Submitted by
catord
on Mon, 09/07/2015 - 13:49
General Information
Resolution
43987
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Network support team 2013-2016
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2013-2016
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
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IUCN Commissions
5B1D7F64-8114-E211-8DEB-002655853524
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Amphibian Ark, Amphibian Survival Alliance
II. Implementation
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
Lack of financial funds
Lack of human resources
Lack of scientific knowledge
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
These obstacles are pervasive in many IUCN challenges / activities - more resources (both monetary and human) are always needed but the Amphibian Specialist Group is actively working to increase these.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
The resolution REQUESTS the Director General and SSC to take the necessary steps to ensure that all amphibians last assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2004 during the Global Amphibian Assessment be updated by 2014, and calls on donors to provide the necessary funding to make this possible. Almost 1,000 amphibian species of the 5,800 species in the world have been re-assessed or recently assessed with the remaining numbers in progress. In addition, the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group is actively working on international disease mitigation regarding chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in addition to many other activities including field research and conservation, species conservation planning, communications, policy influencing (e.g. through CITES), etc.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Continued re-assessment of all amphibian species on the IUCN Red List - this is in progress.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN SSC Steering Committee 2013-2016