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Press events at Durban International Conference Centre (DICC) can only be booked by organizations participating in the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress. Congress organizers will take into account preferred date and time, but final allocation depends on demand and availability. The DICC Press Room will be set up with theatre-style seating (chairs only) and will have a capacity of 50 people. The standard equipment in the DICC Press Room will consist of a podium, a data projector screen, microphones for presenters and the audience, and an audio sound system. Event organizers will be required to bring their own laptops. A technician will be available to assist organizers. After reception of the form, a member of our events team will contact you with a booking reference and further instructions. Please fill out the entire form: PDF Format // Word format

LIST OF PRESS CONFERENCES / MEDIA EVENTS AT THE WPC

Day 4 - Thursday 11 September

TIME	EVENT	ROOM
10:30-11.30	How Much Money to Protect Parks? Organised by: CI Description: On paper, protected areas cover approximately 10% of the Earth’s landmass, but do they have the financial support to make them truly effective? According to new research, thousands of protected areas around the world are still witnessing species extinctions and habitat loss due to lack of funding. Using data gathered from the Global Gap Analysis and other sources, CI researchers will put a price tag on the problem and announce the global financing needed to keep the world’s parks running effectively. Contact: Brad Phillips b.phillips@conservation.org Speakers: Aaron Bruner, Manager of CI Conservation Economics Program (CABS) // Andrew Balmford, University of Cambidge // David Daitz, SA Western Cape Province, Chief Executive, Nature Conservation Board // John Hanks, Director of SA transfrontier conservation areas, CI	PRESS ROOM
12:00-13:00	Introduction of workshop streams and cross-cutting themes Organised by: IUCN Contact: Xenya Cherny xec@iucn.org Description: tba Speakers: Workshop Streams and Cross-Cutting Themes Leads	PRESS ROOM
15:00-16:00	Global Gap Analysis Organised by: CI Description: Are the world’s protected areas really helping the endangered species that need them most? The Global Gap Analysis may hold the answer. In the most comprehensive study of its kind, scientists mapped the ranges of more than 15,000 bird, amphibian and mammal species and overlaid the data with maps of the world’s protected areas. What they discovered is that more than 700 threatened species have no protection over any part of their ranges. These gap species point out the critical holes in the world’s protected area network and provide guidelines of how limited conservation resources can be most strategically directed in the future. The analysis, led by The Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, incorporated the work of thousands of scientists from around the globe as well as dramatic advances in GIS technology. (Video Available) Contact: Brad Phillips b.phillips@conservation.org	PRESS ROOM

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The Media center in the WPC The media centre is located inside the DICC in rooms 12 A, B, C, E. This is on the lower level. The media center comprises: A bullpen that includes 20 PC's and 20 telephone plug-ins plus telephone access on Worldcall. Seating for up to 50 media will be available. A Press Conference Room is situated next doo - Two interview rooms are available. These must be booked with the on-site media logistics tea Broadcast Infrastructure: Stand-up positions will be available in the main plenary hall Live audio plug-ins will be available in the main plenary hall (XLR connections - media to supply own cabling). Audio plug-ins will be available from Floor (English, French and Spanish is available in the plenary hall) However, please note, only Floor will be available in the media centre.

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