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Jeju rallies global conservation leadersIUCN workshop sees island take lead in improving conservation site management
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¡ã On Monday, April 27, at Jeju English Education Center, Daejeong-eup, conservation leaders from across the world gathered for an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) workshop to simplify reporting procedures for the world’s leading conservation sites. Photo courtesy Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

On Monday, April 27, at Jeju English Education Center, Daejeong-eup, conservation leaders from across the world gathered for an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) workshop to simplify reporting procedures for the world’s leading conservation sites.

Delegates from as far afield as Portugal, Senegal and Switzerland met to draw up model reporting guidelines for the reassessment of sites with multiple international designations in time for the World Conservation Congress 2016 in Hawaii.

The workshop was made possible by support from Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Governor Won Hee-ryong was present to show his strong support.

“This is the first time people have gathered to share wisdom for the harmonious integration of protected areas with multiple international designations. It is Jeju’s great honour to hold such a meaningful event.”

Although Jeju is the only site to boast designations in World Natural Heritage, Biosphere Reserve, Geopark and Ramsar categories, 57 sites have triple delegations and many more have three.

Currently each designation has a distinct reporting cycle of between 10 and three years (see box) and Jeju’s experience managing all four will be crucial in drawing up the guidelines.

Director of the IUCN’s World Heritage Program, Tim Badman, said effective coordination and integration of management practices will reduce duplication and save precious resources, with Jeju being a “great laboratory” for such a process.

“This is the first step in the IUCN implementing [Resolution 52] by improving reporting procedures and allowing sites to concentrate funds on protecting natural heritage. It is a great achievement even to get everyone together in this one room. It is the first time I have seen it,” said Badman, who was chair for the workshop.

The endeavor dates back to the IUCN World Conservation Congress, held on Jeju Island in September 2012. Resolution 52 called on the IUCN “to develop and standardize a management system for protected areas including the integration of the different cycles for re-evaluation of designations.”

Badman stated that different management guidelines, time cycles and periods impede effective management regimes for individual sites with multiple designations and an integrated system would improve conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems.

Representatives of sites with multiple international designations each made presentations with recommendations on how to improve and integrate reporting procedures. The discussions will continue at the World Leaders’ Conservation Forum Jeju 2015 to be held at ICC Jeju, July 7 to 9.

   
¡ã Governor Won Hee-ryong was on hand to show strong support for a new Jeju proposal to buld an IUCN-affiliated environmental management training school on the island. Photo courtesy Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

Many other issues were discussed over the three days with case studies presented on April 27, followed by thematic discussions on April 28 and field site visits on April 29.

Jeju director of environmental policy Kim Yangbo surprised delegates with news of plans to establish an IUCN environmental management training facility with strong support from Governor Won. This was the first IUCN representatives had heard of the plans and Badman said it signaled the province’s leadership since WCC 2012.

“It shows the hard work that the province has put in to following up on the Jeju Declaration. It sounds very exciting and I certainly look forward to hearing more about it in due course.”

The training center would train environmental managers from around the world and the World Natural Heritage Center at Geomun Oreum is among the potential sites.

The workshop was organized by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the IUCN.

 

Global international designations (As of February 2015)
2,186: Ramsar
197: World Natural Heritage
31: Mixed World Heritage
631: Biosphere Reserves
111: Global Geoparks

Multiple designations
178 Ramsar Convention and Biosphere Reserve
105 World Natural Heritage and Biosphere Reserve
85 Ramsar and the World Natural Heritage
13 Global Geoparks and World Natural Heritages
12 Ramsar Convention and Global Geoparks Network
8 Biosphere Reserves and Global Geoparks
58 triple designations in any combination
1 quadruple designation

Reporting cycles
10 years: Biosphere Reserves
6 years: World Natural Heritage
4 years: Geopark Network
3 years: Ramsar Convention

 

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