Gruelling schedule
2005: Conduct national-level study on existing and additional financial sources.
2006: Expand or establish protected areas at sites that are home to threatened species
• Identify legislative gaps and barriers that may impede such efforts.
2008: Take action to address under-representation of marine and inland water ecosystems
• Identify steps for integrating protected areas into broader land and seascapes
• Install mechanisms for preventing negative impacts to protected areas
• Set up system for equitable sharing of benefits and costs arising from protected areas
• Review and revise policies as appropriate
• Assess resources for management of protected areas in developing nations, economies in transition and small developing islands
• Establish country-level sustainable financing plans
• Implement standards for selecting and managing protected areas.
2009: Identify protected areas through precise maps
• Address legislative loopholes.
2010: Implement evaluations of management effectiveness for at least 30 per cent of the protected areas
• Develop and transfer technologies for management of protected areas
• Devise national approaches to liability and redress measures.
2010/2012: Form national and regional systems of terrestrial/marine protected areas to integrate them into a global system
• Strengthen regional networks and transboundary protected areas.
2012: Adopt science-based planning processes and involve stakeholders like indigenous communities.
2015: Apply concept of connectivity between different protected areas to facilitate movement of migratory species; create ecological networks and buffer zones.