Mentor training: an innovative and experimental program

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13/10/2025
09:00 - 10:00
IUCN Green List , Onsite

Why attend

Attend this session to explore innovative approaches to capacity building in protected area management. Learn from diverse experts, discover the Italian Green List mentors training program, and contribute your perspective to improve future training initiatives. A unique opportunity to share experiences and strengthen collaboration across organizations and regions.

Session Description

This session will focus on training and capacity building for Protected Area (PA) management, with a special emphasis on the IUCN Green List. It will open with a presentation of the innovative consortium established in Italy, uniting government agencies, academia, and civil society organizations, and the Green List Mentors Training Programme they have designed. A panel of distinguished experts from the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, IUCN National Committees, the Italian Federation of Protected Area Managers (Federparchi), and the IUCN Green List Programme will then discuss current training needs, opportunities, and synergies among institutions. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A, inviting participants to share perspectives, provide feedback on the training programme, and highlight gaps in capacity. By bringing together diverse expertise and viewpoints, the session aims to advance effective, inclusive, and globally relevant approaches to building skills for PA management.
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Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation logo
Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office logo
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office
Comitato Italiano IUCN logo
Comitato Italiano IUCN
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale ( Italy ) logo
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale ( Italy )
CED-PPN Centro Europeo di Documentazione sulla Pianificazione dei Parchi Naturali (DIST-Politecnico di Torino) ( Italy ) logo
CED-PPN Centro Europeo di Documentazione sulla Pianificazione dei Parchi Naturali (DIST-Politecnico di Torino) ( Italy )
Universitá di Torino - Politecnico di Torino logo
Universitá di Torino - Politecnico di Torino
Federparchi  logo
Federparchi
Italian Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) logo
Italian Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security (MASE)
Istituto Pangea -Onlus- Istituto Europeo per l`Educazione e la Formazione Professionale per l`Ambiente logo
Istituto Pangea -Onlus- Istituto Europeo per l`Educazione e la Formazione Professionale per l`Ambiente

Speaker

Speaker Cécile FATTEBERT

Programme Officer, IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Jesús BELLIDO

Technical Office Coordinador, IUCN Spanish Committee

Speaker Laurie LEFEBVRE

Chargée de mission Liste verte des aires protégées et conservées, IUCN France

Speaker Corrado TEOFILI

Secretary General Italian IUCN Committee, Federparchi Europarc Italia

Moderator

Speaker Carla DANELUTTI

Mediterranean program coordinator, IUCN