Making a Visible Difference in Our Wrld

Like the 2003 Fifth World Parks Congress
in Durban, South Africa, this publication is structured
around themes and issues on the cutting edge of research,
policy, and practice in the field of protected areas. It
highlights contributions by the Global Environment Facility
(GEF) and presents its perspectives for the future. This
publication comprises of the following topics : Tribute to
Africa; A Historic Role for Protected Areas; Protected Areas
and The GEF; Links to Land and Sea; Protected Areas In the
Mainstream; New Ways of Working Together; Developing the
Capacity to Manage; Maintaining Protecting Areas Now and In
the Future; Building A Secure Financial Future; Constructing
Comprehensive Protected Area Systems; Looking Forward: Let
Earth Last.