GMTFCA COSO follow-up Meeting on the name change proposal

Four parallel sessions of the Thematic Working Groups (Morning)

TTC Meeting (Afternoon)

The International Coordinator of the GLTP in cooperation with local partners in Zimbabwe has organised the first integrated Stakeholders' Forum meeting. Participation is open to all interested parties.

Every year, the Bovine Tuberculosis working group meet to share knowledge, findings and experiences in dealing with BTb in Southern Africa, with a paricular focus on regional TFCAs.

A High Level Dialogue

Objectives and Expected Outcomes

● Take stock of status of protected area governance in southern Africa

● Share lessons learned and best practices from the region (and beyond)

● Identify opportunities and challenges for strengthening protected area governance for livelihood security and biodiversity conservation

● Develop recommendations for priority action incorporated into a Statement to the 6th World Parks Congress, which takes place in Sydney, Australia from the 12th to the 19th of November 2014

This is the first meeting following the official TFCA network inception workshop that took place in Johannesburg in September 2013.

It will

• review progress based on the work plan agreed in 2013, and
• define a plan of activities for the next 6 months for the TFCA network.

It will also include

• training on the use of the newly developed TFCA portal and
• consider issues of knowledge management for TFCA development.