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IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) Coverage
ISD RS has provided daily web coverage, daily reports a summary report of the Congress from the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014. In order to download our reports, kindly click the HTML/PDF icons below. |
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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress (WPC) 2014
12-19 November 2014 | Sydney, Australia |
Highlights for Wednesday, 12 November 2014
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The IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) 2014 opened today in Sydney, Australia, with ceremonial welcome greetings by Aboriginal leaders and performances displaying the natural and cultural heritage of Australia. Opening remarks were delivered by: IUCN President Zhang Xinsheng; Greg Hunt, Australian Minister for the Environment; and Rob Stokes, New South Wales Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage. Irina Bokova, Director General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), delivered a message on behalf of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Other speakers included Barbara Thomson, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, South Africa, Luvuyo Mandela, great-grandson of Nelson Mandela and Champion of WPC 2014, and Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon and Co-Patron of the WPC 2014. Four junior rangers from South Africa and Australia participated in a symbolic passing of the Congress torch between the nations. Chair Ernesto Enkerlin Hoeflich, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), and Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo and unassisted around the world, officially opened the WPC 2014. After watching performances on inspiring the next generation to care for the environment and protected areas around the world, delegates attended a welcome reception.
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IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 Resources
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