Directory of Protected Areas in East Asia - IUCN

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
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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