The Vth IUCN World Parks Congress was the largest gathering of protected area experts. In September 2003, some 3,000 participants met in Durban, South Africa for 10 days of reflection, discussion, debate and networking to consider the state of the world's protected areas, the challenges they face and the opportunities that lie ahead. Are included the reports on the plenary sessions, symposia and workshop, as well as the main outputs from the event.
Includes the summary reports of the plenary sessions, symposia, workshop streams and cross-cutting themes, the text of the recommendations, the Durban Accord and Durban Action Plan. Available in English, French and Spanish. The CD ROM includes the text in three languages. Also available in Russian a publication including the Accord, the Action plan and the recommendations.