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WCC 2012 Rec 146 - Activity Report

Submitted by cisneros on Tue, 06/21/2016 - 05:04
General Information
The conservation of hammerhead sharks in the Mesoamerican Region and the marine corridor in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
IUCN Constituent: 
Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2016
Geographic scope: 
Meso and South America
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
67504F51-B8A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
IUCN Commissions: 
I do not know
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
FAO
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingRegional networking in Central America
Scientific/technical activitiesTechnical actions in Costa Rica
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
2016: PRETOMA Sponsor Member of this resolution, reported that advocacy efforts have been made and as a result, at a national level (Costa Rica), the CITES Scientific Committee issued a scientific report in 2015 that restricts the export of products derived from hammerhead shark. At the regional level, hammerheads are included in Annex 2 of the Memorandum of Understanding on Migratory Sharks, which regulates the actions of conservation of this species.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessSocial media campaigns by Pretoma
Policy influencing/advocacy