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WCC 2008 RES 056 - Activity Report

Submitted by Catherine.Wallace on Sat, 11/30/2019 - 23:49
General Information
Rights-based approaches to conservation
IUCN Constituent: 
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2018
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Numerous organisations in and out of IUCN, and particularly picking up on the work of the IUCN CEL.
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessECO has fostered and supported the rights of people to a healthy environment, and recognition and respect for the rights of the environment itself and of indigenous people. We have somewhat resisted the idea that this set of issues should be solely focussed on human rights and we continue to insert the issue of human and corporate responsibility into discourse and law. In relation to the issue to the environment of person-type rights, we are pressing for ethical and legal recognition of eco-centric rights rather than contorting rivers or other aspects of the environment into a human rights framework,On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyECO has fostered and supported the rights of people to a healthy environment, and recognition and respect for the rights of the environment itself and of indigenous people. We have somewhat resisted the idea that this set of issues should be solely focussed on human rights and we continue to insert the issue of human and corporate responsibility into discourse and law. In relation to the issue to the environment of person-type rights, we are pressing for ethical and legal recognition of eco-centric rights rather than contorting rivers or other aspects of the environment into a human rights framework,On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
This is a work in progress of socialising the ideas and promoting both human rights and the eco-centric rights of nature. Some aspects of the environment have been given "personhood" rights with guardians in New Zealand.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Entrenched western ideas. Maori and developing ethics.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: