TOPICS TO BE PRESENTED AT MOUNTAIN PROTECTED AREAS WORKSHOP
World Parks Congress, South Africa 2003
(December 18, 2002 Updated List)

Linking Biological Corridors for Conservation and Development: A Case Study from Bhutan
Mingma Norbu Sherpa, former Country Director of WWF Bhutan and currently Director of South Asia at WWF-US; and Dr. Sangay Wangchuk, Head of Nature Conservation Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan

People versus Parks – Can Collaborative Resource Management Help to Reduce Conflicts? Lessons from Mt. Elgon, Uganda
Sean P. White, Chief Technical Advisor, Mt. Elgon Conservation and Development Project, Uganda

Mountaineering and Trekking Tourism Impacts and Management in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal
Dr. Stan Stevens, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Massachusetts

Impacts of Insurgency and Conflict on Nepal’s Protected Areas
Pralad Yonzon, Coordinator, Resources Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal

Conservation and Management of Mt. Kenya World Heritage Site and National Reserve: Challenges and Future Outlook
Ken Mwathe, Forest Conservation Program, Kenya Wildlife Service

Cultural Mountain Tourism in Madagascar: How to “Sell” Traditional Culture without Selling One’s Soul
Peter Schachenmann and Hanta Rabetaliana, World Mountain People Association, Madagascar

Water Economic Benefits Beyond Boundaries
Nicholas Conner, Economist, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Australia

Conserving the Nature of Mountain Protected Areas in South Western Australia
Sarah Barett, Scientist and John Watson, Manager
Western Australian Department of Conservaiton and Land Management

Indigenous Participation in the Management of Los Flamencos National Reserve in Chile
Hernán Torres, Environmental Consultant and Juan Pablo Contreras, Regional Director of Protected Areas, Chile

Monitoring Environmental and Cultural Sustainability on Regional Scale Mountain Trails
John D. Peine, Southern Appalachian Field Laboratory, Tennessee

The Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership, An Institutional Model for Fostering Environmental Stewardship of the Shawangunk Mountains Eco-Region of New York State
Thomas Cobb, Manager of Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Hydro-Electric Dams in Mountain Protected Areas
Gregor Manson, Executive Director, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia

Public Use Management in Lanin National Park, Patagonia, Argentina
Adriana M. Otero, Facultad de Turismo, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Managing Environmental Impacts of Orienteering in Central Alberta, Canada
Angeles Mendoza Duran, PhD candidate, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Canada

Managing Visitor Impacts at a World Heritage Site: the Case of Mt. Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada
Sanjay K. Nepal, Department of Geography, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Managing Mountain Protected Areas in Mexico: The Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve
Enrique J. Jardel P, Sergio H. Graff M., Eduardo Santana C., and Martín Gómez G.,
Instituto Manantlán de Ecología y Conservación de la Biodiversidad, Universidad de Guadalajara-CUCSUR, México; Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, Secretaría de Medio Ambiente ye Recursos Naturales, México

Overview of World Heritage Mountain Sites
Jim Thorsell, Senior Advisor/World Heritage/IUCN, Banff, Canada

Parks and Environmental Continuity in Mountain Systems: The Case of the Appennines, Italy – Open Questions on Legislation, Planning and Management
Roberto Gambino, University of Turin and Bernardino Romano, University of Aquila, Italy

Complexity, Science and Inter-Jurisdictional Cooperation in Two Very Large Regions: the Australian Alps and the St. Elias
D. Scott Slocombe, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, and Cold Regions Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario; and
Ryan K. Danby, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada

Science and Religion for the Benefit of Environment: Badrivan Model for Reforestation of Degraded Lands and Biodiversity Conservation
P. P. Dhyani, G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Uttaranchal, India

Sagarmatha National Park – A World Heritage Site in Crisis, or a Figment of a Western Imagination?
Bruce Jefferies, Protected Area Management Advisor, Sarawak, Malaysia

Linking Mountains to Lowlands for Biodiversity Conservation in the Cape Floristic Kingdom
Trevor Sandwith, Coordinator, Cape Action Plan, South Africa

Setting Conservation Priorities: Designing a System of Biodiversity Conservation Areas in the Hengduan Mountains, Yunnan, China
Edward Norton, Senior Advisor, The Nature Conservancy China Program

Photovoice Project in Yunnan’s Great Rivers Area
Ann McBride, Senior Consultant, Yunnan Great Rivers Project, TNC China

