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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress (WPC) 2014
12-19 November 2014 | Sydney, Australia |
Highlights for Tuesday, 18 November 2014
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Events organized on Tuesday included stream sessions, parallel stream and theme plenaries, congress and pavilion events, e-poster presentations, and a World Leaders’ Dialogue.
A morning high-level ministerial roundtable, convened by the IUCN President and two Australian Ministers, provided heads of state, ministers and other high-level representatives the opportunity to submit inputs to the Congress vision, and share country commitments, both which will be included in the Promise of Sydney outcome document.
Topics covered in the morning stream sessions included: governed seascapes as models for sustainable living; freshwater ecosystems in protected areas; a global compact for sustainable economics and environmental integrity; the “Inspiring a New Generation Legacy”; protected areas restoration the potential and limits of marine protected areas in addressing climate change; valuation of protected area systems; adaptive governance for resilient protected areas; and securing positive results for indigenous peoples from World Heritage.
During three parallel afternoon closing plenaries, stream and cross-cutting theme leaders shared key outcomes and messages, and addressed questions from the audience on: conservation goals, governance, inspiring a new generation, and the World Heritage theme; climate change, health and wellbeing, supporting human life, and the marine theme; and development challenges, indigenous and traditional knowledge and culture, and the capacity development theme.
In the evening, a World Leaders’ Dialogue convened under the theme “A Balancing Act - How Global Appetite for Mineral Resources Defines the Fate of Protected Areas,” to consider and share views on the costs of growing demand for mineral resources and related impacts on protected areas.
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High-level Roundtable
Stream Sessions
Parallel Plenary I
Parallel Plenary II
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Panel (L-R):
Ignace Schops, EUROPARC Federation;
Charlotte Karibuhoye, Fondation Internationale du Banc d’Arguin, and WCPA;
Leigh Welling, US National Parks Service;
Mariana Bellot Rojas, National Commission of Natural Protected Areas, Mexico;
Nigel Dudley, IUCN WCPA;
Devin Bartley, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department;
Jonathan Patz, Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Bill Jackson, Parks Victoria;
Dan Laffoley, IUCN WCPA-Marine; and
Lauren Wenzel, Marine Protected Areas Center, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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Parallel Plenary III
World Leaders’ Dialogue
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Panel (L-R):
Melissa George, Chair, Indigenous Advisory Committee, Australia;
Anthony Hodge, President, International Council for Mining and Metals;
Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General;
Hery Rajaonarimampianina, President, Madagascar;
Robert Hill, former Minister for the Environment, Australia;
Wang Wenbiao, CEO, Elion Resources Group;
Emmanuel de Merode, Chief Warden, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (video screen); and
Thomas Friedman, The New York Times
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IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 Resources
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