The overarching objective of the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) is to position Africa’s protected and conserved areas within the broader goals of economic development and community well-being and to increase the understanding of the vital role parks play in conserving biodiversity and delivering the ecosystem services that underpin human welfare and livelihoods.
IUCN is organising, co-organising, or supporting seven pavilions in the exhibition zone of APAC2022. These are:
- IUCN Pavilion
- East African Community (EAC) Pavilion
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) Pavilion
- Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) Pavilion
- Observatory for Biodiversity and Protected Areas of West Africa/ (UEMOA/OBAPAO) Pavilion
- RRH (Regional Resource Hub) Pavilion
- OneHealth Pavilion
Read the full agenda for all APAC pavilions here.
Key IUCN-organised events at #APAC2022 include:
Tuesday, 19 July
12:00 – 14:00: EAC Pavilion: Official opening of the Pavilion
12:00 – 14:00: IUCN Pavilion: Governance, Management analysis and data flow in regional observatories: (OFAC, OBAPAO, RCMRD)
14:00 – 15:00: OBAPAO Pavilion: Official opening of the pavilion
14:00 – 15:00: COMIFAC Pavilion: Official opening of the pavilion
15:00 – 16:00: IUCN Pavilion: NaturAfrica
18:30 – 20:30: Room AD 10: Exclusive ministerial reception, Ministerial networking reception with IUCN Director-General
Wednesday, 20 July
10:30 – 11:30: IUCN Pavilion: What does it take to get an innovative finance solution off the ground?
12:00 – 14:00: Main Auditorium: Clinic – IUCN Green List
12:00 – 14:00: Regional Resource Hub Pavilion: Presentation of the Regional Resource Hub vision, content and approach
17:00 – 18:00: UEMOA OBAPAO Pavilion: IMET and Green List in Guinea
18:00 – 19:00: IUCN Pavilion: Towards Nature-People Positive Seascapes in the Western Indian Ocean: A Great Blue Wall Showcase
18:00 – 20:00: Main Auditorium: IUCN WCPA International Ranger Award 2022 ceremony
Thursday, 21 July
10:00 – 11:00: IUCN Pavilion: The management of protected and conserved areas at the national level: challenges and opportunities (high level ministerial session)
12:00 – 14:00: IUCN Pavilion: Launch of the WCPA sustainable finance specialist group
12:00 – 14:00: COMIFAC pavilion: Interministerial panel with COMIFAC
12.00 – 14.00: SADC Pavillion: SADC TFCA Financing Facility Donor Coordination Event
16.00 – 17:30: Room AD1: Global targets but greater emphasis on equity
16:00 – 17:30: Room MH4: Knowledge café on governance: Sharing and learning together
18:00 – 21:00: IUCN Pavilion: High-level event (10 Ministers and 5 Directors of international agencies): Partnership for monitoring the post-2020 GBF
Friday, 22 July
9:30 – 10:30: IUCN Pavilion: Great Green Wall, Protected Areas and the Great Green Wall in Nigeria: Strengths, Weaknesses and Possible Synergy.
18:00 – 21:00: IUCN Pavilion: Celebrating IUCN Green List Successes in Africa
Saturday, 23 July
11:00 – 12:00: COMIFAC Pavilion: COMIFAC Meeting and Central African Ministers, In camera meeting between COMIFAC and Central African Ministers of Environment
11:00 – 12:00: OBAPAO/UEMOA Pavilion: WAEMU/ECOWAS Meeting and West African Ministers, WAEMU Meeting and West African Ministers of Environment
All times are local Kigali time (East Africa Time)
Learn more about the inaugural Africa Protected Areas Congress 2022 at the official website here: apacongress.africa
–
