El
soporte central a las actividades de la UICN en el Centro de Cooperación
del Mediterranéo esta proporcionado por la Junta de Andalucía,
y el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, España.
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M E D I T E R R A N E A N
C o o p e r a t i o n
Towards a Mediterranean Initiative for the Rational Use of Natural
Areas
Murcia,
Spain, 26-30 March 2003
The objectives of this conference will be elaborated through
four separate workshops, tackling different streams relevant to
protected areas management in the Mediterranean.
All of these streams correspond to the workshop streams of the
Word Park Congress that will be held next September in Durban.
IUCN - The World Conservation Union was founded in 1948 and brings
together 79 states, 112 government agencies, 760 NGOs, 37 affiliates,
and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a
unique worldwide partnership. Its mission is to influence, encourage
and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity
and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural
resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The IUCN
Centre of Mediterranean Cooperation started its activities in
October 2001, with a mission to influence, encourage and assist
Mediterranean societies to conserve and sustainably use the natural
resources of the region, as well as work with IUCN members and
cooperate with other agencies that share the objectives of IUCN.
The five key themes that the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
would be working on include:
Biodiversity conservation
Islands
Sustainable use of natural resources
Water resources and catchments
Arid lands, transition areas and desertification
The IUCN- Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation - as an organisation
with its members, commissions and presence in national, regional
and international organisations as well as relations with donors
and funding agencies - is an appropriate body to promote co-operation
in conjunction with regional authorities who are responsible for
management of protected areas, and act as a catalyst in the promotion
of integrated management of natural areas around the Mediterranean.
From
Murcia to Durban
There are several initiatives around
the Mediterranean dealing with protected areas management and
wise use of natural resources, and most of these initiatives have
elaborated action plans aiming at the sustainable management of
protected areas. Therefore, the general objective of this conference
is to:
Revisit and reinforce regional
initiatives and partnerships that are relevant to management
of reserves and natural areas in the Mediterranean;
Identify synergies, challenges
and opportunities for integrated management of natural areas
around the Mediterranean;
Present a common Mediterranean
vision to be carried from Murcia to the World Parks Congress
in Durban ;
Elaborate common strategies and
future steps for the rational use of natural areas in the Mediterranean
region;
Provide a reference point for active
policies to be implemented after the Durban World Parks Congress.
Prior to this Murcia conference, the
IUCN Office for Mediterranean Cooperation has programmed several
initiatives as preparatory work for the Durban World Parks Congress,
which is to be held in September 2003 (WPC 2003). ENGLISH,
SPANISH,
FRENCH
The purpose of these initiatives was
to identify the relevance of the Durban workshop streams for the
Mediterranean region. Towards that end, preliminary priorities
have been identified for the Mediterranean and consultation work
with several partners initiated through different workshops.
These priorities included:
DURBAN
WORKSHOP STREAMS RELEVANT TO THE MEDITERRANEAN
DESCRIPTION
POSSIBLE
TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED
"LINKS
WITH THE LANDSCAPE /SEASCAPE"
The linkages between PAs and surrounding land uses
Integration
of PAs (both terrestrial and marine) in the surrounding landscape
to ensure a broad context for planning and management. How
to work on different scales for planning; at the PA level,
within the national system and between different countries.
Bio-regional
Planning: buffer zones; biological corridors and connections;
links between nature and culture; links between water and
land systems; MAB; Transfrontier PAs; Category V and VI PAs;
Integrated Management of Coastal Zones.
"NEW WAYS OF WORKING TOGETHER"
Governance
Application
and assessment of new methods for setting up and managing
PAs. Associations and novel alliances to reinforce conservation
of Pas will be explored.
Traditional
owners/local communities /indigenous and traditional peoples
and PA management: legislation framework, reform and new institutional
arrangements; the role of government on different levels;
decentralisation of PA management; role of NGOs; role of the
private /industrial sectors; the role and importance of volunteer
organisations.
"NEW SKILLS
FOR THE NEW CENTURY" - Training and skill development
Enhancement
of management capacities at all levels to ensure improved
planning and management of PAs. This topic will also examine
the skills, attributes and support systems required to ensure
training of administrators and decision makers linked to future
work on PAs
Definition
of skills required for the 21st century; multisectoral skills
and experiences; institutional capabilities and flexibility;
training for PA administrators; the impact of new technologies;
support systems for management; preparedness for global changes;
capacity building in work with associates; development of
institutional leadership; development of skills for administrators
of Marine Protected Areas.
"DEVELOPING
REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEMS"
Gaps in the system
How to
ensure a consistent, appropriate and representative global
system for PAs. This topic will explore how to enhance cover
in certain ecosystems and will base the design of PA s on
the use of the best available scientific findings, taking
into account foreseeable global changes.
Identification
of gaps in the PA system; poorly represented ecosystems and
biomass: conservation outside PA s; protection of ocean ecosystems;
planning national PA systems: countries still without national
PA systems in place; use of the IUCN management category system;
designing PA s in the face of global changes (climate change,
urban development, fragmentation, etc)
The result of all this work will be carried to Murcia for further
consultation and elaboration of Mediterranean specificities relevant
to the above-mentioned priorities and other Durban workshop streams.
The broad regional forum that will be present in Murcia, along
with the case studies and technical base documents, would enable
the development of future trends and orientations that would be
later carried from the Mediterranean to the World Parks Congress
in September.
General Information
Participation
The Conference will be limited to 120 participants.
The participants can be organisations, entities and civil servants
directly dealing with PA management, IUCN members as well as
PAs trainers with experience in Mediterranean networks.
Products
CD-Rom with the conclusions and communications (English, French
and Spanish) of the Mediterranean Conference.
Working language
Opening and Closing sessions will be held in English, French
and Spanish.
Workshops: Spanish and English. (French depending on technical
availability).
Meeting Venue
Opening session: Aula de Cultura de la CAM.
(Aula de Cultura de la Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo,
C. Salzillo, nº 7. Murcia)
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