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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress (WPC) 2014
12-19 November 2014 | Sydney, Australia |
Highlights for Monday, 17 November 2014
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Monday continued with stream sessions on the eight themes of governance, climate change, health and wellbeing, human life, conservation goals, indigenous culture, sustainable development, and the new generation convening throughout the day. Sessions covered a broad range of topics, including: restoring natural systems to increase resilience to climate change; resilience tools for climate change adaptation in and around PAs; mainstreaming PA solutions for mining and energy; innovative financing of PA management; sharing international experiences in monitoring natural and cultural resources by indigenous peoples; and building a social movement to connect a new generation with nature.
Some of the topics discussed were, inter alia: the role of urban parks in creating healthy and liveable cities; assessing and certifying indigenous knowledge of tracking in African conservation and PAs; finding solutions through sustainable sourcing and supply chains to improve business opportunities for PAs; and delivering socio-economic and environmental benefits towards ecosystem restoration and PAs. Participants were also able to select from a variety of events, including workshops, e-poster presentations and pavilion events.
In the evening, leaders from conservation, non-governmental organizations, academia and government debated the world’s ability to address wildlife crime in a session of the World Leaders’ Dialogues titled “The Nature of Crime: The Extent and Impact of Illegal Wildlife Trade.”
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Stream Sessions
World Leaders’ Dialogues
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Panel (L-R):
Widodo Ramono, Executive Director, Rhino Foundation of Indonesia;
Lee White, Director, Gabon National Parks Service;
Rosie Cooney, Chair, IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group;
Mary Rice, Head, Environmental Investigation Agency;
Sean Willmore, President, International Ranger Federation;
Paul Rose, Vice President, Royal Geographical Society, and Leader of National Geographic Pristine Seas Expeditions;
Nadya Hutagalung, Co-founder, Let Elephants Be Elephants;
Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF;
Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, South Africa;
John Scanlon, Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); and
Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, Australia
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