Recommendations of the World National Parks Congress, which met in Bali, Indonesia, are provided in this document. These recommendations address issues related to: information on protected areas; global system of representative terrestrial protected areas; marine and coastal protected areas; Antarctica; the role of protected areas in sustainable development; threats to protected areas; and combatting poaching. Additional recommendations focus on issues related to protected areas and traditional societies; conservation of wild genetic resources; development assistance and protected areas; management of protected areas; protected area personnel: training and communication; development of public support for protected areas; voluntary assistance for protected areas; world heritage convention; biosphere reserves; international agreements and protected areas; and future world congresses and meetings on protected areas. (JN)