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WCC 2016 Res 035 - Activity Report

Submitted by Maja.VASILIJEVIC on Fri, 01/19/2018 - 13:19
General Information
Transboundary cooperation and protected areas
IUCN Constituent: 
4F93ACA6-E1A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020
Period covered: 
2017
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Korea National Park Service ( KNPS ) / Korea (RK)
IUCN Commissions: 
F917E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, UNEP WCMC
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Capacity-buildingTransboundary Conservation Specialist Group provided initial review of the training module on transboundary protected areas, developed by IUCN Environmental Law Centre and WCEL. We were informed there would be a further process to update the current training module, with the involvement of IUCN ECARO, which would feed into the implementation of WCC Res 035, in particular item 1, i.e. providing support for transboundary conservation initiatives th- None -
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingTransboundary Conservation Specialist Group has been discussing the potential involvement in the Biosphere.Center initiative, developed by Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany, and Michael Succow Foundation, and supported by Europarc Germany. This initiative is in its early stages and its goals is to act as a knowledge hub for UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, including the transboundary ones. By providing support for this initiatiOn-going
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessTransboundary Conservation Specialist Group has been supporting cooperation and exchange of knowledge and best practices between scientists, protected area managers, civil society, academia and other network members by enabling communication platform for its network and preparing a widely distributed e-bulletin TB eNEWS. This continuous action directly feeds into the implementation of item 7 of WCC Res 035.On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Scientific/technical activitiesIn light of item 2 of WCC Res 035 which called upon the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) to develop and maintain a comprehensive global inventory of transboundary conservation areas, as a component of the World Database on Protected Areas, Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group learned WCMC might be undertaking some action about it. We have contacted WCMC in order to get more insight into