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Directory of Protected Areas in East Asia - IUCN

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<strong>Directory</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Areas</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>: People, Organisations and Places<br />

work on four themes: (1) Biological<br />

Resource Stewardship; (2) Atmospheric<br />

Protection; (3) Susta<strong>in</strong>able Enterprise;<br />

and (4) Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development Paths.<br />

WRI is a private, not-for-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />

corporation receiv<strong>in</strong>g f<strong>in</strong>ancial support<br />

from foundations, governmental and<br />

<strong>in</strong>tergovernmental <strong>in</strong>stitutions, private<br />

corporations, and <strong>in</strong>dividuals.<br />

Projects <strong>in</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>: Publications – The<br />

Last Frontiers: Regional Overviews,<br />

<strong>Asia</strong>; State <strong>of</strong> the Environment Reports;<br />

Maps and Indicators: Watersheds;<br />

Biodiversity Action Plans for Ch<strong>in</strong>a and<br />

Taiwan.<br />

Work<strong>in</strong>g language: English<br />

Geographic scope: Global<br />

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)<br />

Avenue Mont Blanc<br />

CH-1196 Gland<br />

Switzerland<br />

http://www.panda.org<br />

Tel: +41 22 364 9111<br />

Fax:+41 22 364 5358<br />

E-mail: name@wwfnet.org<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>ile: Founded <strong>in</strong> 1961 as the World<br />

Wildlife Fund, WWF is the world’s<br />

largest <strong>in</strong>ternational nature conservation<br />

organisation with more than 4.7 million<br />

supporters and a global network active <strong>in</strong><br />

about 100 countries. WWF has played a<br />

key role <strong>in</strong> promot<strong>in</strong>g protected areas <strong>in</strong><br />

over 130 countries, <strong>of</strong>ten work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />

collaboration with local NGOs and<br />

scientists.<br />

Projects <strong>in</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>: Management <strong>of</strong><br />

Mai Po Marshes, see WWF Hong Kong.<br />

Work<strong>in</strong>g languages: English, French and<br />

Spanish<br />

Geographic scope: Global<br />

WWF has <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>in</strong> Beij<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

Hong Kong (see country sections below).<br />

24<br />

2.2 Organisations and NGOs <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>East</strong> <strong>Asia</strong><br />

2.2.1 People’s Republic <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

National <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />

organisations<br />

GEF Program – People’s Republic <strong>of</strong><br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

Guanghui LI, Deputy Division Chief<br />

World Bank Department<br />

M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ance<br />

Sanlihe, Xicheng District<br />

Beij<strong>in</strong>g, 100820<br />

People’s Republic <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

Tel: +86 10 6855 2580<br />

Fax:+86 10 6851 6072<br />

IFC – Ch<strong>in</strong>a Office<br />

Unit 3711, 37F J<strong>in</strong>g Guang Center<br />

Hzu Jai Lou, Chaoyang District<br />

Beij<strong>in</strong>g, 100020<br />

People’s Republic <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

Tel: +86 10 6501 5171/72/73<br />

Fax:+86 10 6501 5176<br />

United Nations Development<br />

Programme – Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

2 Liangmahe Nanlu<br />

Beij<strong>in</strong>g 100600<br />

People’s Republic <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

Tel: +86 10 8727 2921 or 6532 3731<br />

Fax:+86 10 6532 2567<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>ile: UNDP supports projects <strong>in</strong><br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>in</strong> the areas <strong>of</strong> rural and social<br />

development, poverty, energy and environment,<br />

disaster management, and<br />

economic reform. As one <strong>of</strong> two designated<br />

implement<strong>in</strong>g agencies for the<br />

Global Environment Facility (GEF), the<br />

UNDP is responsible for oversee<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

number <strong>of</strong> GEF projects <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

those <strong>in</strong> the GEF operational area<br />

<strong>of</strong> biodiversity conservation. As an example<br />

<strong>of</strong> this, the “Wetlands Biodiversity<br />

Conservation and Susta<strong>in</strong>able Use <strong>in</strong><br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a” project is now work<strong>in</strong>g to remove<br />

barriers to effective conservation at four<br />

different sites <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a with high global

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