Title:
To promote rational Protected Area (PA) designation guidelines and standards for
reclassifying current PA’s and delineating new PA’s.
Author: Ms.
Camille Richard
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WHEREAS,
Many wildland areas currently exist that are not under some form of formal protection
(although maybe under community protection);
Most of these areas experience some degree of human presence; from permanent
habitations with associated agriculture to seasonal non-permanent use such as grazing;
These areas can be designated under various classes of "wildland" to
accommodate customary use rights, along with community development schemes that, overtime,
reduce pressure on PA resources;
In many developing countries, strict PA designations have been made where people have
long-standing customary and legal rights, requiring eviction and settlement of rights,
potentially resulting in serious socio-economic loss to local communities;
The 6th
World Wilderness Congress hereby resolves that:
- Governments adopt a designation process that provides socially just compensation, where
necessary, both to reclassify currently existing PA’s and delineate new ones;
- WWC promote the formation of a committee to draft general guidelines and standards for
delineating (and reclassifying) PA’s under various categories as defined by IUCN (of
which wilderness is only one) which considers:
- varying degrees of "wilderness";
- customary use rights;
- degree of dependence on PA resources;
- IUCN incorporate these guidelines into their definitions of PA categories.
Sponsored by:
Ms. Camille Richard
ICIMOD
GPO Box: 3226,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: +977-1-525-313
Fax: +977-1-524-509
E-mail: camille@icimod.org.np
