Transcript IUCN GREEN LIST OF PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREAS

IUCN GREEN LIST OF PROTECTED AND
CONSERVED AREAS (GLPCA)
Progress and Priorities
Engaging with WCPA in the Regions
May 2016 – WCPA Steering Committee
Theory of Change
Direct results
Intermediate results
GLPCA Standard provides credible, global,
aspirational framework for achieving nature
conservation in PAs
Evaluation identifies
pathways and
targets for
interventions and
support to achieve
conservation
success
Fairly governed
and effectively
managed PAs
that are
achieving their
objectives are
identified,
celebrated, and
promoted
Training and capacity-building, peer networks
of PA experts and practitioners
Greater recognition and
support for PAs as an
equitable & effective
conservation tool
More effective targeting
and use of resources to
achieve conservation
impacts
Value for managers,
communities, partners,
stakeholders
Value for governing
agencies, donors,
investors, sponsors
Long term results
Increasing
global area
of welldesigned,
fairly
governed &
effectively
managed
PAs
achieving
their
intended
objectives
Green List: story so far
• 1982 First references …
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Green List of Protected Areas concept activated in 2008
PA Management Effectiveness tools promoted
‘Green List’ IUCN Resolution in 2012
Pilot Phase 2014, 8 countries
– 25 sites recognised, 7 in Europe (France, Spain, Italy)
– Launch in Sydney World Parks Congress, new commitments
– Alignment with other initiatives/standards (CA/TS, FSC, MSC)
• Evaluation and lessons learned 2015
• New Development Phase 2016 to 2018
– Pioneer support from German BMUB and others
• Focus on Outcomes and broaden to include Conserved Areas
The Green List Standard
10 Steps to Green List success
1. Develop Collaboration with IUCN (region, country or jurisdiction)
2. Form an Expert Action Group (EAGL) for the jurisdiction
3. Independent Review of Process for the jurisdiction
4. Adapt the IUCN Green List Standard Indicators to the context
5. Invite participation
6. Register PA commitments
7. Measures, mentors, motivation
8. Green List Candidates
9. Recognizing success
10. Renewing the cycle
Working regionally
• Interest from PA management (agency
or authority), Regional V-C, IUCN office
• Agreement with Regional V-C and
Regional office and PA management
• Project coordinator appointed
• Expert assessment group identified
• Mentors appointed to work with
candidate parks
Issues for discussion
• Regional input to standard/manual?
• Regional capacity building?
– Who, how, when
• Regional coordination of GLPCA?
• Resourcing regional activities?
• EAGL membership – qualifications,
operation,
• WCPA roles (EAGL, Mentors, GLPCA
coordination)
• Assurance, reviewers
Assurance
• Accreditation Services International
• Credible process for evaluating
performance against the Standard criteria
• Aligned to global best practice in
sustainability standards (ISEAL)
• Cost-effective system that plays to IUCN
strengths (membership, volunteer expert
commissions, global / regional reach)
COMPASS (Salesforce platform)
IUCN GREEN LIST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
LINKS - TO PROTECTED PLANET (UNEP-WCMC), RED LIST etc
OPEN ACCESS TO KEY DATA SETS AND DECISION-MAKING
Expert Assessment Group – Green List (EAGL)
•Identify 8-12 EAGL members
•Ensure diverse skills
•Sign TOR and conflict of interest;
•Join IUCN-WCPA
•Assigned independent Reviewer
•Key partner as host
ESTABLISH
EAGL
GREEN LIST
PROCESS
•Adapt Global Standard
• Manage ‘account’ on COMPASS system
• Approve registrations and ‘candidates’
• Conduct site-visits and provide feedback to PA
candidates
• Evaluate full PA nominations
•Submit evaluations results to IUCN Green
List panel
•Certificates to successful PAs
•Action plans to PA candidates
•Registrations, approve new candidates
•Evaluate full nominations
RECURRENT
TASKS
Commitments, Candidates and
Green Listed areas:
COMMITMENT
CANDIDATE
NOMINATION
• Basic data submitted
• Commit to Standard
• Prepare candidacy-level
evidence
• Seek approval as
‘Candidate’
• Must demonstrate strong
‘outlook’ and potential
for success
• Stakeholder input
• Address challenges
