Indicate which actions have been carried out to implement this Resolution :
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the actions taken:
GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM TYPOLOGY (GET)
- Scientific publication in Nature (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05318-4) of the GET. In less than one month since publication, the publication has been consulted >33k times
- Adoption of IUCN GET as the reference typology for Ecosystem accounting in United Nations Systems- SEEA EA ( The SEEA Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) constitutes an integrated and comprehensive statistical framework for organizing data about habitats and landscapes, measuring the ecosystem services, tracking changes in ecosystem assets, and linking this information to economic and other human activity.https://seea.un.org/ecosystem-accounting
RED LIST OF ECOSYSTEMS (RLE)
-Development of open online training course in the IUCN Academy on use of Red List of Ecosystems for Assessors.
-To date of this report >4k ecosystems across terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems assessed
What challenges/obstacles have been encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and how were they overcome :
The publication of GET in Nature has been subjected to very intense revision, that delayed its publication more than 2 years from the original schedule
Briefly describe what future actions are needed for the implementation of this Resolution:
- Mapping the Ecosystem Functional Groups and Global Ecosystems within the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology is key for upscaling its use and application
- Develop communication material and training for the wide use of the Typology
- Support national authorities for the joint application of RLE and Natural Capital Accounting
Are these actions planned for yet: