VIII International Mobile Seminar CATIE-CI-CSU 2010

							•   International policies for adaptation and         Partial financial assistance may be available for
    mitigation                                        the most qualified applicants. Applicants should
•   Financial options for protected areas and         seek in advance alternative funding sources to
    surrounding areas (REDD, carbon bonds,            cover the course fee and/or international travel
    PES)                                              expenses.
•   Designing protected area systems resilient to

•
    climate change
    Protected areas and their contribution to
                                                      IMPORTANT DATES
                                                      April 30, 2010: Deadline to receive the applica-
                                                                                                              VIII International mobile
    climate change mitigation and adaptation          tion form and required materials                      seminar on protected areas
PARTICIPANTS AND REQUIREMENTS                         July 5-20, 2010: Presentation of the course
A maximum of 22 participants will be selected for                                                               Integrating People, Protected
the course. This course will benefit:                                                                           Areas and Landscapes: Issues
Decision makers: government officials from
                                                                                                                     and Strategies in the
agencies in charge of protecting and managing                                                                       Face of Global Change
natural resources, including those responsible
for parks and forests, agriculture and livestock
production, fisheries, land use and planning, and                                                           Guatemala and Belize
water and sanitation                                                                                        July 5–20, 2010
                                                      The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher
Natural resource management practitioners             Education Center (CATIE) is a regional center
and environmental professionals: staff from           dedicated to research and graduate education
government agencies and nonprofit organizations       in agriculture and the management, conserva-
involved in the day-to-day management of natu-        tion and sustainable use of natural resources. Its
ral resources, such as protected area directors,      members include the Inter-American Institute for
rangers and wardens, outreach and extension           Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Belize, Bolivia,
personnel, and scientific researchers.                Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic,
                                                      El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Participants must have proficiency in English to      Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela and
allow full participation in course discussions, a     Spain.
résumé that demonstrates strong professional
experience and leadership, affiliation with an
institution concerned with conservation/environ-
mental management/sustainable development,
an accurate and timely completion of the applica-
tion with a cover letter (maximum one page) and
a letter from the institution supporting participa-
tion in the course.
                                                      For additional information, please contact:
COST
                                                                                                            Course coordinators
The course fee is US$2,850, which covers the
                                                      Training and Outreach Area                            M.Sc. Elena Florian, CATIE
costs of instruction, lodging, meals, ground trans-
                                                      CATIE                                                 M.Sc. Miguel Morales, CI
portation, field trips in Guatemala and Belize,
                                                      Sede Central, CATIE 7170                              M.Sc. Jim Barborak, CSU
materials, certificate and medical insurance.
                                                      Cartago, Turrialba, 30501, Costa Rica
Participants will be responsible for covering the
                                                      Phone: (506) 2558-2433
cost of international travel and transfers, visas,
                                                      Fax: (506) 2558-2041
passports, etc.
                                                      E-mail: capacitacion@catie.ac.cr
                                                      www.catie.ac.cr
INTRODUCTION                                             Belize. The interactions among participants allow       Natural resource conservation and
During past decades, many countries around the           them to compare and contrast potential solutions        management
world have achieved important advances related           to these challenges in different countries around       • Biological diversity, the extinction crisis, con-
to the conservation of biodiversity through the          the world. The promotion and implementation of             servation priorities
creation and consolidation of protected area sys-        effective training tools is critical to the future of   • Pressures and global challenges
tems. However, many of these areas confront              protected areas worldwide.                              • Protected area categories
numerous challenges in effective protection and                                                                  • Protected area governance and participation
management.                                              GOAL OF THE COURSE                                      • Protected area system planning
                                                         Bring together natural resource managers, pro-          • Management plans
A significant challenge is the lack of political         tected areas personnel and community leaders            • Evaluation and monitoring for adaptive
and financial support to create and/or maintain          from countries around the globe to explore the             management
protected areas due to a lack of understand-             theoretical underpinnings and practical aspects         • Biological corridors and buffer zones
ing about the economic benefits that protected           of ecosystem and landscape management as                • Conservation and management of marine-
areas can generate for local communities and the         an approach to improve livelihoods in rural com-           coastal ecosystems
importance of ecosystem services for poverty             munities and improve integrated approaches in           • The ecosystem management approach: from
reduction. Others are related to deficiencies in         sustainable natural resource management.                   site to land and seascapes
the following areas: design and implementation
of policies, management plans and strategies,            SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES                                     Sustainable financing
integration of civil society in decision-making          •   Strengthen professional capacities for ade-         • Funding mechanisms
processes, creation of strategic alliances, buildup          quate planning and management of protected          • Financial planning
of institutional capacity and long-term financial            areas, conservation units and buffer zones          • Pricing services and facilities
sustainability. A relative newcomer to the list is           in different countries through the applica-         • Trust fund establishment and management
the increasing threat of global climate change to            tion of innovative tools, methodologies and
biodiversity and human well-being.                           experiences that help address new global            Human well-being in protected areas and
                                                             challenges                                          landscapes
It is vital that conservation strategies link people’s   •   Adapt and incorporate the principles of an          • Governance, participation, decentralization
needs and livelihoods to the sustainable use of              ecosystems approach in the management                  and equity
natural resources; seek to bring benefits to local           of protected areas, conservation units, land-       • Community-based management and ben-
communities and contribute to their well-being               scapes and seascapes                                   efits sharing
through the provision of environmental goods and         •   Provide an opportunity for experts to share the     • Land use options and alternatives
services; help to protect and enhance local culture          knowledge and experiences in ecosystem and          • Ecoenterprise development
and nature against the negative aspects of global-           landscape management and develop contacts           • Certification schemes
ization; and contribute to adaptation and mitigation         among key staff and partners to encourage the       • Payment for ecosystem services (PES)
of impacts of global climate change. These strate-           development of a learning network of practitio-     • Conservation agreements
gies are particularly crucial in places where strict         ners in countries around the world.                 • Approaches and tools for engaging mul-
protected areas have failed because of the difficul-     •   Enable learning through the exchange of                tistakeholder collaboration and conflict
ties of securing support from local communities.             expertise, lessons learned and collabora-              resolution
                                                             tive engagement within and across regions
These complex and current challenges demand                  around the globe.                                   Climate change
professionals trained with new and innovative tools                                                              • Global warming and
that apply an integrated view in order to ensure         COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT                               climate change:
the long-term permanence of individual areas and         The course combines a series of modules and                impacts and
systems of protected areas. It is important that         activities on cross-cutting issues that involve            challenges
these professionals learn from successful lessons,       an intensive and active engagement of the par-
practices and experiences that exist in the region       ticipants. Teaching methods include lectures,
in order to build more effective and appropriate         discussions, small-group exercises, participant
capacities. This course provides theoretical and         presentations, field visits and informal exchanges
practical tools through direct contact with experts      among participants, faculty and invited speakers.
and hands-on experiences in Guatemala and                Topics to be covered include: