WCC 2016 Res 026 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN CEM Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Specialist Group 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2017-2020
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Meeting of the three Yellow Sea counties in Yancheng, China as part of China's World Heritage nomination for Tidal Flats, in Dec 2017 to agree on a joint structure and mechanism for moving forward Resolution 26
Completed
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Resolution approved at COP of Convention of Migratory Species in Philippines in Nov 2017 on conserving coastal wetlands, notably tidal flats and proposal for a similar resolution at upcoming Ramsar COP in 2018
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Field activities
The East Asian - Australasian Flyway Partnership is developing communication and education campaigns to support this process, as well as support through its Yellow Sea Task Force
On-going
Policy influencing/advocacy
China and Republic of Korea have nominated tidal flat areas in each country for World Heritage nomination
On-going

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ( Australia )
Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association ( Myanmar )
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( China )
Shan Shui Conservation Center ( China )
Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology ( China )
China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation ( China )
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Eco Foundation Global ( China )
Wild Bird Society of Japan ( Japan )
Ministry of the Environment, Japan ( Japan )
World Wide Fund for Nature - Japan ( Japan )
Ramsar Network Japan ( Japan )
Nature Conservation Union of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( Democratic People's Republic of Korea )
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Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment ( Republic of Korea )
Korea Heritage Service ( Republic of Korea )
World Heritage Promotion Team of Korean Tidal Flats ( Republic of Korea )
Wetlands International ( Netherlands (Kingdom of the) )
Department of Conservation ( New Zealand )
BirdLife International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
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International Crane Foundation, Inc. ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
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FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
State Forestry Administration, China; State Oceanic Administration, China; Beijing Forestry University, China; Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea, WWF Korea, Ramsar Secretariat, East Asian - Australasian Flyway Partnership, University of Queensland, Australia, Nanjing Normal University, Birds Korea, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea, Common Waddensee Secretariat
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2017-2020