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WCC 2016 Res 052 - Activity Report

Submitted by Jeffrey.MCNEELY on Sun, 01/21/2018 - 02:20
General Information
Declaration of Astola Island as a Marine Protected Area
IUCN Constituent: 
4993ACA6-E1A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020
Period covered: 
2017
Geographic scope: 
Atlantic Ocean
South and East Asia
Country/Territory: 
Pakistan
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Policy influencing/advocacyCalled on the Director General, Commissions and Members to support and endorse the establishment of Astola Island as an MPA.Completed
Policy influencing/advocacyUrges State and GA members in Pakistan to support establishment of Astola Island as an MPACompleted
Scientific/technical activitiesRequests DG to encourage Members to support further research pertaining to Astola Island as an MPAOn-going
Scientific/technical activitiesRequests the DG, with other parts of IUCN, to assist with methodology of creating an MPA for Astola IslandCompleted
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Astola Island was declared Pakistan's first Marine Protected Area on 15 June 2017, with the Ministry of Climate Change and the Government of Baluchistan Province, Forest and Wildlife Department, and Chief Conservator of Forests
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: