Sustainable Finance Stream of the World Parks Congress 11-13 September 2003 Durban, South Africa

Sustainable Finance Stream

Introduction
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Introduction

Protected natural areas are often managed with limited budgets that are insufficient to support long-term conservation objectives. While these budgets continue to decrease, the demands from Protected Areas are on the increase. In addition to protecting biodiversity and ecosystem processes, protected areas are also expected to provide clean air and water and support tourism and recreational activities.

In this context, the primary objective of the Sustainable Finance Stream is to highlight the opportunities and associated challenges of developing sustainable finance solutions for protected areas and protected area systems.

Participants at the meeting will be introduced to a wide range of financial arrangements and options for the generation of revenues. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a business-model approach to Protected Areas management. The Stream will provide the participants with necessary elements to develop strategies to not only meet their long-term funding needs but also overcome institutional and policy barriers. The Sustainable Finance Stream will bring together experts and practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds to put forth recommendations that address key issues concerning the long-term financial viability of protected areas.

Sustainable Finance Stream Content

Session I

Overview and Policy: Introduction to the Sustainable Finance Stream and the policy context for protected area financing

Coordinator: Carlos E. Quintela, Wildlife Conservation Society

Session II

Institutions: Institutional arrangements for the financing of protected areas

Coordinator: Lorenzo Rosenzweig, The Network of Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Funds (RedLAC)

Session III

Applications: Learning from concrete successes of sustainably financing protected areas

Coordinator: Sean Southey, UNDP Equator Initiative

Workshop 1: Revenues from National Governments
Coordinator: TBD

Workshop 2: Debt-for-Nature Swaps
Coordinator: Matthias von Bechtolsheim, KfW

Workshop 3: Trust and Endowment Funds
Coordinator: Ray Victurine, Wildlife Conservation Society

Workshop 4: Conservation Incentive Agreements
Coordinator: Dick Rice, Conservation International

Workshop 5: Role of Communities in the Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas (Part I)
Coordinator: Sean Southey, UNDP Equator Initiative

Workshop 6: Marketing the Ecosystems Services of Your Park
Coordinator: Joshua Bishop, IUCN

Workshop 7: Tourism-based Revenue Generation
Coordinator: Andy Drumm, The Nature Conservancy

Workshop 8: The Role of Private Sector Partnerships in Supporting Protected Areas
Coordinator: Phil Voorhees, National Parks Conservation Association

Workshop 9: Leveraging Oil and Gas Support to Protected Areas
Coordinator: Valerie Hickey, Wildlife Conservation Society

Workshop 10: Using World Heritage Status to Maximize Effectiveness of Sustainable Financing Strategies
Coordinator: Marc Patry, UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Workshop 11: Role of Communities in the Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas: sustaining equitable funding for the involvement of Indigenous and local communities in protected area management (Part II)
Coordinator: Dermot Smyth, James Cook University

Workshop 12: Building a Diverse Portfolio to Sustainably Finance a Marine Protected Area Network
Coordinator: Scott Smith, The Nature Conservancy

Session IV

Tools: Conservation finance tools and capacity building
Coordinators: Sheldon Cohen and Patrick Maguire, The Nature Conservancy on behalf of the Conservation Finance Alliance

Session V

Synthesis
Coordinator: Lee Thomas, Deputy Chair IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas

Short Courses and Field Trips

Course 1: Conservation Incentive Agreements
Instructors: Dick Rice and Eduard Niesten, Conservation International

Course 2: Business Plan Development
Instructors: Phil Voorhees and Scott Edwards, National Parks Conservation Association

Course 3: Economic Valuation
Instructors: Stephano Pagiola and Gunars Platais, World Bank

Course 4: Conservation Finance Tools
Instructors: Patrick Maguire and Sheldon Cohen, The Nature Conservancy