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"Transboundary conservation"
  • Transboundary conservation:
  • Knowledge networks and good governance


  • Trevor Sandwith
  • Chair IUCN/WCPA Transboundary Conservation Task Force
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"Beginnings"
  • Beginnings:


  • Thorsell 1990:
  • Parks on the Borderline: Experience in Transfrontier Conservation


  • IUCN/EuroParc 1994:
  • Parks for Life: action for protected areas in Europe


  • Hamilton et al 1996:
  • Transborder protected area
  • co-operation





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"IUCN 2001"
  • IUCN 2001:


  • Transboundary protected
  • areas for peace
  • and co-operation


  • Definitions
  • Guidelines for protected area managers
  • Draft code for times of peace and conflict
  • Global list and maps of TBPAs
  • Examples of agreements
  • Transboundary Biosphere Reserves
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Transboundary protected area

  • An area of land and/or sea


  • that straddles one or more boundaries between states or sub-national units such as provinces and regions, autonomous areas and/or areas beyond the limits of national sovereignty or jurisdiction, whose constituent parts are…



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"especially dedicated to the protection..."

  • especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources,


  • and managed co-operatively through legal or other effective means
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"Biodiversity Support Program 2001"
  • Biodiversity Support Program 2001:


  • Transboundary natural resource management in sub-Saharan Africa


  • Key elements of the approach
  • The TBNRM process
  • Lessons and future needs
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"EUROPARC Federation 2001"
  • EUROPARC Federation 2001:


  • Basic Standards for Transboundary protected areas in Europe


  • Certification system for best practice:


  • Transboundary Parks:
  • Following Nature’s Design






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InWent/IUCN/IUCN Centre for Environmental Law (2002 – 2004)
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Major needs identified
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Thailand February 2003
  • Types of transboundary conservation areas
  • Pre-requisites
  • Enabling factors
  • Tasks that need to be accomplished leading to the World Parks Congress and the CBD Conference of the Parties
  • Workshop statement


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Workshop Statement
  •    IUCN should further its support for
  •    TBCAs:


  • develop a learning network of regional TBCAs
  • develop experience, capacity and methodologies for effective TBCA management
  • disseminate lessons to a broad audience including professional protected-area managers, land-use planners and policy-makers as well as communities
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World Parks Congress (2003)
  • transboundary sessions
  • TBPA global programme incl. www.tbpa.net
  • publications incl. security manual, InWent synthesis publication, global programme and the EuroParc “Following Nature's Design” initiative
  • transboundary peace climb
  • significant transboundary content in the Durban Accord and Action Plan, and Message to the CBD
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CBD COP7
Programme of Work
  • Develop TBPAs and PAs in marine areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, transboundary inland water ecosystems, and migratory corridors for key species
  • establish new TBPAs and strengthen effective collaborative management of existing TBPAs
  • Compile and disseminate information on TBPAs
  • Provide an enabling policy, institutional and socio-economic environment for TBPAs
  • Develop and adopt minimum standards and best practices
  • Establish frameworks for monitoring, evaluating and reporting management effectiveness of TBPAs
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La Maddalena Workshop (2004)
  • Adopt the CBD Programme of Work
  • Develop regional hubs (Peace Parks in Southern Africa; WCPA Theme Group on Transboundary Protected Areas in Europe)
  • Conceptual development of key areas of work programme (legal, organisational, governance, typology, monitoring and evaluation)
  • Build the global network of TBCA professionals, including a new mandate for TBCA task force
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World Conservation Congress (2004)

Getting to grips with
 the issues and looking forward
2005-2009
  • Conceptual development of key issues, particularly governance
  • Global Network
  • Securing a mandate and resources
  • Programme of work for the Transboundary Task Force