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Graeme Worboys

Vice Chair (Mountains Biome),

IUCN WCPA

3 Rischbieth Crescent, Gilmore,

ACT, 2905, Australia

10th October 2005

 

PROJECT PLAN

CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT BOOK

 

(Including planning for a workshop to be conducted in Quito, Ecuador November 2006)

 

(An IUCN WCPA MOUNTAINS BIOME THEME PROJECT)

 

1. FOREWORD

This is a plan for the development of a book dealing with continental scale Connectivity Conservation Management. The objectives of this plan are to:

·        provide background and a rationale for the book

·        describe the concept and scope of the book

·        describe the content of the book

·        describe steps to be taken to achieve the book

·        provide a template for Case Study contributions to the book

·        recognise lead authors and contributions for the book

·        describe how the project (including the workshop) is to be managed

 

2. INTRODUCTION

This Connectivity Conservation Management book plan has been prepared from a previously developed draft document. The draft plan was circulated, comments were sought and received, and this final plan incorporates the many improvements recommended.

 

3. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR THE BOOK

Delegates to the International Mountains Conservation Corridors Conference, in Banff, Canada, September 8-14, 2004, endorsed a proposal to develop a book dealing with large scale connectivity conservation management. They stressed that such a book must have a very practical focus. It should also have a focus on mountains.

 

The rationale for the book is:

·        It will provide practical, on ground information for the management of continental scale connectivity conservation

·        It will help achieve global strategic conservation targets by helping to underpin:

o       the 2004 Convention on Biological Diversity COP 7 Decision on Mountains (VII/27) Action 1.1.6 (Abbreviated)…Implement measures to reduce and prevent key pressures in mountain ecosystems such as….fragmentation…. and, Action 1.2.1 (Abbreviated) …Develop and implement programmes …..to maintain biodiversity to enhance the capacity of mountain ecosystems to resist and adapt to climate change….by establishing corridors and appropriate measures to maintain ecological functions of natural corridors…

o       the 2004 Convention on Biological Diversity COP 7 Decision on Protected Areas (VII/28) Action 1.2.3 (Abbreviated)…Integrate regional, national and sub-national systems of protected areas into the broader landscape….by establishing and managing ecological networks and ecological corridors… and, Actions 1.2.4 and 1.2.5.

·        It will provide a source book for practitioners dealing with large scale connectivity conservation management. (There is no equivalent book available)

·        It will meet a demand for sharing “lessons learned” for connectivity conservation management. (Sharing of experiences will be one outcome of the process of developing the book, particularly at the Quito, Ecuador 2006 workshop). The published book will become a tool for sharing “lessons learned” and capacity building

·        It will draw from a depth of knowledge and experience in implementing “large scale connectivity conservation” from many parts of the world

·        It will potentially influence the need for governments to help protect interconnectivity of natural lands at a continental scale

·        It can be developed collaboratively with the 2005 Mountain Conservation Corridor workshop being organised in the Pyrenees by Miquel Rafa and colleagues of the Fundaciớ Territori i Paisatge of Spain

 

4. THE CONCEPT AND SCOPE OF THE BOOK

4.1) Book Subject

The subject of the book is: Continental scale connectivity (conservation corridor) management

 

4.2) Description of the Book

i) The book concept

The book will be:

·        Low cost (paper back)

·        Widely available

·        Electronically available, free, and located on the WCPA website

·        A4, black and white and about 200 pages

·        Written in an easy read style, but with referencing to support factual claims

·        Illustrated with photographs

·        Refereed (both academic and non-academic reviewers)

·        Targeted for practitioners

·        Potentially illustrated with some cartoons, graphics etc

 

ii) Scope of the book

The book will:

·        Be practical in its orientation

·        Include lessons learned

·        Describe the establishment and management of connectivity conservation through (at least) 20 global Case Studies.

·        Include terrestrial, riparian, aquatic, freshwater environments of earth, and provide a focus on mountains

·        Not include larger landscape issues which need to be addressed (it is more specific)

 

iii) Proposed book contents

Each of the proposed chapters is briefly described here.

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

This chapter introduces the major themes of the book.

·        It will identify on ground management problems (or issues, questions) we are addressing with connectivity—namely the fragmentation of habitat and the inability to assemble core areas that in isolation will ever be large enough to maintain biodiversity and ecological processes. Climate change impacts will be discussed.

