The period 2009-2012 has a double meaning for the West and Central Africa Programme (PACO), one of the eight regional offices of IUCN worldwide. Firstly, it is more or less the first steps of PACO, since it was established in mid 2008, from the regional offices for Central Africa (BRAC) and West Africa (BRAO) at the time. Secondly it represents the period of implementation of the four-year programme adopted in 2008 in Barcelona by the IUCN Congress.
La période 2009-2012 a une double signification pour le Programme Afrique Centrale et Occidentale (PACO), un des huit bureaux régionaux de l'UICN au niveau mondial.
