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Established in 1958, WCPA is the largest volunteer network of protected area specialists, with more than 1500 members i

“to promote the establishment and effective management of a representative worldwide network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral part of the IUCN Mission”.

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Established in 1958, WCPA is the largest volunteer network of protected area specialists, with more than 1500 members i

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  1. “to promote the establishment and effective management of a representative worldwide network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral part of the IUCN Mission”

  2. Established in 1958, WCPA is the largest volunteer network of protected area specialists, with more than 1500 members in 130 countries.

  3.  Regional structure based on IUCN Regions Nik Lopoukhine WCPA Chair • 4 Strategic Directions: • Policy and Capacity Building • Governance, Equity and Livelihoods • Connectivity Conservation • Science and Management Maher Majoub North Africa, West Asia Middle East Svetlana Kopylova Young Professionals Nigel Dudleyl Capacity Building Nigel Crawhall Governance Charlotte Karibuhoye West & Central Africa Kathy MacKinnon CBD & Climate Graeme Worboys Connectivity Marc Hockings Science  14 Specialist Groups  7 Task Forces Secretariat Focal Point IUCN Global Programme on Protected Areas Trevor Sandwith Director

  4. Draws lessons from the field, convenes specialists, gives guidance for implementation in every part of the world, and influences global and public policy for protected areas.

  5. WCPA guides… & communicates…

  6. WCPA influences The CBD Process... The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas was significantly influenced by IUCN WCPA.

  7. WCPA convenesspecialists • World Parks Congress • A transformational event every 10 years • The Road to 2014 • Granada Climate Change and Protected Areas Summit •  Developing natural solutions for climate change

  8. WCPA celebrates… IRF and IUCN WCPA Young Conservationist Award Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Areas Management

  9.  WHAT CAN YOU DO? • You can search and explore the WDPA database. • You can find points of interest and biodiversity data. • HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION? • We are automatically generating Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators of protected area coverage •  HOW CAN YOU USE IT? • Download the most comprehensive global dataset of protected area in the world Sign in to Protected Planet www.protectedplanet.net

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