·        It will describe different types of connectivity conservation

·        It will discuss alternatives to connectivity, such as intensive human management along with weaknesses of such approaches. (Human institutions are frail, short-lived, and prone to mismanagement, under funding, and are a poor alternative to retaining natural systems).

·        It will describe the importance of core areas (Category 1-1V protected areas) as part of connectivity conservation

·        It will discuss the inspiration, vision and leadership for large scale connectivity conservation projects including the multiple actors at multiple scales bound by a single compelling vision

·        It will describe the diversity of connectivity conservation and the latest thinking about its need, value and effectiveness

·        It will introduce the importance and benefits of connectivity conservation and some of the problems. It will discuss economic spin-offs including amenity migration and economic migration.

 

CHAPTER TWO: RATIONALE FOR CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION

A brief rationale for large scale connectivity conservation will be presented in this chapter. Key references will include Terborgh and Soule 1999, (Chapter 6); Bennett 2003 and 2004; Mackay et al 2005 (in press) and others. It will include:

·        A definition of connectivity conservation

·        The philosophy of connectivity conservation

·        The science underpinning continental scale connectivity conservation

·        The importance of protected area core areas (IUCN Categories I to IV) and their management as a critical part of connectivity conservation management.

 

CHAPTER THREE: GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION INIATIVES:

Chapter Three provides examples of global connectivity conservation initiatives by major geographic realms.

 

3.1 AFRICA

·        Case Study: Drakensberg Mountains

·        Case Study: Rwanda-Uganda (Mountain Gorillas)

 

3.2 ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

·        Case Study: Himalayas: Kangchenjuga landscape

o       Eastern Nepal

o       North Bengal, India

o       Sikkim, India

o       Western Bhutan

·        Case Study: India: Project Tiger

·        Case Study: Nepal: Terrai Arc

o       Rhino conservation

·        Case Study: Bhutan: Tropical foothills to the high Himal

·        Case Study: Korea?

 

3.3 EUROPE AND RUSSIA

·        Overview: The European Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines Connectivity

·        Case Study: The European Alps

o       Italian Alps

·        Case Study: The Apennines (European Alps to the Mediterranean)

·        Case Study: The Pyrenees to the Alps

·        Case Study: The Carpathian Corridor

 

3.4 NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

·        Case Study: Canadian Maritime-US North East

o       Great Northern Forest

o       Appalachian ecoregion

o       Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition work

 

·        Overview: Meso America Connectivity

·        Case Study: Paseo Pantera

 

·        Overview: Rocky Mountains Connectivity

·        Case Study: Rocky Mountains Initiatives (Northern Mexico to the Wyoming)

o       Sky Islands of Sonora

o       Chihuahua

o       Arizona

o       New Mexico (highlands region)

o       Colorado

o       Wyoming

 

·        Case Study: Rocky Mountains Initiative (Yellowstone to Yukon)

o       Wyoming

o       Yellowstone

o       Banff

o       Waterton Lakes

o       Ferny, Cranbrook

o       Deh Cho Denendeh

 

3.5 OCEANIA

·        Case Study: Southern Alps, New Zealand

·        Case Study: The Australian Alps and the Great Escarpment of Eastern Australia

·        Case Study: Australia: Wild Country

 

3.6 SOUTH AMERICA

·        Overview: Andes Connectivity

·        Case Study: The Inca Trail

·        Case Study: Andes - Venezuela (Andean Bear)

·        Case Study: Andes – Chile-Argentina

 

CHAPTER FOUR: SYNTHESIS: LESSONS LEARNED

This chapter will provide a synthesis of the lessons learned in managing connectivity conservation. Topics anticipated to be dealt with by the book are presented in bullet point form here. The majority of these subjects are anticipated to be dealt with at the Quito, Ecuador 2006 Connectivity Conservation Management workshop.

 

4.1 PREVENTION

·        The biggest lesson—an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure. Preserving connections is better than having to fix things latter.

 

4.2 LEADERSHIP

·        Leadership to achieve a new landuse paradigm

·        Leadership to maintain commitment for the connectivity vision

·        Leadership at different scales (international, national, local, site)

·        Government leadership

·        Community leadership

·        Private landowner leadership

·        Collaborative leadership (including difficulties and the need for coalitions)

·        Political tools

 

4.3 PLANNING

·        Planning for connectivity

·        Campaign planning

·        Dealing with the scale of the vision. (This is one of the most critical and vexing issues and is always generating surprises. Identifying connections from “10,000 metres” is relatively easy; bringing those to ground is considerably more problematic. More and more information is needed, and issues emerge about how reliable the umbrella effect is when it comes to connections, and costs).

