Global Environment Facility2013-08-062013-08-062003-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14832Like the 2003 Fifth World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa, this publication is structured around themes and issues on the cutting edge of research, policy, and practice in the field of protected areas. It highlights contributions by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and presents its perspectives for the future. This publication comprises of the following topics : Tribute to Africa; A Historic Role for Protected Areas; Protected Areas and The GEF; Links to Land and Sea; Protected Areas In the Mainstream; New Ways of Working Together; Developing the Capacity to Manage; Maintaining Protecting Areas Now and In the Future; Building A Secure Financial Future; Constructing Comprehensive Protected Area Systems; Looking Forward: Let Earth Last.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FORESTSACTION PLANACTION PLANSAGRICULTURAL EXPANSIONAGRICULTUREALIEN SPECIESALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODSANIMALANIMAL DIVERSITYANIMALSAQUATIC ENVIRONMENTSAQUATIC SPECIESARCHIPELAGOARID LANDSARID REGIONSAWARENESS RAISINGBARRIER REEFBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY ACTIVITIESBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROJECTBIODIVERSITY PROJECTSBIODIVERSITY RESOURCESBIOLOGICAL CORRIDORBIOLOGICAL CORRIDORSBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYBIOLOGICAL HERITAGEBIOLOGICAL RESOURCESBIOLOGICAL STATIONBIOSPHEREBIOSPHERE RESERVEBIRDBIRD SPECIESBREEDINGBREEDING GROUNDBUFFER ZONESBURNINGCO-MANAGEMENTCOASTAL ECOSYSTEMSCOASTAL ZONECOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTCOMMUNITY CONSERVATIONCOMMUNITY CONSERVATION AREASCONSERVATION ACTIONCONSERVATION ACTIVITIESCONSERVATION BENEFITSCONSERVATION COMMUNITYCONSERVATION EFFORTSCONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION OF NATURECONSERVATION PROGRAMSCONSERVATION TRAININGCONSERVATIONISTSCONSERVE BIODIVERSITYCONSERVING BIODIVERSITYCORALCORAL REEFCORAL REEFSCORALSCORRIDOR CONSERVATIONCRITICAL AREASCRITICAL ECOSYSTEMCULTIVATIONCULTURAL HERITAGEDEEP OCEANECOLOGICAL INTEGRITYECOLOGICAL PROCESSESECOLOGICAL SERVICESECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITYECOLOGICAL SYSTEMSECOSYSTEM DIVERSITYECOSYSTEM HEALTHECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENTECOSYSTEMSENDANGERED SPECIESENDEMIC PLANTSENDEMIC SPECIESENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESSENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNSENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINESENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHEROSIONESTUARIESEVOLUTIONEVOLUTIONARY PROCESSESEXPLOITATIONFARMSFAUNAFIREFIRE MANAGEMENTFISHERSFLOODSFLORAL DIVERSITYFLORISTIC REGIONFORESTFOREST COVERFOREST PRODUCTSFOREST PROTECTIONFRAGMENTATIONFRESHWATERFRESHWATER RESOURCESGENESGENETICGEOGRAPHIC AREASGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMGISGLOBAL BIODIVERSITYGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSGRASSESGRASSLANDSGREAT APESHABITATHABITAT IMPROVEMENTHABITAT MANAGEMENTHABITATSHUMAN INTERVENTIONHUNTINGHUNTING PRESSUREILLEGAL EXPLOITATIONILLEGAL HARVESTINGIN SITU CONSERVATIONINDIGENOUS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYINDIGENOUS COMMUNITIESINDIGENOUS GROUPSINDIGENOUS PEOPLESINDIGENOUS SPECIESINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONINTACT ECOSYSTEMSINTACT FORESTINTRODUCED SPECIESINVASIVE SPECIESINVERTEBRATESISLAND ECOSYSTEMISSUESLAND AREALAND USESLARGE MAMMALSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK GRAZINGLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL FISHINGLONG-TERM VIABILITYLOSS OF BIODIVERSITYLOSS OF HABITATMAMMAL SPECIESMAMMALSMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANGROVE FORESTSMARINE AREASMARINE BIODIVERSITYMARINE ENVIRONMENTMARINE FISHMARINE MAMMALMARINE MAMMAL SPECIESMARINE RESERVEMARINE RESOURCESMARINE TURTLESMEDICINAL PLANTSMIGRATORY BIRDSMONITORING PLANSMONTANE GRASSLANDSMOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMSMOUNTAINOUS REGIONSMOUNTAINSNATIONAL PARKNATIONAL PARKSNATURAL AREASNATURAL BARRIERSNATURAL ECOSYSTEMSNATURAL HABITATSNATURAL LANDSCAPESNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNATURAL RESOURCESNATUREPARK AUTHORITIESPARK MANAGEMENTPARK RANGERSPLANNING PROCESSPLANTPLANT BIODIVERSITYPLANT SPECIESPRESERVATIONPROTECTED AREASRANGE MANAGEMENTREPTILESRESERVE BOUNDARIESRESERVESRIVERSEASHORESSEVERE THREATSPECIESSPECIES OF FLORASPECIES OF TREESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITYTHREATENED SPECIESTHREATS TO WILDLIFETIGERSTOURISMTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGETRADITIONAL PRACTICESTREESTROPICAL FORESTSVARIETYWATERSHEDSWETLANDWETLANDSWHALESWILDERNESSWILDERNESS AREASWILDLIFEWILDLIFE CONSERVATIONWILDLIFE REFUGESWOODLANDSWorld Bank10.1596/14832