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WCC 2012 Rec 158 - Activity Report

Submitted by saint-laurentc on Thu, 09/24/2015 - 16:30
General Information
Support for the Bonn Challenge on restoration of lost forests and degraded lands
IUCN Constituent: 
Canada
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2015
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
I do not know
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz ( BMUV ) / Germany
US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service / United States of America
World Resources Institute ( WRI ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
I do not know
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingIUCN has organized a series of learning exchanges involving a number of countries, including Brazil, China, Guatemala and Rwanda, among others. IUCN organized a Forest Landscape Restoration Forum in September 2015 with 130 participants from around the world to provide a platform for sharing of knowledge, tools and experiences related to the definition and implementation of restoration...
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingIUCN co-hosted a ministerial roundtable on the Bonn Challenge in March 2015 with the Governments of Germany and Norway and WRI. IUCN supported members in their participation in the Latin American Bonn Challenge ministerial roundtable, hosted by El Salvador, in August 2015.
FundraisingA number of funding proposals were developed and approved.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
60 million hectares have been committed to the Bonn Challenge 150 mil ha by 2020 target with the number expected to reach at least 80 mil ha by the end of 2015. More than 25 countries and sub-national jurisdictions are being supported to define commitments and restoration opportunities and lay the groundwork for implementing forest landscape restoration. The first private sector commitment has been made. A suite of tools have been produced. Progress is being made on the ground already in such countries as the United States and El Salvador, among others. The Bonn Challenge is recognized in international policy fora as an important target which contributes to implementation of the CBD, UNFCCC and UNCCD.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingContinued efforts as described above.
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingContinued efforts as described above.
FundraisingContinued efforts as described above.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Bonn Challenge