·        Community involvement planning

·        Survey of pre-existing policies, landuse framework

·        Planning tools

 

4.3 MANAGEMENT

·        Institutionalising connectivity conservation management

·        Securing staff and financial resources

·        Managing governments and NGO’s at national, regional and local scales and there different roles.

§         Natural heritage management considerations (instituting acceptable limits of change; role of indicator species; connectivity as habitat)

§         Social and cultural heritage management

§         Political and legal considerations

§         Economic considerations

§         Amenity migration. Managing external forces and in-migration. Settlement patterns and design considerations

·        Tourism management

§         Marketing, education and advocacy

·        Polling, public opinion surveys

§         Monitoring/evaluation/indicators

§         Management tools

 

CHAPTER FIVE: CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE

Chapter five describes challenges for the future including:

·        Rehabilitation

·        Building clientele-groups of players

·        Opportunities for new national scale legislation which recognises continental scale connectivity conservation.

·        Opportunities for a new (IUCN) international conservation category which recognises continental scale conservation initiatives (of Category I-VI lands) spanning multiple countries

·        Opportunities

 

REFERENCES

References supporting the text will be provided

 

APPENDIX

·        Acknowledgements

·        Contacts

 

5) TEMPLATE FOR CASE STUDIES

Around the world, many different mechanisms have been used to achieve continental scale connectivity conservation. This variation provides different management models for connectivity conservation, and Case Studies form the basis by which such practical management is communicated through the book. To provide some order to there presentation in the book (when dealing with some 20 Case Studies), a generic template has been prepared.

 

The Template (Attachment One) has broad headings and bullet point suggestions for content. It will allow opportunities for individual author flair and flexibility with the text as well as providing some consistency of approach. Each Case Study will be no more than 4000 words in length and supported by at least one map and photographs. Standard requirements for the Case Studies are provided (Attachment One). The technical specifications for Case Studies are also provided (Attachment Two).

 

6) 2006 CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION WORKSHOP

In November 2006, the IUCN WCPA Mountains Biome Theme plans to conduct a workshop in Quito Ecuador to develop Chapter Four of the proposed book. Chapter Four provides a synthesis statement of the “Lessons Learned” in managing connectivity conservation. The workshop purpose and objectives are described here.

 

The purpose of the workshop is:

·        To finalise two years of development of a practical book on connectivity conservation management

·        To workshop and synthesize management lessons learned from at least 20 major global mountain connectivity conservation case studies

The objectives of the workshop are:

·        To convene a workshop involving experts from around the world who have developed papers on mountain connectivity conservation management for the proposed book

·        To identify and synthesize lessons learned from managing large scale connectivity conservation

 

The workshop will be:

·        Relatively small (up to 40 connectivity conservation management experts)

·        Relatively brief (3 to 4 days)

·        A mix of protected area site inspections and workshop activities

·        Each participant will have contributed to the proposed book

 

There will be a fee for the workshop to cover costs. Sponsorship will be sought to help cover the cost for some participants.

 

7) BOOK PROJECT TIMETABLE

The book project spans 2005 and 2006 (See detailed timetable, Attachment Three). Preparation of the book has been coordinated with two very important global meetings.

 

Meeting One: The 2005 Wilderness, Wildlands and People – A Partnership for the Planet  8th World Wilderness Congress September 30-October 6th 2005 held in Anchorage Alaska, USA.

The Alaska Wilderness Conference organisers encouraged the submission of papers on mountain management issues including large scale connectivity conservation at this congress. Mountain papers generated on this theme were encouraged to be published in the Connectivity Conservation Management book. Senior Advisor Larry Hamilton attended this conference.

 

Meeting Two: Mountains Conservation Corridor Workshop, Les Planes de Son (Catalonian Pyrenees) Spain, October 20-23, 2005

Miguel Rafa and Jordi Sargatal of the Fundaciớ Territori Paisatge are organising a Mountains Conservation Corridor Workshop in the Catalonian Pyrenees in Spain between October 20th and 23rd 2005. They have agreed that the Connectivity Conservation Management book will form the principle mechanism for publishing (Case Study) papers presented at the 2005 workshop. For this reason, the template for Case Studies for the book has been produced early in 2005. It is available to encourage 2005 workshop participants to use the Connectivity Conservation Management book template for their Case Study papers. Senior Advisor Larry Hamilton will be attending this workshop.

