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WCC 2012 Res 110 - Activity Report

Submitted by asanter on Mon, 06/20/2016 - 08:21
General Information
Biodiversity offsets and related compensatory approaches
IUCN Constituent: 
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2016
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
BirdLife International / United Kingdom
B791DD74-BAA3-E011-96D3-002655853524
The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
I do not know
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2013-2016 (CEM)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2013-2016 (CEESP)
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2013-2016 (SSC)
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2013-2016 (WCEL)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2013-2016 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingThere has been an active consultative process on a draft IUCN policy on biodiversity offsets both within IUCN and externally. Comments from the consultation were considered and where appropriate incorporated in the draft policy. The revised draft policy on biodiversity offsets will be voted on as a resolution in the upcoming World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.
Scientific/technical activitiesThe draft IUCN policy on biodiversity offsets has been finalized by the biodiversity offsets policy working group (members of which are comprised of IUCN from IUCN constituency)
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
A comprehensive online consultative process for both IUCN constituents and external stakeholders has resulted in a draft IUCN biodiversity offsets policy, that has been endorsed as a by IUCN Council. The draft policy will now be voted on at the IUCN Congress in Hawaii.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
The process has been adapted to fit the financial resources available, for example, this meant less face to face discussions with stakeholders globally
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
OtherFollowing adoption of the IUCN biodiversity offsets policy at IUCN Congress in Hawaii, a series of capacity building measures are planned with different stakeholders to facilitate the implementation of the policy. The specific activities undertaken will depend on an assessment and request of what is need by different stakeholders in the biodiversity offsets process.
Scientific/technical activitiesGuidance will be developed on challenging aspects of implementing and monitoring biodiversity offsets in line with the IUCN policy.
Additional Information
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