Programme

Structure

The IUCN APAC initiative will promote the enhancement of the status of conservation in Africa by engaging Governments, the Private Sector, Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and Academia to shape Africa’s Agenda for Protected and Conserved Areas, to better deliver benefits for people and nature. There will also be a focus on Covid-19 and pandemics throughout the congress.

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Streams

While there will be some overlap between the 3 high-level Streams, each of the streams is important on their own. Each stream will have 1-2 keynote addresses complemented by 2 moderated panel discussions. Participants will be able to contribute through round table discussions to agree on key issues, recommendations and practical action points.

Stream 1

Promoting Effective and Well-Managed Networks of Protected and Conserved Areas in Africa.

Stream 2

People and Protected and Conserved Areas: Towards Mutual Well-being.

Stream 3

Africa’s Biodiversity as the basis for life on the Continent.

Cross-Cutting Themes

The cross-cutting themes are important for each stream, though there may be different perspectives. Each cross-cutting theme will organize a workshop with each of the 3 streams. Each of these workshops will follow a similar format with a keynote introductory speech, a moderated panel and round-table discussions. Participants will be able to contribute through round table discussions to agree on key issues, recommendation and practical action points.

Theme 1

Governance mechanisms to safeguard Biodiversity and Protected and Conserved Areas in Africa.

Theme 2

Resolving resource use conflicts as a pathway to security and conservation within and around protected and conserved areas across Africa.

Theme 3

Securing a climate resilient future for Nature and People in and around Protected and Conserved Areas in Africa.

Theme 4

How Science, Technology and Indigenous Knowledge contributes to the management and effectiveness of Protected and Conserved Areas in Africa.

Theme 5:

Financial resilience and sustainability are the key for long-term success of Africa’s protected and conserved areas.

Theme 6

Reducing the impact of Physical infrastructure on ecosystems and biodiversity in Key Africa Landscapes.

Pre-Congress Workshops

There will be 2 official pre-congress workshops. Each will last 2 days and will take place before the IUCN APAC to prepare participants to better engage with the various aspects of the congress.

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Youth are the Future Stewards of Protected and Conserved Areas.

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Respect the role Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities play in conservation.

Youth are the Future Stewards of Protected and Conserved Areas.

As a part of the process leading to the congress, Stream 2 will hold two pre-congress workshops for the youth and Indigenous Peoples and Local communities. Approximately 75% of people of Africa are under the age of 35 and considered as youth. It is these groups of people who Africa will bequeath its conservation heritage. To ensure they become active and respected parts of the solutions to enhance conservation in Africa, a two-day workshop will be conducted to explore issues important for the youth. Building on the April 2021 IUCN Youth Summit, the Stream will also organize a virtual Africa Youth Environment Summit. Virtual participation will come from, amongst other sources, the Africa participation at the Youth Summit and from the top 100 youth in Africa on Conservation and even the 100 most influential young Africans (https://www.africayouthawards.org/2020-100-most-influential-young-africans/ ; and https://top100youth.africa/ )

This two-day workshop will explore issues important for the youth and prepare them so they can fully engage with the streams and cross-cutting themes of APAC. Stream 2 of APAC has the broad responsibility for organizing this pre-congress workshop.

Respect the role Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities play in conservation.

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) conserve, with rights and responsibilities, large areas of Africa’s conserved lands – as conservancies, indigenous and community conserved areas, sacred natural sites, amongst other models. This workshop will help IPLCs make the case for the importance their role in conserving Africa’s biodiversity and conserved areas. This workshop will also prepare the participants to engage fully in the three Streams and six cross-cutting themes. Stream 2 of APAC has the broad responsibility for organizing this pre-congress workshop.

For the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), the two-day workshop will help them make the case for the importance of their role in conserving Africa’s biodiversity and conserved areas. Both workshops are intended to prepare the youth and IPLCs participants to engage fully in the other three Streams and six cross-cutting themes.

Programme

Structure

View our videos to learn more about the IUCN APAC Streams and Themes

View list of poster presentations here

Streams

Stream 1

Stream 2

Stream 3

Cross-Cutting Themes

Theme 1

Theme 2

Theme 3

Theme 4

Theme 5:

Theme 6

Pre-Congress Workshops

01:

Youth are the Future Stewards of Protected and Conserved Areas.

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02:

Respect the role Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities play in conservation.

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