Submitted by
hasingero
on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 11:40
General Information
Resolution
44000
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
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IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
Lack of financial funds
Lack of human resources
Lack of political will
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
Fundraising efforts, lobbying, awarness raising, assessments of the extinction risk of fungi species.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
Over 50 mycologists participated in fungal red listing workshops in 2015. The results of workshops in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ekenäs, Sweden, and Melbourne, Australia significantly advanced fungal conservation. These efforts resulted in 25 additional fungal species being published on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Final evaluations of another 50 species are being readied for publication. These workshops were made possible through support of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Foundation and the Oscar and Lilli Lamm’s foundation.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
The main future action planned for the implementation of this resolution in 2016 is to catalyze the efforts of the IUCN SSC Fungal SGs on Fungal red listing to enhance the taxonomic coverage of this group on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2013-2016