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catord
on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 20:21
General Information
Resolution
43993
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
BirdLife International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Wetlands International ( The Netherlands )
IUCN Commissions
5B1D7F64-8114-E211-8DEB-002655853524
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
International waterbird census, African Eurasian Waterbird Monitoring Partnership (AEWMP), BirdsCaribbean
II. Implementation
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
Lack of financial funds
Lack of human resources
Other
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
National capacity for monitoring of waterbirds varies considerably and needs to be strengthened, requiring long term and dependable resources. Additionally resources are required to support coordination at all levels - local, national and international. Additionally, plans are being developed for establishment of a global waterbird monitoring fund to support enhancing local monitoring networks.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
See above.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
Options to enhance implementation of the resolution through greater interaction with the Secretariat and Council will be explored.
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
Additional resources are urgently required from IUCN members and others to strengthen national and regional coordination, fill geographic gaps to extend monitoring of critically important wetlands, improve quality and consistency of monitoring and strengthen reporting by the networks.
Future action / activity
Field activities
Description
Regarding monitoring - Plans are progressing to promote a focussed effort on monitoring of coastal wetlands in Jan/Feb 2017 as part of the annual IWC. Linked to this is a plan for a more focussed Indian Ocean Coastal Count that aims to provide new information on coastal wetlands and waterbirds populations and conservation challenges.
Future action / activity
Fundraising
Description
Planning for the “Waterbird Population Estimates 6th edition” is underway and additional resources are required to undertake this work. The urgency of resourcing this has been raised at the 52nd Ramsar Standing Committee Meeting by the Acting Secretary General in 2016, a call that is supported by governments.
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
As per above - continuation of the same - e.g. monitoring.
III. Additional Information
Upload document
Resolution 26 report 2016.docx
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Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2013-2016