WCPA Best Prac-ce Protected Area Guidelines on transboundary conserva-on. Maja Vasilijević Chair WCPA Transboundary Conserva-on Specialist Group

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1 WCPA Best Prac-ce Protected Area Guidelines on transboundary conserva-on Maja Vasilijević Chair WCPA Transboundary Conserva-on Specialist Group

2 What are WCPA Best Prac-ce Guidelines? No ordinary publica-on The world s authorita9ve resource for protected area managers One of the key WCPA products Global standards seang guide Supports beber implementa9on of conserva9on ac9on in the field Builds ins-tu-onal and individual capacity to manage protected areas effec-vely

3 WCPA Guidelines on transboundary conserva-on

4 Donors German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conserva-on, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) through the Federal Agency for Nature Conserva-on (BfN) MAVA Founda-on WCPA

5 Development of key concepts An Interna'onal workshop on defining transboundary conserva'on principles October 2013, Austria

6 The interna-onal workshop in Thayatal Gathered 24 experts from 16 countries, including protected area staff, government officials, NGO representa-ves, academia and donors Partnership with the Interna9onal Centre for Integrated Mountain Development established

7 Wide par-cipatory approach Prinipal co- editors and co- authors: Maja Vasilijević, Kevan Zunckel, MaBhew McKinney, Boris Erg, Michael Schoon, Tatjana Rosen Michel Brahim Abou el Abbes, Rahimatsah Amat, Giorgio Andrian, Kenneth Angu Angu, Taïbou Ba, Tim Badman, Jitendra Bajracharya, Mar-n Barriteau, Diana Bedoya, Charles Besançon, Paul Bewsher, Florian Carius, Juan E. Bezaury Creel, Duan Biggs, Clara Bocchino, Grazia Borrini- Feyerabend, Alain Brandeis, Robert Brunner, Edgar Buhanga, Tony Bynum, Andy Bystrom, Zhao Chao, Olivier Chassot, Sunita Chaudhary, Nakul Chegri, Rusudan Chochua, Nguyen The Cuong, Jan De Winter, Askar Devletbakov, Emma Doyle, Nigel Dudley, Andrew Dunn, Dominique Endamana, Cris-na Eghenter, Wayne Freimund, Wolfgang Fremuth, Ewald Galle, Jean- Marc Garreau, Sonali Ghosh, Nick de Goede, Catarina Grilo, David Grossmann, Craig Groves, Chris-ne Guiness, Ely ould Mohamed el Hadj, John Hanks, Anne Katrin Heinrichs, Elaine Hsiao, Syed Ainul Hussain, Paul Insua- Cao, Boedhihartono Intou, Tilman Jaeger, Shawn Johnson, Harry Jonas, Orisha Joseph, Sanna- Kaisa Juvonen, Benjammin Kahn, Cheikh Tidiane Kane, Vadim Kiriliuk, Elizabeth Koch Ya ari, Sabine Koenig, Rajan Kotru, Anna Kuhmonen, Kari Lah-, Annege Lanjouw, Michelle Lim, John Lambing, Alois Lang, Yan Lu, Kathy MacKinnon, Salifou Mahamadou, Neeraj Mahar, Marek Majerczak, Paul Mar-n, Daniela Marzo, Vinod Bihari Mathur, Volker Mauerhofer, Jamie McCallum, Edwin Meru, Stefan Michel, Li Migura, Peter Myles, Servi Nabuurs, Federico Niccolini, Aaron Nicholas, Krishna Prasad Oli, Marco Onida, Gisela Paredes- Leguizamón, Midori Paxton, Marko Pečarević, Fan Pengfei, Tomasz Pezold, Adrian Phillips, Irma Popović Dujmović, Nawraj Pradhan, Michael S. Quinn, Gopal S. Rawat, Johannes Refisch, Lenka Reiterova, Cris-an Remus- Papp, Kent Redford, David Reynolds, Tamar Ron, Pedro Rosabal, Patrizia Rossi, Tómaš Rothröckl, Tobias Salathe, Trevor Sandwith, Petra Schultheiss, Harald Schütz, Gabriel Schwaderer, Peter Shadie, Eklabya Sharma, Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa, Andrej Sovinc, Anna Spenceley, Robert Stejskal, David Tiku Okon, Amir Tolouei, Hernán Torres, Yongyut Trisurat, Mar-n Valašek, Alan Valverde, Antonio Vasilijević, Maxim Vergeichik, Sally Walkerman, Arthur H. Wes-ng, Graeme Worboys, Dorothy Zbicz

