Freshwater Protected Areas Symposium

Freshwater Protected Freshwater Protected Areas SymposiumAreas Symposium

Organizers: Eren Turak, Jamie Pittock, Simon Linke, Jon Organizers: Eren Turak, Jamie Pittock, Simon Linke, Jon Nevill and Stuart BlanchNevill and Stuart Blanch

Australian Protected Areas Australian Protected Areas Congress Congress

Sunshine Coast 26 November Sunshine Coast 26 November 20082008

Recent developmentsRecent developments

• Global interest in FPAsGlobal interest in FPAs

• Science-based systematic approachesScience-based systematic approaches

• Climate change – water managementClimate change – water management

• Defining HCVAEsDefining HCVAEs

• National reserve systemNational reserve system

• Greater role of NGOs, local community Greater role of NGOs, local community and indigenous involvement and indigenous involvement

Pre-requisites for success in the Pre-requisites for success in the conservation of freshwater conservation of freshwater

ecosystemsecosystems

• Sound, visionary policySound, visionary policy

• Good management frameworks Good management frameworks

• Good scienceGood science

• Focus on ImplementationFocus on Implementation

• Community/ indigenous involvementCommunity/ indigenous involvement

Symposium structureSymposium structure

• Presentation sessions Presentation sessions – Directions and perspectives Directions and perspectives – Science Science – Implementation and Implementation and

managementmanagement

• Discussion sessionDiscussion session– IntegrationIntegration– Outcome statementOutcome statement