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Directory of Protected Areas in East Asia: People, Organisations and Places environmental problems. IFCE has an office in Beijing, China. IFCE develops projects primarily in three areas: environmental education, nature conservation and technological and information transfer. In nature conservation, IFCE co-operates with the Wildlife Detection Center of the Ministry of Forestry of China and Chinese Wildlife Association to preserve the Siberian tigers and other endangered animals and species. IFCE is also cooperating with agencies in China in nature reserve management, air and water pollution control and solid wastes and hazardous materials treatment, etc. International Rangers Federation (IRF) President: Gordon Miller Countryside Management Association Edale via Sheffield, S30 2ZD United Kingdom Tel: +44 1433 670 216 Fax:+44 1433 670 216 E-mail: GmillerEco@compuserve.com Profile: The aims of the IRF are to further the professional standards of rangers throughout the world; advance the aims of the IUCN World Conservation Strategy; share knowledge and resources; establish global communications among ranger organisations; foster professional exchanges among rangers; arrange regular international meetings and undertake joint activities to directly support each other’s operations where necessary and feasible. IRF is committed to assisting and seeking greater recognition for rangers who act as the principal guardians of the world’s premier protected areas. Working language: English Geographic scope: Global 20 International Snow Leopard Trust 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N., Suite 325 Seattle, WA 98103-6901 USA Tel: +1 206 632 2421 Fax:+1 206 632 3967 Profile: The International Snow Leopard Trust is a private, non-profit organisation whose main purpose is to preserve snow leopards and their high mountain ecosystems in Central Asia. Working language: English Geographic scope: Mongolia IUCN – The World Conservation Union Rue Mauverney 28 CH-1196 Gland Switzerland http://www.iucn.org Tel: +41 22 999 0001 Fax:+41 22 999 0002 E-mail: mail@hq.iucn.org Profile: IUCN was founded in 1948 and brings together states, government agencies and NGOs in a unique global partnership. IUCN’s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The establishment and long-term management of protected areas is a major concern of IUCN and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), which has a global network of over 1,300 of the world’s leading experts on various aspects protected areas. IUCN also organises the World Parks Congresses, held in various parts of the world every 10 years or so. Projects in East Asia: following on from the East Asia Regional Action Plan for Protected Areas, developed by the WCPA East Asia members, four projects have been developed:
guidelines on tourism and protected areas in the region; guidelines for financing protected areas in East Asia, with a directory of potential funding agencies; proposals for an East Asian exchange programme for protected areas; and this directory. Working languages: English, French and Spanish Geographic scope: Global The Nature Conservancy (TNC) 1815 North Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209 USA http://www.tnc.org Tel: +1 703 841 5300 Fax:+1 703 841 1283 Profile: TNC supports protected areas throughout the world. TNC pioneered debt-for-nature agreements in Latin America. It has also developed other innovative fund-raising programmes, such as the “Parks in Peril” programme, established in 1990 to ensure adequate protection for threatened protected areas of global significance in Latin America and the Caribbean. TNC provides leadership in developing new means of conservation finance, training and technical assistance for partner organisations in over 25 countries. It operates the largest private system of protected areas in the world. Working language: English Geographic scope: Global UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge, CB3 0DL United Kingdom http://www.unep-wcmc.org Tel: +44 1223 277 314 Fax:+44 1223 277 136 E-mail: info@unep-wcmc.org Profile: UNEP-WCMC provides information services on the conservation and sustainable use of species and ecosystems 21 Organisations and supports others in the development of their own information management systems. The centre is now part of UNEP (see below). It has many years’ experience in this field providing specialist services to its three original founders (IUCN, UNEP, and WWF) and to other clients among development aid and financial institutions, UN agencies, international convention secretariats, government and non-government organisations, the scientific community, the media, commerce and industry. Working language: English Geographic scope: Global United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris France http://www.unesco.org Tel: +33 1 45 68 1000 Fax:+33 1 45 67 1690 Profile: The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication. It does this in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, as affirmed by the Charter of the United Nations. To fulfil its mandate, UNESCO performs five principal functions: prospective studies; the advancement, transfer and sharing of knowledge; standardsetting and action recommendations; development and exchange of expertise; exchange of specialised information. Of UNESCO’s 186 Member States, 180 have set up National Commissions. Under the Organisation’s Constitution, these commissions, composed of members of the intellectual and scientific communities in each country, form the vital link with UNESCO. The National Commissions participate in the
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