Submitted by
cisneros
on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 02:44
General Information
Resolution
46434
IUCN Constituent
Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered
Geographic scope
Meso and South America
Country/Territory
Mexico
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Fondo para la Biodiversidad CONABIO ( Mexico )
US Department of the Interior (Fish and Wildlife Service) ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
WHC-UNESCO, NOAA, CITES
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
-. Participation, as part of UNESCO’s delegation, in the “Trilateral meeting China/United States/Mexico on the combat against illegal traffic of Totoaba fish”, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, between 22nd Aug – 25th Aug. 2017. The IUCN delegation was formed by Silvio Simonit, Operations Coordinator of IUCN Office in Mexico-ORMACC, and Meike Scheidat, member of IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), as part of UNESCO’s delegation headed by Fanny Douvere, Coordinator of the Marine Programme at the World Heritage Centre. Main objectives of the meeting were:
• i) establish an effective tri-national cooperation agenda in the fight against the illegal extraction, trafficking and demand of totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi).
• ii) Elaborate a trilateral strategy to combat Totoaba’s illegal trafficking, and build a reciprocally beneficial partnership.
• Iii) Review the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on trinational cooperation to combat Totoaba’s illegal trafficking and associated demand; and formalize a timeline to carry out the internal consultation and approval processes of each country.
(For details, below attached the meeting report and the resolution updating report).
-. Participation of the Mexican Government in the Meeting of UNESCO-WHC (Paris, France, June 26-27, 2017) / Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California. (For details, below attached the meeting report and the resolution updating report).
• i) establish an effective tri-national cooperation agenda in the fight against the illegal extraction, trafficking and demand of totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi).
• ii) Elaborate a trilateral strategy to combat Totoaba’s illegal trafficking, and build a reciprocally beneficial partnership.
• Iii) Review the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on trinational cooperation to combat Totoaba’s illegal trafficking and associated demand; and formalize a timeline to carry out the internal consultation and approval processes of each country.
(For details, below attached the meeting report and the resolution updating report).
-. Participation of the Mexican Government in the Meeting of UNESCO-WHC (Paris, France, June 26-27, 2017) / Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California. (For details, below attached the meeting report and the resolution updating report).
Status
On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
-.“Trilateral meeting China/United States/Mexico on the combat against illegal traffic of Totoaba fish”: after the 2 days meeting the three governments agreed on key next steps to be undertaken, among others:
To create a trilateral enforcement contact group to combat trafficking of Totoaba to strengthen cooperation and coordination; comprehensive training programs and education and public awareness strategies;
-.In response to call 3, it should be noticed the support by the Carlos Slim Foundation and the Leonardo di Caprio Foundation through a MOU signed with the Government of Mexico in June 2017, for the establishment of an international advisory committee to develop an Action Plan for the Upper Gulf of California.
-. Meeting of UNESCO-WHC (Paris, France, June 26-27, 2017); Mexican Government request approved: A new Reactive Monitoring Mission to be conducted in 2018.
(For details, below attached the meeting report and the resolution updating report and the presentation on the UNESCO-WHC).
To create a trilateral enforcement contact group to combat trafficking of Totoaba to strengthen cooperation and coordination; comprehensive training programs and education and public awareness strategies;
-.In response to call 3, it should be noticed the support by the Carlos Slim Foundation and the Leonardo di Caprio Foundation through a MOU signed with the Government of Mexico in June 2017, for the establishment of an international advisory committee to develop an Action Plan for the Upper Gulf of California.
-. Meeting of UNESCO-WHC (Paris, France, June 26-27, 2017); Mexican Government request approved: A new Reactive Monitoring Mission to be conducted in 2018.
(For details, below attached the meeting report and the resolution updating report and the presentation on the UNESCO-WHC).
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
The Secretariat (ORMACC) will continue working towards the implementation of this resolution, as requested and according to the resources available in support to the Mexican Government and jointly with the UNESCO-WHC.
III. Additional Information
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Report-Res 017-ORMACC-2017Binder.pdf
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Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat