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WCC 2020 Res 105 - Activity Report

Submitted by Thomas.DALLISON on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 11:14
Information générale
La conservation et la protection des récifs coralliens dans le cadre mondial de la biodiversité pour l'après-2020
Constituant de l’UICN: 
IUCN WCPA Marine : Network 2021-2025
Type de Constituant de l’UICN: 
Période d’activité: 
2022
Zone géographique: 
Mondial
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
Quels autres Membres de l’UICN sont impliqués –ou ont été impliqués- dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine ( FoProBiM ) / Haiti
Coastal Oceans Research and Development - Indian Ocean (East Africa) ( CORDIO EA ) / Kenya
Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS ) / United States of America
World Resources Institute ( WRI ) / United States of America
AE16AC17-7BFA-E511-B2F7-005056BA6623
Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco / Monaco
Ministère des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération de Monaco / Monaco
Quelles sont les Commissions de l’UICN impliquées dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
Pas de commissions sont / ont été impliqués
Le Secrétariat de l’UICN, est-il impliqué dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
Yes
Veuillez indiquer quels autres acteurs (non-membres de l’UICN) sont impliqués dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Implémentation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Rassembler des parties prenantes/R�seautageSince the adoption of the ICRI Recommendation, ICRI has convened a number of stakeholder sessions including webinars, regional dialogues, formal CBD side events focusing on ensuring prominent inclusion of coral reefs. Some examples include: This work specifically addressed §1a and b of the IUCN Resolution 105. Regional dialogue meetings •October 2020: regional ICRI virtual dialogues on how Parties were responding to the ICRI Recommendation •Nov 2020: Session at the 10th Pacific Island Conference convening stakeholders for a dialogue how to include coral reefs within the GBF •April 2021: Preparatory webinar on coral reefs and the GBF (link) •March 2022: CBD side event, Resumed meetings of SBSTTA 24, SBI 3 and OEWG 3, co-sponsored by 12 CBD Parties that are ICRI members (link) A final event for this phase of ICRI’s work to promote the prominent inclusion of coral reefs within the GBF will be a high level event in the side lines of COP 15 in Montreal. On-going
Education/Communication/SensibilisationCoral reefs must be prioritized in the GBF, including through specific and actionable indicators that will allow countries to measure progress towards sustaining this critically threatened ecosystem that yields significant benefits to humankind. ICRI established a communication campaign in May 2020 under the ToR of the ad hoc Committee. A communication sub group was established and included organisations such as Vulcan, WCS, IUCN, CORAL, UNEP, Reef-World, WWF, as well as amplification of this messaging through the wider ICRI membership. The hub coralpost2020.org and the social media hashtag #ForCoral were established in May 2020. The hub provides access to all of the outputs of the ad hoc Committee, including links to the Recommendation (including translations); an FAQ; articles, communication resources and visual assets (translated); articles and Negotiation/ policy support tools. This work specifically addressed 1a and b of the IUCN Resolution 105. On-going
Activit�s visant � influencer et/ou promouvoir les politiquesMembers of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), which includes more than 45 countries that are custodians of over 75% of the world’s coral reefs, adopted a consensus recommendation urging CBD Party governments to ensure that the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) prioritises coral reefs as one of our most vulnerable and important ecosystems; apply a strategic approach that focuses on retention; and adopt key indicators for coral reefs to incentivize action and increase accountability. This contributes directly to 1a of Res105, in recognising the unique contribution of coral reefs within the CBD process; 1b to work towards prominent inclusion of coral reefs within the Post 2020 GBF and 1c, with regards to the application of indicators identified through the network within the Post-2020 advocacy work. An ad-hoc committee was established by ICRI at the 33rd ICRI General Meeting, December 2018, to follow the CBD post-2020 GBF development process and contribute on matters relating to the critical status of coral reefs and how these can be sufficiently addressed within the GBF. One of the key objectives of this group was to develop a Recommendation from ICRI on the inclusion of coral reefs in the GBF. This was adopted in May 2020 and an addendum to reflect the new proposed target 2 on restoration was adopted in December 2021. Since then, the focus of the policy advocacy has focused around three asks: 1. Prioritise the vulnerable ecosystems we depend on, particularly coral reefs; 2. Retain the integrity of existing coral reef ecosystems and restore around them and 3. Adopt global coral reef indicators. The terms of reference for the ad hoc committee are to: 1. Coordinate ICRI’s contribution to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework; and 2. Develop and implement a communications strategy to promote the ICRI Recommendation at important international meetings and events in preparation for and including the 15th COP of the CBD. On-going
Veuillez indiquer quels ont été les résultats obtenus dans le cadre des activités entreprises pour la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
The policy advocacy, communication and stakeholder engagement have achieved the following results as we move towards the final stages of negotiation for the CBD GBF: 1. Prioritise the vulnerable ecosystems we depend on, particularly coral reefs. Coral reefs are perhaps the most threatened ecosystem in the world, despite their immense value to an estimated one billion people for their livelihoods, food security, and coastal protection. 2. Retain the integrity of existing coral reef ecosystems and restore around them. We need to act strategically to avoid further loss of critical/vulnerable ecosystems. We need to take action to reduce the drivers of biodiversity loss and, where feasible, restore these ecosystems, while recognising that the current rate of loss of coral reefs will never be offset by restoration efforts alone. 3. Adopt global coral reef indicators. ICRI’s recommended indicators, adopted by consensus by the ICRI community of coral reef scientists and policymakers, provide the necessary tools to monitor and assess progress.
Quelles mesures ont été prises afin de surmonter ces obstacles ?: 
The actions reported have been very much aiming to contribute to the Resolution, although it has been difficult to understand how best we can do this and contribute these actions in a coherent way. Clearer leadership for implementation of the resolution would have been helpful. We have worked to liaise with the IUCN Secretariat as a way to try and overcome this.
Veuillez indiquer et décrire brièvement les activités planifiées par la suite pour la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
Activité FutureDescription
Rassembler des parties prenantes/R�seautageMontreal, December 2022: ICRI and Coral champions will bring together key coral reef countries and civil society partners at one event “United for a decade of conservation action #ForCoral” to strengthen connections within the coral reef community, highlight the importance of coral reefs during the CBD COP 15 negotiations on the GBF, and announce new pledges to achieve nature-positive outcomes for coral reefs by 2030.
Autre activit�Following COP 15, ICRI will consider how it will engage with an adopted Global Biodiversity Framework.
Informations complémentaires
Choisir un fichier: 
PDF icon IUCN Res 105 - Supporting Doc - ICRI-recommendation-Post2020-FINAL-2.pdf
Liens externes: 
ICRI Ad hoc committee on developing a recommendation for inclusion of coral reefs in the Post-2020 GBF
Coral reefs and the CBD GBF