Title:
The World Protected Areas Congress, Durban
Proposed by: Walter Lusigi
Seconded by: Mohamed Bakarr

WHEREAS,

Wilderness areas are or should be the nucleus of all protected areas;

Wilderness will continue to grow in importance in this century due to continued population growth, urbanization and technological advances;

WWC has worked with IUCN on definition of wilderness areas.

THEREFORE, the 7^th World Wilderness Congress

Fully Supports the Vth World Parks Congress in Durban; and

RESOLVES, that

The World Commission on Protected Areas of the IUCN conduct a workshop at WPC devoted to wilderness in 21st Century

Proposed by:

Walter Lusigi
Global Environmental Facility
1776 G St NW #6025
Washington, DC 20433 USA
wlusigi@worldbank.org

Seconded by:

Mohamed Bakarr
Conservation International
1919 M St NW #600
Washington, DC 20036 USA
m.bakarr@conservation.org