• Then, prepare full
nomination
• Demonstrate conservation
outcomes
• Compile all supporting
evidence and documents
• Independent evaluation
• IUCN GLPCA Panel consider
PA for ‘Green List’
Renewing the cycle
• 5 year certificates
• ‘Alerts’ trigger a review if required
• Global Panel decision-making
– Once in 2016
– twice per year in 2017
• Adaptations, revisions to programme 2018
Green List and World Heritage
• Principle: all WHA with Outlook assessment of
good or good with concerns should be
encouraged to achieve Green List Standard
• World Heritage Outlook assessment aligned to
indicators for Green List
• New ‘Candidate’ phase allows for targeted
feedback (‘outlook’)
• Need for consistency in IUCN positions /
recommendations
• World Heritage expertise/experience in GLPCA
governance globally and in country
• Improve clarity / communications
Next steps
• Finalize Standard and User Manual
• Further implementation in 2016
– 20 countries so far (inc Colombia, Vietnam, Mexico, Malaysia, Kenya,
Italy, Japan, Benin, Australia NSW)
– Integration with CA/TS (one joint country engagement tbd)
– Engage IUCN regions, WCPA Regional Vice-chair networks
• Feasibility for European PA Network (Natura 2000)
• Business Plan revision, especially financing & sustainability
• Alignment with international process and events
– Convention on Biological Diversity (Aichi Target 11)
• Clear plan for ‘development’ phase 2016-2018
– WCPA ability to engage more streamlined, supported
• Install governance (panel, management committee, operational
teams, data manager etc)
• Develop branding and communications
• Data integration and scalability
• Partnership Group activated
THE GREEN LIST IS GLOBAL
Mexico, Colombia, Peru, France, Italy, Spain, Guadeloupe, Benin, Kenya, Lebanon,
Jordan, UAE, Georgia, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, Palau, Korea, Australia
(NSW).
Brasil, Croatia, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Mauritius, Russia, Nepal,
Taiwan, Hawai’i, Sri Lanka, Germany, Madagascar, Seychelles, Ecuador, ‘Coral
Triangle’ region, Micronesia Region, North Africa region, Palestine….
Global Reach: 20 countries in dialogue for 2016-2018 (GREEN);
Interest from 20-30 more (ORANGE)
ALL WCPA Regions engaged already.
IUCN Regional Offices and National Committees key to success
Summary – Added Value
• Added Value:
– Mobilises IUCN members and Commission experts
• France 57 experts (EAGL, mentors, support group, etc)
• WCPA roles developed and supported (ie EAGL, mentors)
– Decentralised implementation, partnerships
• KfW, UNEP-WCMC, Birdlife Intl, WWF, CI, public/private
– Adaptable to context and circumstance
– Local expertise; regional checks; global assurance
and consistency
– Uses existing data and assessment tools
– ‘Candidates’ are provided feedback, mentoring
– Global recognition, independent, credible
– Brand potential at three levels in Green List process
Contacts
• WCPA:
– Prof. Marc Hocking [email protected]
• IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme:
– James Hardcastle [email protected]
Green List & GPAP/WCPA portfolio
Quality
Capacity
Solutions
IUCN GREEN LIST
Standard
BIOPAMA II
Panorama and Blue
Solutions
Better integration of
PAME, Governance,
Green List Standard
Each PA to provide
‘solutions’ and best
practices
BMUB-IKI PA Solutions
Project
UNDP-GEF SGP
Governance
Assessment and ICCA
Regional collaborations
(projects and
partnerships)
IUCN/ WCPA / ASI
training and courses
GEF-UNDP Inspiring
Protected Area
Solutions
IUCN Green List 2014
PANORAMA
Example: Piloting GLPCA in France
• Partner country in pilot phase in 2014 (with Spain
and Italy)
• EAGL expert group formed, facilitated by IUCN
• Strong support from PA agencies (ie National Parks)
• Diverse types of area selected for initial evaluation
– 5 successful sites
• Links made to existing initiatives
• Evidence and ‘Means of Verification’ built on
existing reports and scorecards in all cases.
• Needs to be COST EFFECTIVE for all PAs involved
France PILOT:
57 people involved
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Core group
Associate experts
Institutional partners
Staff
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Green List in pictures