8 Defining transboundary conserva-on Transboundary conserva0on is a process of coopera0on to achieve conserva0on goals across one or more interna0onal boundaries

9 WCPA typology of Transboundary Conserva-on Areas Type 1: Transboundary Protected Area Type 2: Transboundary Conserva9on Landscape and/or Seascape Type 3: Transboundary Migra9on Conserva9on Area Special designa-on: Park for Peace

10 Models of coopera-on in TBC Model of coopera9on Communica9on or Informa9on sharing Consulta9on Coordinated ac9on Joint implementa9on of decisions Example Occasional or regular communica-on on ac-ons, problems, opportuni-es or other relevant issues Sharing of informa-on Seeking opinion, feedback or advice from each other Coopera-ve process with the aim to harmonize management Jointly coordinated management ac-ons implemented within the sovereign areas of each party, that contribute to the conserva-on goals of the en-re transboundary ecosystem, e.g. monitoring of species and ecological processes occurs as regular ac-vity on the territory of each party, but the results contribute to conserva-on of species or ecosystems in the whole shared ecosystem This is a form of coopera-ve management Jointly coordinated and implemented management ac-ons across the sovereignty boundaries, e.g. joint law enforcement patrols, joint fundraising and project implementa-on, the produc-on of marke-ng material that profiles the TBCA as a single en-ty, etc. This is a form of coopera-ve management

11 Making the case for transboundary conserva-on Ecological Socio- economic Cultural Enhanced efficiency of day- to- day management of common issues Harmonisa-on of legal and policy frameworks Enhanced poli-cal rela-ons and stability

12 Transboundary conserva-on governance Varia-ons of transboundary conserva-on governance involving mul-ple actors and ranging from informal to formal arrangements There is no single model but several key characteris-cs that define good TB governance

13 Common stages of a transboundary conserva-on process WCPA s Framework Stages Goals Step 1 Step 2 CONTEXT AND PLANNING INPUTS AND PROCESSES OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES DIAGNOSE DESIGN TAKE ACTION EVALUATE Determine the need for transboundary conserva9on Iden-fy if there is a compelling reason to act Determine if there is a cons-tuency for change Match the process to the situa9on Determine who should lead the effort Mobilize and engage the right people Secure resources and implement ac9ons Assess the capacity to implement plans Develop an ac-on plan Learn and adapt Assess progress and outcomes Determine if there is a need to con-nue Step 3 Es-mate the scope of the issue Define the geographic extent Secure financial sustainability Adapt the management and ac-on plans Step 4 Es-mate the capacity to work across boundaries Nego-ate a joint vision and develop management objec-ves Implement the plans Communicate progress

14 Best prac-ce examples 33 best prac9ce examples drawn from different geographical regions and ecosystems around the world, and involving different protected area management categories, models of coopera-on and transboundary arrangements

15 IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 Pre- launch event in Sydney on 18 Nov 2014 Speakers: Dr. Uwe Riecken (BfN) Dr. CharloBe Karibuhoye (MAVA Founda-on) Dr. Jeff Mow (Glacier Na-onal Park) Maja Vasilijević (WCPA, Guidelines co- editor) Dr. MaBhew McKinney (WCPA, Guidelines co- editor) Kevan Zunckel (WCPA, Guidelines co- editor) Moderator: Boris Erg (IUCN, Guidelines co- editor) The concepts in the Guidelines endorsed by the audience

16 Side event, IUCN World Parks Congress 18 Nov 2014

17 Next steps Transla-on to French and Spanish Wide dissemina-on Training modules & capacity building Address the gaps detected in the Guidelines and backed up by Sydney outcomes

18 Support to the WCPA Guidelines by the Conven-on on Migratory Species (CMS) UNEP/CMS/COP11/CRP18 (2014) called all Par-es to the CMS and relevant organiza-ons to apply IUCN WCPA Best Prac9ce Guidelines on transboundary conserva9on

19 Thank you Maja Vasilijević