 

Following these workshops, the timetable (Attachment Three) envisages the completion of book Case Study contributions by August 2006, and the preparation of a pre-2006 workshop Case Study compendium for workshop participants. The workshop will be held in November 2006.

 

8) BOOK PROJECT MANAGEMENT

This international book project is a complex matter. It will succeed thanks to the energetic contributions of my fellow members of the IUCN WCPA Mountains Biome executive and many very dedicated WCPA Mountains Biome members. Project tasks for individuals have been described in Attachment Four.

 

 

9) CONCLUDING COMMENTS

This is an exciting project which, when completed, will help many people throughout the world. This is a long term WCPA Mountains Biome project which will provide a contribution to conservation on our planet. Please contact me if you would like to provide any comment or input or would like to be involved with this project. Finally, I would especially like to express my thanks to all respondents to the previous draft of this plan, and for their very helpful comments.

 

 

 

Graeme Worboys

Vice Chair (Mountains Biome)

IUCN WCPA

(Email: g.worboys@bigpond.com)

ATTACHMENT ONE

 

THE TEMPLATE

 

Case Studies for the Connectivity Conservation Management book are asked to be developed using the following broad subject headings. Guidance for the content for each subject heading has been provided, but the final content is left to the author’s discretion.

 

CASE STUDY TITLE

Title for the Case Study.

 

SECTION ONE: GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SETTING

Suggested contents and text discussion points for Section One are:

·        Geographical description

·        Origins and history

·        How were the decisions made (in the context of the overall planning and landuse environment)?

·        What was the social and economic context?

·        What was the land-use history?

·        What was the political context?

 

SECTION TWO: RATIONALE

Suggested contents and text discussion points for Section Two are:

·        Rationale: (Why was it needed? What forces caused the decision makers to implement the corridor? Such as: opportunities to use connectivity concepts to promote peace; to build relations between countries or between regions; to protect transboundary cultures; to minimise fragmentation; to maintain interconnectivity at a time of climate change?)

·        What species are being planned for?

·        What was the connectivity design? (landscape scale design considerations)

·        What was the type of connectivity (eg protection, rehabilitation)

 

SECTION THREE: CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT

This is the most important section of the Case Study consistent with the “practical” management focus of the book. Management of a continental scale connectivity conservation should be described including the key issues dealt with. Suggested contents and text discussion points for Section Three are:

·        Leadership

·        Planning (including strategic planning)

·        Organising and actions taken

·        Partnerships and alliances

·        Marketing and media management

·        Working with the community and politicians

·        Working with scientists

·        Threats and other issues dealt with (including amenity migration, in-migration, settlement patterns and design)

·        Evaluation

·        The potential inclusion of brief, “boxed” supplementary detailed examples within the macro connectivity conservation description is encouraged

 

SECTION FOUR: BENEFITS

 

·        Environmental, economic and social benefits of connectivity conservation

 

SECTION FIVE: LESSONS LEARNED

·        Key lessons learned

·        Conclusion

 

REFERENCES

·        Modified Harvard citation (See Attachment Two).

 

FIGURES, MAPS, DIAGRAMS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS

·        Numbered list of figures, maps, diagrams and or photographs

·        (Note. Please supply hard copies of figures, maps and diagrams (in their final form and suitable for black and white publication) when submitting the draft manuscript). If possible, please also supply them in digital form)

·        Please supply photographs in digital form (at greater than 300 dpi resolution) on a compact disc

ATTACHMENT TWO:

 

TEXT (TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS)

 

These technical requirements relate to the Case Study (and Chapter) manuscripts to be submitted for the Connectivity Conservation Management book. The guidelines are straight forward, and if used, will significantly help the editing process and your hard working editors!

 

Computer software

Case Studies are to be submitted in Microsoft Word, at least in Microsoft 2000 and preferably in Microsoft XP.

 

Format

The Case Study manuscript must not be formatted. It should be presented as unformatted text with headings and sub headings only.

