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WCC 2016 Res 031 - Activity Report

Submitted by Joanne.Wilson on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 04:33
General Information
World Parks Congress 2014: The Promise of Sydney
IUCN Constituent: 
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2017
Geographic scope: 
Oceania
Country/Territory: 
Australia
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ( DCCEEW ) / Australia
Parks Victoria / Australia
IUCN Commissions: 
FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awareness#NatureForAll - NSW OEH has supported and promoted the global #NatureForAll campaign by becoming a core member of the #NatureForAll task force, fundin and developing a series of programs that connect people with nature through education and recreation, created a social media campaign aimed at 18-24 year olds to encourage them to visit National Parks.On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyHealthy Parks Healthy People - NSW OEH has initiated a HPHHP program which includes representation on a whole of NSW government task force to address childhood obesity and overweight issues, has presented at the 'Nature is Good Medicine' sessions at the World Congress on Public Health in Melbourne (April 2017), and become a member of the WCPA Health and Well-being Specialist Group. On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyOEH extended funding for the Senior Policy Officer for 1 extra year to support implementation of Promise of Sydney recommendations in NSW protected areas.On-going
Scientific/technical activitiesGreen List of Protected and Conserved Areas - NSW OEH has supported, promoted and implemented the IUCN Green List programme by participating in Green List events, contributing to revisions of the Green List Standard and User Manual and being a member of the Standards Committee, committing to relisting three protected included on the 2014 Green List, becoming a member of the WCPA green list specialist group.- None -
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Increased awareness of protected areas in the community, increased visitation to National Parks, improved partnerships with NSW Health agencies, improved understanding of management standards for protected areas.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyContinue the programs outlined above.