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IUCN Green List of Protected Areas

IUCN Green List of Protected Areas. Progress on the IUCN Green L ist Initiative JAMES HARDCASTLE, MARC HOCKINGS, DAVID REYNOLDS

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IUCN Green List of Protected Areas

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  1. IUCN Green List of Protected Areas Progress on the IUCN Green List Initiative • JAMES HARDCASTLE, MARC HOCKINGS, DAVID REYNOLDS • WCPA Steering Committee meeting, Podgorica, Montenegro, 22nd April 2013

  2. What is the IUCN Green List of Protected Areas? The IUCN Green List of Protected Areas is an international standard of effective and equitable management and governance to encourage, measure, and celebrate success of protected areas

  3. Green List Principles: • The IUCN Green List of Protected Areas is being designed with the following principles in mind: • Simplicity in process and designation • Recognition of diversity in PA governance • Celebrate accomplishments of PA and agencies • Potential to include various dimensions (i.e. visitor experience, community outreach, tiger reserves)

  4. Aims of the Green List of Protected Areas 1. To recognize and reward effective and equitable protected area governance and management, and thereby: • provide an incentive for improved policies and governance arrangements that will catalyze more effective and equitable protected area systems • stimulate investment in capacity and leadership that enable effective and equitable management and governance of protected areas

  5. Aims of the Green List of Protected Areas 2. To allow participating countries to recognize and report on the quality of progress in the implementation of their national protected area systems towards meeting CBD Aichi Target 11 commitments.

  6. IUCN Green List Initiative • Jeju WCC – IUCN mandate • Projectized to 2016 • WPC Launch in 2014 • GLI Development Group: • Technical • Business case • Outreach

  7. Aichi Target 11

  8. Partner Jurisdictions • Colombia, Kenya • South Korea, NSW, China • Georgia, Italy, Micronesia, RSA • Croatia, Andalucia, France • Tiger Standards: • Nepal, India, Bhutan, Malaysia

  9. Other themes: • World Heritage • Candidate WHAs • Conservation Outlook • Potential: • FSC • NATURA 2000 Award • Species (CA/RS?!) • Biome (Blue Solutions)

  10. Case Study: Colombia • Pioneer • Collaboration • Evolving process • Informing global initiative • Ongoing learning

  11. Case Study: China • -Integration (IUCN, WCPA, WH) • - National Partners (CNPA, UNESCO) • - Government endorsement • Initial workshop success • Global Ecoforum event, July 2013 • Project framework to 2016 • Challenges: • Structure and guidance • PA Governance in China • Funding • Scale and credibility

  12. Business Case and Benefits T.O.R. for an initial strategic business case study, needs GLI development group input

  13. Technical Progress Green List Process Marc Hockings … Reference Group Global Standards National context Criteria and measures Candidate prospectus Assessment …

  14. Green List Process

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  19. Outreach and Communications • IUCN / WCPA members involved • Policy linkages (Aichi 11) • Communication strategy • Products underway and planned • Logo design, branding, film • Growing leadership / ownership

  20. Mobilizing WCPA Members • GLI to increase: • Value • Reach • Impact • of WCPA expertise • Membership drive • Capacity to deliver evaluation

  21. Financing the GLI • Korea NPS budget • Other restricted amounts • Partner contribution • Need overall project fund • Project proposal ‘live’ • Support welcome!

  22. Key Issues • who needs to join GLI? • momentum vs funds • advance business case • positioning / Policy • pilot phase partnerships • capturing lessons • scaling-up beyond WPC

  23. Next Steps - discussion 6.30 pm tonight! • IUCN/WCPA Task Force? • Business Case TOR • Finalise GLI portfolio • Compile technical dossier • Orientation meeting, Seoul • Momentum, engage partners • Event platforms to WPC • Fundraising

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