 

Font and line spacing

Times New Roman font is the font for headings and the main text. Font size is as follows:

·        Main text: Times New Roman 12

·        Heading fonts: As per the heading hierarchy

·        Line spacing: single space

 

Heading hierarchy

The following heading hierarchy is provided for use:

 

·        TITLE AND CHAPTER HEADINGS (Bold, Capitals, Times New Roman 14)

·        MAJOR SUB HEADINGS: (Bold, Capitals, Times New Roman 12)

·        Sub-headings: (Bold, lower case, Times New Roman 12)

·        Sub-sub headings:(Italics, lower case, Times New Roman 12)

·        Sub-sub-sub headings (Underline, lower case, Times New Roman 12)

 

Numbering and bullet points

If numbering is to be used, a metric numbering system is sought (eg: 5; 5.1; 5.1.1; 5.1.1.1). Bullet points should be aligned to the left margin (not indented)

 

Track Change facility

Please, to help the editors, the Case Study manuscript provided must be presented free of any history of use of the Microsoft “Track Change” facility.

 

Page size

The book will be published using metric dimensions. Page size will be based on A4 sheets in portrait orientation and will use the following settings:

·        Top Margin: 20mm

·        Left Margin: 25mm

·        Bottom Margin: 20mm

·        Right Margin: 25mm

 

 

Maps, figures, and diagrams

These are essential contributions for the book and we ask that you really make an effort to provide them. We ask that they be:

·        Provided as a high quality hard copy suitable for black and white publication

·        Provided (if possible) as a digital copy on a CD

·        Clearly labeled and numbered

·        Their preferred location in the draft manuscript recognised in the body of text as (Insert Figure X here) or (Insert Map Y here) etc.

·        Presented as a numbered, summary list at the end of the draft paper.

·        Provided in their final form (we may not be able to use them if they are not a finished, high quality product)

 

Photographs

Photographs of connectivity management in action and the geography of Connectivity Corridors will be especially valuable. We encourage the supply of photographs, it will definitely add value and interest to the book.. The photographs should be:

·        Suitable for black and white publication

·        Greater than 300 dpi resolution

·        Supplied in digital format, on a disc, either as .jpg of .tif files

·        Supplied with a photo caption

·        Supplied with a signed copyright authority to use the photographs in the book

 

Citations

Sources of information within the text should be referenced. The citation system to be used for the book is the Harvard referencing system (slightly modified). For example, in giving reference to the new guidelines produced by IUCN titled Guidelines for Planning and Managing Mountain Protected Areas (Hamilton, L.S. and McMillan, L. 2004), the full citation in the references section will read as follows.

 

Hamilton, L.S., McMillan, L. 2004. Guidelines for planning and managing mountain protected areas, IUCN, 28 Rue Mauverney, Gland, Switzerland.

 

SUPPLY OF THE MANUSCRIPT AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS

The editors ask that the manuscript be submitted (with attachments) in a final form. Final form means:

·        A complete (but unformatted) manuscript which has been edited and peer reviewed so that it is suitable for publication.

·        A manuscript that is supplied as a digital (Microsoft Word) copy.

·        Maps, figures and diagrams which are supplied in a final form as a hard copy (and as an electronic copy if possible)and which are suitable for Black and White publication

·        Photographs which are supplied on a CD, with each photograph being greater than 300 dpi resolution, and provided as a .jpg or .tif files.

·        Posting the CD and hard copies to Editor Graeme Worboys, and emailing the completed manuscript to Wendy Harmon and Graeme Worboys.

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT THREE

 

PROJECT PLAN: INDICATIVE TIMETABLE

 

The indicative timetable for this plan is:

 

2005.

The Connectivity Conservation 2006 Book Project Plan finalised and circulated; 3 Newsletters circulated.

 

OCTOBER 20-23 Mountain Conservation Corridors Workshop, Les Planes de Son (Catalonian Pyrenees), Spain, 2005.

Mountain Conservation Corridors Workshop conducted by Miguel Rafa and Jordi Sargatel of Fundacio Territori Pasatge. Many of the Case Studies prepared for the book will be presented at the workshop in the papers.

 

(END) NOVEMBER 2005.

Formal invitations to (lead) authors for papers, including editorial requirements, template and deadline for August 2006 for final edited versions with figures and maps completed.

 

JANUARY 2006.

Workshop attendees finalised.

 

MARCH 2006

Details of the workshop venue and programme circulated, along with accommodation details.

 

(END) AUGUST 2006.

Refereed, edited and final copy of papers provided to Mike Lockwood, Graeme Worboys and Wendy Francis for editing and development of the initial manuscript for the 2006 Ecuador workshop.

