4 Workshops

The Murcia Conference was organized by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation along with the Regional Government of Murcia and the Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (public bank). This event symbolises a common will to strengthen the cooperation across the Mediterranean basin and present a step forward towards a common view of the Mediterranean insight on protected areas management. Over 120 representatives of 22 countries participated in different workshops and addressed that five main previously identified priority themes: environmental connectivity, governance, gaps in the system, training and sustainable finance. More than 20 case studies on protected areas, management experiences and technical documents were showcased and contributed to identifying the tendencies and future orientations in the region. Thereafter, the main conclusions of each workshop were brought to the IUCN V World Parks Congress (Durban, South Africa, September 2003), the largest global conservation forum for protected areas celebrated every 10 years.

• Connectivity
  
  
  • Document type: Links Between Terrestrial/Marine
    
  • Interesting documents: Strategy proposition
    
  • Presentations
    
  • Conclusions
    
    
• Governance
  
  
  • Document type: The Mediterranean Perspective on Protected Areas Governance
    
  • Interesting documents: Governance principles for protected areas in the 21st century
    
  • Presentations
    
  • Conclusions
    
    
• Training
  
  
  • Document type: Towards a Strategy for Developing Capacity to Manage Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Region
    
  • Presentations
    
  • Conclusions
    
    
• Gaps in the System
  
  
  • Presentations
    
  • Conclusions and Recommendations Sustainable Financing
    
  • Conclusions and Recommendations Gaps in the System