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Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence
Puerto Madryn Declaration, november 2005

The organizations that are part of the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence, sharing the vision of the Colonia Declaration of March 2005, and after establishing the governance structure, Steering Group and Working Groups of the Forum,

… Emphasise their concerns in regards to the sustainability and viability of the Patagonian Sea ecosystem;

…Express their desire to collaborate in the design of a transparent and participative model for the sustainable management of biodiversity, in a framework of precautionary ecosystem approaches to integrated management, and

… Communicate, in this regard, their interest to promote, generate and support processes and decisions directed to the implementation of these objectives in public policies applicable to the Patagonian Sea.

The Puerto Madryn Declaration has being signed by the following organizations:

• Antarctic Research Trust (ART)
  
• BirdLife International (BLI)
  
• Centro en Defensa de la Pesca Nacional (CeDePesca)
  
• Conservation International (CI)
  
• Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN)
  
• Fundación Ecocentro
  
• Fundación Patagonia Natural (FPN)
  
• Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina (FVSA)
  
• IUCN - The World Conservation Union
  
• Oceana
  
• Projeto Albatroz Brazil
  
• SeaWeb
  
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
  
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
  
  
  
  
  

For further information, please contact: Natalia Machain Environmental Policy and Conservation Researcher Research and Training Area Tel/Fax: (54-11) 4788-4266 // 4787-3820 4787-5919 // 4783-7032 (int. 217)