 

OCTOBER 2006

Electronic form of the case study manuscripts of the book pre-circulated for reading to assist with the workshop. Draft synthesis/background papers developed by the Steering Committee executive to lead the workshop groups.

 

NOVEMBER 2006

Workshop conducted

 

Indicative programme:

Day 1: Arrival at the Quito, Ecuador venue. Introductions and commencement of group tasks…... afternoon familiarisation tour of a local protected area…..

Day 2: Workshop Groups

Day 3: Connectivity Corridor field trip: Workshop dinner

Day 4: Workshop groups: Departure

 

2007.

Book completed and published

ATTACHMENT FOUR

 

PROJECT TEAM TASKS

CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT BOOK

 

My special thanks are extended to the IUCN WCPA Mountains Biome executive and WCPA Mountain Members who have agreed to help with the production of the Connectivity Conservation Management book and the running of the November 2006 workshop. Because we are (mostly) working in isolation from one another, I have provided the following guidance notes about tasks for team members. Thanks to all of you for agreeing to help with this work. Please get in touch if you need clarification on any of these matters. Please, also, stay in touch by email (or by phone) from time to time about your progress.

 

Graeme Worboys

Vice Chair (Mountains Biome)

IUCN WCPA

October 2005

 

A: BOOK: STEERING COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE

The Steering Committee Executive team for the production of the Connectivity Conservation Management book comprises WCPA Vice Chair (Mountains Biome) Graeme Worboys, WCPA Deputy Vice Chair (Mountains Biome) Fausto Sarmiento, and Senior Advisor (Mountains Biome) Larry Hamilton. They have responsibility for:

·        Book project planning

·        Book project co-ordination

·        Book budget management

·        Book content

·        Author invitations

·        Workshop content and work programme

·        Workshop invitations

·        Workshop resourcing

Graeme Worboys is the primary contact for these matters (g.worboys@bigpond.com).

 

B. BOOK STEERING COMMITTEE, NOVEMBER 2006 QUITO WORKSHOP ORGANISATION

The full Steering Committee for the November 2006 Quito workshop comprises:

·        The Steering Committee Executive

·        WCPA Vice Chair (Brazil) Sonia Rigueira

·        WCPA Vice Chair (Central America) Eduard Muller

·        WCPA Vice Chair (South America) Carmen Miranda

·        WCPA Deputy Vice Chair (Mountains Biome) Linda McMillan

·        WCPA Deputy Vice Chair (Mountains Biome) Mingma Sherpa

·        IUCN South America Regional Coordinator Eduardo Guerro (invited)

·        Paulina Arroyo The Nature Conservancy, Ecuador

·        Miguel Rafa (Continuity from Spain 2005)

·        Josep Maria Mallarach (Continuity from Spain 2005)

·        Shaenandhoa Garcia Rangel (Newsletter)

·        Jennifer Grant (Newsletter)

·        Wendy Francis (Editor)

·        Michael Lockwood (Editor)

 

Paulina and Eduardo: Responsibility for the local logistics including:

·        Workshop accommodation, meals and work venue organisation

·        Workshop logistic support (powerpoint projector, screen etc)

·        Logistics: transferring from the airport to the venue and return

·        Field trips, bus transport and logistics (an essential part of the programme)

·        Workshop media management

·        Local advice for the 2006 Workshop newsletters about what to bring

 

Fausto Sarmiento: Responsible for:

·        Overall logistics coordination

·        Workshop participant contact and liaison (post March 2006) including emergency contact arrangements for November 2006.

·        Generation of a participant contact list (copies for all participants)

·        Workshop payment management (including administering full fee paying participants and subsidised participants)

 

Mike Lockwood and Wendy Francis: Responsible for.

·        Supply of workshop pre-reading papers (electronic copies)

 

IUCN WCPA Regional Vice Chairs: Responsible for.

·        Assisting with the workshop aims and objectives as much as possible through their networks

·        Potential leadership role with the one day field trip, and any positive media associated with the workshop (The Grand Inca Route….accessible from Quito?)

 

Eduard Muller: Responsible for.

