1973 iucn yearbook

National park planning and management
This project involves the preparation of a loose-leaf handbook with
reference material for those involved in the planning, establishment and
operation of national parks. Little work was done during the year but
action is now in hand in approaching authors and definition of their
tasks.
Work has been completed on a closely linked project concerned with
park planning. A booklet, Planning for Man and Nature in National
Parks: Reconciling Perpetuation and Use, has been completed by
Richard R. Forster and has been published as IUCN Publication N.S.
No. 26.
Second World Conference on National Parks
IUCN is publishing the proceedings of this conference for the U.S.
National Parks Centennial Commission. The 504-page book has been
edited by Sir Hugh Elliott. Editions in English, French and Spanish are
being prepared for printing under the supervision of Robert I. Standish.
Publication will occur during 1974.
Assistance with specific reserves
Throughout the year various IUCN/WWF projects concerned with the
establishment and management of national parks and reserves were in
progress. Several of these which had reached the reporting stage are
mentioned below.
Kirthar National Park - Pakistan. At the request of the Sind Wildlife
Board, Colin Holloway visited Pakistan and worked with local colleagues
in preparing a management plan for the Kirthar Wildlife Sanctuary
which is in the semi-arid region. It is planned to up-grade the reserve as
a national park.
Tai Forest National Park ~ Ivory Coast. The report of an IUCN/WWF
mission to the area in 1972 by Urs Rahm of the University of Basle to
make recommendations for the establishment of the Tai Forest National
Park was published as IUCN Occasional Paper No. 3, following release
of the report by the Ivory Coast authorities.
Volcan Baru – Panama. The report of an IUCN/WWF study in 1972 by
Anne LaBastille to examine the wildlife resources of the area of the
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