- Implement systems to assess the effectiveness of protected
area management leading to an improvement in protected area
management; - Increase the effective application of the IUCN
Protected Area Management category system around the world; and
- Develop methods and tools for setting and assessing Protected
Area management standards. Particular attention must be paid to
the effects of global change on protected areas. Corresponding
plans of action must be drawn up and implemented. Conservation
Biology and Restoration Ecology is particularly relevant to
protected areas, enabling better understanding of risk and
effective prevention and mitigation of impacts. This body of
knowledge along with indigenous and traditional knowledge will
be encouraged and integrated into protected area planning and
management frameworks. Targets for 2013 - Develop guidance and
standards relating to ecological restoration, protected area
design and other key protected area topics - Ensure that at
least 50% of IUCN members dealing w