series Editor hand; needs final read and then to Trevor S before layout and design Anti-poaching: peer reviewed, revised, and copy edit document in Series Editor hand; needs final read and then to Trevor S before layout and design

4. A few draft Best Practice guidelines are too lengthy to reach target audience; authors/editors need to keep PA staff in mind as target audience A few draft Best Practice guidelines are too lengthy to reach target audience; authors/editors need to keep PA staff in mind as target audience Implementing a WCPA Series Editor peer -review process had a few bumps but significantly improving quality of final documents (note that this will soon be official IUCN policy on most publications) Implementing a WCPA Series Editor peer -review process had a few bumps but significantly improving quality of final documents (note that this will soon be official IUCN policy on most publications) Real time limitations on WCPA editorial staff to review and edit draft documents, can be bottleneck in process Real time limitations on WCPA editorial staff to review and edit draft documents, can be bottleneck in process Need to streamline and revise existing authors/editors guidelines for best practice & technical series with updated information on timelines, costs, & length for preparing best practice documents Need to streamline and revise existing authors/editors guidelines for best practice & technical series with updated information on timelines, costs, & length for preparing best practice documents Most best practice guidelines and technical reports take a minimum of 2 years from start to finish (and many take much longer) Most best practice guidelines and technical reports take a minimum of 2 years from start to finish (and many take much longer)

5. Tasks for 2016 Update guidance to authors and editors for WCPA publications – streamline and add suggested timeline, costs, and length recommendations Update guidance to authors and editors for WCPA publications – streamline and add suggested timeline, costs, and length recommendations Update WCPA publications website Update WCPA publications website Serve on IUCN-wide committee to implement peer review Serve on IUCN-wide committee to implement peer review Serve as Series Editor to competences, climate, tourism, anti-poaching, conservation planning, wilderness, and large-scale MPA (Lauren Wenzel, editor) Best Practice Guidelines and Technical Reports Serve as Series Editor to competences, climate, tourism, anti-poaching, conservation planning, wilderness, and large-scale MPA (Lauren Wenzel, editor) Best Practice Guidelines and Technical Reports Attend sessions related to new WCPA publications at WCC Attend sessions related to new WCPA publications at WCC