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COM 66.1 A pilot project called Building Bridges was also presented by Ann-Katrine. This project builds stronger lines of communication and coordination between EAZA members and IUCN Species Specialists Groups. The project will eventually be expanded to WAZA members. Examples from the Copenhagen Zoo and Houston Zoo were used as future models. The management group for this new approach is led by Ann-Katrine, Mike Hoffman (Senior Scientific Officer of IUCN) and Rachel Roberts (IUCN Executive Assistant).
WAZA Conservation Branded Programs and New Resource Website, Markus Gusset A brief update on the 214 WAZA branded conservation projects was presented along with a demonstration of the new WAZA conservation resource website: www.unitedforconservation.org. This website works closely with the EAZA conservation website to share information and user access. The conservation branded projects are meant as a marketing tool (not a conservation tool) to highlight the very significant role that zoos and aquariums play in field and biodiversity conservation. The challenge going forward is to develop better criteria to validate the impact of these programs.
Priorities and Next Steps A list of options for the C&S Committee to focus on for the long-term was discussed and then voted on by all the participants in the meeting. The list included: • WZACS – Six Year Revision and Resource Guide. • Conservation Contributions – Universal Criteria (inputs/outputs). • Sustainable Collections – IMP’s and GSMP’s and interface with CPM. • CBSG – One Plan Approach. • U.N. Decade on Biodiversity – Aichi Nagoya Targets. • MAVA Foundation – Endorsement/Supporting Material. • WAZA Website: www.unitedforconservation.org • Branded Projects – Regional or WAZA? • Networking with Regional Conservation Programs. • Other Priorities, Next Steps and Subgroups.
Next Steps True Consensus validation and Implementation, Strategies and Timelines. Melbourne 2012 – Different format for meeting. Mind Map and other interactive exercises. Focus on a business and communications approach to highlight our efforts. Have meeting at beginning of conference so more CBSG participation.
WAZA Conservation and Sustainability Committee – 2011
Current 19 Members and one Advisor: • Chair: Rick Barongi – Houston Zoo • Jörg Adler – Allwetter Zoo Münster • Jeff Bonner – St. Louis Zoo • Steve Burns – Zoo Boise, Idaho • Onnie Byers – CBSG • Bryan Carroll – Bristol Zoo • Bob Cook – WCS, Bronx • Gerald Dick – WAZA, Ex Officio • Jo Gipps – Advisor, Past Chair Outcomes: Top Priorities • Jenny Gray – Melbourne • Markus Gusset – WAZA (tabulated during the meeting) • Heribert Hofer – Leibniz Inst., 1. Selecting, Quantifying and DeBerlin scribing our Conservation Actions – • Bengt Holst – Copenhagen Zoo Database, Branded Projects. • Susan Hunt – Perth Zoo 2. WZACS – Rewrite or Update • Dave Morgan – PAZAAB, S. Africa 3. Support for Decade on Biodiver• Gordon McGregor Reid – Chester sity and Aichi Targets. Zoo (Ret.) 4. Strategies for bringing staff and • Miranda Stevenson – BIAZA public along the journey. Internal • Kazutoshi Takami – Osaka Zoo and External Communications. • Chris West – Adelaide Zoo 5. Sustainable Collections – Role of • Jonathan Wilcken – Aukland Zoo CPM with assistance from the C&S.