The focus on TBCAs reflects the growing trend to move from establishing and managing islands of protected areas to an ecosystem approach that stresses protected area networks as part of broader land use.
Planning and managing protected areas as elements of whole landscapes gives rise to a wide range of environmental and economic benefits and provides social gains by building cohesion through shared values and by crossing cultural divides.
"ITTO's programme, amongst others, recognises the special conservation and security benefits of TBCAs
Planning and managing protected areas as elements of whole landscapes gives rise to a wide range of environmental and economic benefits and provides social gains by building cohesion through shared values and by crossing cultural divides.
"ITTO's programme, amongst others, recognises the special conservation and security benefits of TBCAs
and the important role they can play in promoting regional cooperation and economic development while safeguarding ecosystems split by national boundaries," said Dr Manoel Sobral Filho, ITTO's Executive Director.
At the same time, transboundary conservation programmes present many challenges: How can cross-border cultural, political differences be accommodated? What can be done to resolve conflicting laws and land use? How can concerns of local people be addressed, and the costs and benefits of TBCAs be shared equitably? These questions and others will be addressed at the ITTO/IUCN workshop.
At the same time, transboundary conservation programmes present many challenges: How can cross-border cultural, political differences be accommodated? What can be done to resolve conflicting laws and land use? How can concerns of local people be addressed, and the costs and benefits of TBCAs be shared equitably? These questions and others will be addressed at the ITTO/IUCN workshop.
"The creation of some 40,000 protected areas around the world has been one of the greatest conservation achievements of the twentieth century, but we still face many challenges. Many protected areas - including TBCAs - lack sufficient investment to ensure their long term survival," said Dr William Jackson, Director of IUCN's Global Programme.
"Experience from Asia demonstrates how the transboundary conservation concept can be implemented at a regional scale and provides lessons that will help governments address the challenges facing TBCAs in the tropics," Jackson added.
"Experience from Asia demonstrates how the transboundary conservation concept can be implemented at a regional scale and provides lessons that will help governments address the challenges facing TBCAs in the tropics," Jackson added.