{"id":2996,"date":"2021-10-22T08:52:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T08:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2021-10-22T08:52:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T08:52:12","slug":"iucn-africa-protected-area-congress-call-for-proposals-closes-on-31st-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/2021\/10\/22\/iucn-africa-protected-area-congress-call-for-proposals-closes-on-31st-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"IUCN Africa Protected Area Congress: Call for Proposals closes on 31st October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Call for proposals\u00a0to organise events at APAC ( high level dialogues, conservation clinics, knowledge cafes, technical workshops, posters etc). closes on\u00a031st October 2021<\/b>. The call is open to government and parastatal agencies, regional bodies, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, community-based organizations, youth organizations and networks, organizations and networks representing indigenous peoples and local communities, and private sector and business. Visit the Congress website to register and submit your proposal:\u00a0https:\/\/apacongress.africa\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) is looking for key players in the biodiversity and conservation sector to submit proposals to participate in the Congress scheduled to take place from 7th\u2013 12th\u00a0March 2022 in Kigali Rwanda.<\/p>\n

APAC, which was relaunched in April 2021, will be convened by the Government of Rwanda, the International Union for Conservation of Nature \u2013 World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA), and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in collaboration with\u00a0key conservation organizations and\u00a0development partners.<\/p>\n

\u201cEconomic development and conservation must rely on each other for prosperity. The main challenge African nations face is that economic growth comes too often at a cost to Protected Areas. Therefore, it is very important for us to have government participation in APAC and are thus very glad that the Government of Rwanda is playing a very instrumental role in the convening of this Congress,\u201d said Africa Wildlife Foundation CEO Kaddu Sebunya.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrican governments need to come together and discuss protection of biodiversity in tandem with economic development. One of the key challenges we face as governments is to mobilize enough required funding and resources to deal with the biodiversity and protected areas management at large. A crucial point of discussion of this Congress will be funding and ways to diversify financing of wildlife economy activities, ultimately to support sustainability,\u201d added Rwanda Minister of Environment, Dr. Jeanne d\u2019Arc Mujawamariya.<\/p>\n

The Call for Proposals is designed to attract contributions from interested groups from across Africa, which focus on the\u00a0APAC objectives, streams, and cross cutting themes<\/a>. It is open to all who have an interest in contributing to the success of APAC. APAC will focus on applications from Africa and can be submitted in English, French, and Portuguese.<\/p>\n

There are various types of events that interested groups can apply for. The various events include: \u2013<\/p>\n