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WCC 2016 Res 031 - Activity Report

Submitted by daveyk on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 01:19
General Information
World Parks Congress 2014: The Promise of Sydney
IUCN Constituent: 
Oceania Regional Office
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2017
Geographic scope: 
Pacific Ocean
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Fiji Department of Environment / Fiji
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology / Solomon Islands
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC) ( MEIDECC ) / Tonga
Ministry of Climate Change, Meteorology, Natural Disaster, Environment and Energy / Vanuatu
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
Policy influencing/advocacyWorking closely with the Governments of Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and Solomon Islands to build institutional arrangements for integrated oceans management through marine spatial planning and marine protected area networks.On-going
Scientific/technical activitiesPreparing key scientific reports to assist partner countries (Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands) to better select candidate marine protected areas.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Partner countries committed to delivering various aspects of marine spatial planning, marine protected areas at the United National Oceans Conference in New York. Thereby mainstreaming protected areas as natural solutions to global challenges such as climate, loss of life underwater.

What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Challenges including political stability, access to resources and capabilities.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyOngoing work with partner countries (Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands)(Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands) to implement marine spatial planning throughout their marine environment and networks of MPAs.
Scientific/technical activitiesAssist countries (Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands) to use science to guide management decisions including the identification and selection of marine protected areas.