·        Organising of 2 of his senior University students to participate in the workshop

 

 

C. NEWSLETTER AND COMMUNICATIONS

Our communications team is critical given the very long time frame for organising this event. WCPA Mountain members Shaenandhoa Garcia Rangel (Cambridge University) and Jennifer Grant ( University of Calgary) have agreed to help keep all those interested in this project informed of progress through a regular newsletter. Web assistance to the book communications team can be provided by WCPA Deputy Vice Chair (Mountains Biome) Linda McMillan. The “Shaenandhoa and Jennifer team” have responsibility for:

·        A target of 3 newsletters for 2005 (achieved)

·        A target of 3 newsletters for 2006

·        Communicating an special “Updates” from the project organising team

 

C. EDITORS

WCPA Mountain Members Wendy Francis and Michael Lockwood and WCPA Vice Chair (Mountains Biome) Graeme Worboys have agreed to provide an editorial role for the book.

 

D. AUTHORS FOR THE BOOK CHAPTERS

The project organising committee will extend formal invitations for the following {lead} authors to contribute to this book. Individual chapters and case studies may be generated by many authors, however contact by the organising committee will be through the principle authors identified here.

 

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION. {Graeme Worboys, Laurence Moss}

 

CHAPTER TWO: RATIONALE. {Charles Chester}

 

CHAPTER THREE: GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION INIATIVES:

 

3.1 AFRICA

·        Case Study: Drakensberg Mountains {Trevor Sandwith}

·        Case Study: Rwanda-Uganda (Mountain Gorillas) {Amy Vedder}

 

3.2 ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

·        Case Study: Himalayas: Kangchenjuga landscape {Nakuii Chettri, ICIMOD}

o       Eastern Nepal

o       North Bengal, India

o       Sikkim, India

o       Western Bhutan

·        Case Study: India: Project Tiger {??}

·        Case Study: Nepal: Terrai Arc {Chandra Garung}

o       Rhino conservation

·        Case Study: Bhutan: Tropical foothills to the high Himal {Mingma Sherpa}

·        Case Study: Korea {??}

 

3.3 EUROPE AND RUSSIA

·        Overview: The European Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines Connectivity {Miguel Rafa}

·        Case Study: The European Alps {Patrizia Rossi}

o       Italian Alps

·        Case Study: The Apennines (European Alps to the Mediterranean) {Benadino Romano}

·        Case Study: The Pyrenees to the Alps {Miguel Rafa}

·        Case Study: The Carpathian Corridor {Guido Plassman or Maria Opeiz}

·        Case Study: Catalonia and EECONET {Josep M. Mallarach}

 

3.4 NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

·        Case Study: Canadian Maritime-US North East {Larry Hamilton??}

o       Great Northern Forest

o       Appalachian ecoregion

o       Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition work

·        Overview: Meso America Connectivity {Fausto Sarmiento}

·        Case Study: Paseo Pantera {Mario Boza}

 

·        Overview: Rocky Mountains Connectivity {Larry Hamilton??; David Johns??}

·        Case Study: Rocky Mountains Initiatives (Northern Mexico to the Wyoming)

o       Sky Islands of Sonora

o       Chihuahua

o       Arizona

o       New Mexico (highlands region)

o       Colorado

o       Wyoming

 

·        Case Study: Rocky Mountains Initiative (Yellowstone to Yukon) {Harvey Locke}

o       Wyoming

o       Yellowstone

o       Banff

o       Waterton Lakes

o       Ferny, Cranbrook

o       Deh Cho Denendeh

 

3.5 OCEANIA

·        Case Study: Southern Alps, New Zealand {Bruce Jeffries}

·        Case Study: The Australian Alps and the Great Escarpment of Eastern Australia {Graeme Worboys}

·        Case Study: Australia: Wild Country {Brendan Mackey}

 

3.6 SOUTH AMERICA

·        Overview: Andes Connectivity {Fausto Samiento}

·        Case Study: The Gran Ruta Inca Initiative {Marina Cracco- Alan Putney}

·        Case Study: Andes - Venezuela (Andean Bear) {Shenandoah Garcia Rangel-Edgard Yerena}

·        Case Study: Andes – Chile-Argentina {Daniel Paz}

 

CHAPTER FOUR: LESSONS LEARNED: SYNTHESIS {Wendy Francis; Michael Lockwood; Graeme Worboys}

 

CHAPTER FIVE: CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE {Wendy Francis; Graeme Worboys; Fausto Sarmiento; Larry Hamilton}

 

E. POST WORK SHOP CAPACITY BUILDING

Disseminating the Connectivity Conservation Management book and its information and the potential for additional workshops based on the book will be assessed, planned and implemented where possible by WCPA Deputy Vice Chairs (Mountains Biome) Fausto Sarmiento and Linda McMillan