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WCC 2012 Res 036 - Activity Report

Submitted by cutteloda on Tue, 11/03/2015 - 22:08
General Information
Biodiversity, protected areas, and Key Biodiversity Areas
IUCN Constituent: 
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2013-2016
Period covered: 
2015
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
World Wide Fund for Nature - U.K. ( WWF - UK ) / United Kingdom
Zoological Society of London ( ZSL ) / United Kingdom
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2013-2016 (SSC)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2013-2016 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
I do not know
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Working with the Independent Evaluation offices of the UNDP and the GEF, UNEP-WCMC, SESYN
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingThe Task Force provided a set of recommendations to the GEF for future data collection protocols and on-going linkage to Protected Planet.
Scientific/technical activities2 articles published: : ” Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: A global analysis" (Biological Conservation 191 (2015) 692–699). and ” International funding agencies: potential leaders of impact evaluation in protected areas? (http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0283)
Scientific/technical activitiesCompiled a unique global database on marine protected effectiveness and governance, drawing on the work of many other researchers, exploring link to Protected Planet.
Scientific/technical activitiesCompleted a global review of all available Management Effectiveness Tracking Tools (METTs). identifying and cataloging 2094 METT assessments from the GEF and UNDP PMIS project folders provided. These were placed into a quality-assured data base and shared with the UNEP-WCMP to be linked to Protected Planet.
Scientific/technical activitiesEnhance the Living Planet Index (LPI), particularly for protected areas, exploring link to Protected Planet.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Significant progress have been achieve in particular through the development of data systems for collection and publication of data linking biodiversity and PA (marine and terrestrial) and linkage to existing initiatives.
The Task Force places a post-doctoral researcher at ZSL for 1 year to gather and direct the input of data to the LPI. This effort increased the number of protected area data sets in wildlife population abundance by over 20%. We understand that UNEP-WCMP is exploring connecting this LPI database to Protected Planet.
This has led to numerous collaborations and increased networking in this field.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Existing data have been collected and enter into databases. A post-doctoral researcher has been hired for this purpose
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: