Submitted by
saikiaa
on Mon, 06/20/2016 - 10:39
General Information
Resolution
44108
IUCN Constituent
Asia Regional Office
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered
Geographic scope
South and East Asia
Country/Territory
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Baanhn Beli ( Pakistan )
Bird Conservation Nepal/Nepal Panchhi Samrakchyan Sangh ( Nepal )
Bombay Natural History Society ( India )
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation ( Nepal )
Ministry of Environment and Forest ( Bangladesh )
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change ( India )
National Council for Conservation of Wildlife, Ministry of Climate Change ( Pakistan )
WildTeam ( Bangladesh )
IUCN Commissions
5B1D7F64-8114-E211-8DEB-002655853524
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
No obstacles were encountered
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
IUCN Asia regional office through its various country offices is implementing a number of actions in support of the conservation of the gyps vulture species within the overall context of the South Asia Vulture Declaration. In Pakistan, IUCN Pakistan country office is working on establishing vulture safe zones in collaboration with Government and NGO Members; in India, IUCN India country office has worked on valuation of vulture ecosystem services on the lines of a TEEB valuation study; in Bangladesh, the IUCN country office has supported the government of Bangladesh with funding from the World Bank, to implement a wide range of actions for conservation of the gyps vulture species. There is a proposed motion for WCC Hawaii which specifically focuses on banning the use of NSAIDs such as diclofenac for the conservation of vulture species
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
IUCN Asia Regional office will continue to convene the governments and also possibly reach out to other countries with similar vulture populations in Asia including Cambodia, Myanmar and Bhutan
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat