Memorandum of Understanding between UNEP and IUCN
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) provides the framework for the WDPA Consortium work and for the future development of the database. It was signed at the Vth World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at 12:00pm by the Director General of The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The signing of this document signaled a major leap forward in terms of strengthening a mutual institutional cooperation between UNEP and IUCN.
In this MoU, UNEP and IUCN "... recognize and endorse the key role of the WDPA Consortium, as set out in the WDPA Consortium Principles, in contributing to and guiding the ongoing development of the World Database on Protected Areas." (MoU, 2003 pg.3).
Read the full text of this MoU (PDF, 749 KB).