90 Years of Landscape Change in the Tibetan Borderlands of China
Robert Moseley, Conservation Science Director, Yunnan Great Rivers Project, TNC

Designing a Network for Protected Areas Through the Participatory Approach: Lessons from Species-Spaces-People to Turn Conservation into Actions
Alejandro Velázquez, Azucena Pérez, Francisco Romero, and Gerardo Bocco, Instituto de Geografía/UNAM; Departamento del hombre y su ambiente, UAM-X; and Instituto de Ecología/UNAM, Mexico

Transborder Cooperation: Building a Conservation Corridor in the Albertine Rift, Africa
Andrew Plumptre, Director, Albertine Rift Program, Wildlife Conservation Society

The Australian Alps and the Great Escarpment of Eastern Australia Consrvation Corridors: Contributing to Integrated Landscape Conservation in South East Australia
Ian Pulsford, Graeme Worboys, Jane Gough, Tom Barrett, andTim Sheperd, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service and Green Globe Asia, Pacific, Australia

Transboundary Protected Area Mont-Blanc
Barbara Ehringhaus, President/Pro Mont-Blanc

Challenges and Opportunities for Mountain Protected Areas
Kathy MacKinnon, Senior Biodiversity Specialist/World Bank

Innovative Conservation Finance Mechanisms: Payment for Water Services in the Condor Bioreserve, Ecuador
Paulina Arroyo, The Nature Conservancy Ecuador Country Program

The Condor Bioreserve: an Innovative Approach for Conservation on Montane Ecosystems
Silvia Benítez, Director/The Nature Conservancy Ecuador Country Program

The Cultural and Spiritual Significance of Mountains as a Basis for Conservation
Edwin Bernbaum, Director Sacred Mountains Program, The Mountain Institute

Improved Protected Area Planning Using GIS
Ian Rushworth and B. Corcoran, KwaZulu/Natal Wildlife Service, South Africa

Sierra de Portuguesa Ecological Corridor: Linking Protected Areas
Edgard Yerena, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela

Cultural and Ecological Impact of a Transportation Corridor Across the Altai Three Country Conservation Area
Yuri Badenkov, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Science, Russia

Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Cooperation
Kevan Zunckel, Coordinator, Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservaiton and Development Programme, South Africa
Biamanga and Gulaga: Songs for the Children
Chris Griffiths, Ranger, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Australia

Increasing Pressure from Mountain Sports: Implications for Protected Areas
Roger Payne, Sports and Development Director, International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation, Switzerland

Building a Conservation Corridor in the Mountain Backbone of Taiwan
Monica Kuo, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

Wilderness Management in ukhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site, South Africa
Sonja Kruger, KwaZulu Wildlife, South Africa

Climbing Beyond Conflicts: Successful Partnerships Between Climbers and Protected Area Management
Dave Mihalic, Former Superintendent or Ranger at 5 US World Heritage Parks and Linda McMillan, Vice-President, American Alpine Club

La Amistad Transborder Park, Costa Rica/Panamá: How is it Working?
Manuel Ramírez, Director, Southern Mesoamerica Program, Conservation International

Assessing the Condition of US Mountain Parks Through a “State of the Parks” Program
Mark Peterson, Director, State of Parks Program and Ronald Tipton, Senior Vice-President for Programs, National Parks Conservation Association

The “Inside-Out” Process of Conflict Management in National Parks Establishment: the Case of Fulufjället National Park, Sweden
Per Wallsten, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Harvey Locke, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Association and Gary Tabor, Y-to-Y Program Officer, Wilburforce Foundation

Transboundary Protected Area in the Mount Kanchanjangha Region
Krishna Oli, IUCN Country Office, Nepal

Payment for Environmental Services to Help the Economies of Mountain Protected Areas: the Case from Costa Rica
Mario Boza, Representative Wildlife Conservation Society (Costa Rica) and Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Energy

Ecologically-based Mountain Catchment Rehabilitation and Revegetation in the Australian Alps National Parks
Roger Good, Senior Scientific Officer, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Australia

Managing Mountain Areas in Catalonia Beyond PAs:the role of private sector and NGOs
Miquel Rafa,Head of Management, Territory and Landscape Foundation, Catalonia,Spain


Lawrence S. Hamilton, Vice-Chair (Mountains) World Commission on Protected Areas