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“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” IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Established in 1958, WCPA is the largest volunteer network of protected area specialists, with more than 1500 members in 130 countries. IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE 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 14 Specialist Groups Maher Majoub North Africa, West Asia Middle East Kathy MacKinnon CBD & Climate Nigel Dudleyl Capacity Building Nigel Crawhall Governance Graeme Worboys Connectivity Marc Hockings Science 7 Task Forces Secretariat Focal Point IUCN Global Programme on Protected Areas Trevor Sandwith Director IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Svetlana Kopylova Young Professionals Charlotte Karibuhoye West & Central Africa 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. IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WCPA guides… & communicates… IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WCPA influences The CBD Process... The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas was significantly influenced by IUCN WCPA. IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WCPA convenes specialists 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 IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WCPA celebrates… IRF and IUCN WCPA Young Conservationist Award Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Areas Management IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE 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 IUCN’s Global Protected Area Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE