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WCC 2016 Res 045 - Activity Report

Submitted by Cyril.KORMOS on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 02:37
General Information
Protection of primary forests, including intact forest landscapes
IUCN Constituent: 
3393ACA6-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: 
Australian Rainforest Conservation Society ( ARCS ) / Australia
The Samdhana Institute Incorporated ( Samdhana ) / Indonesia
Tenkile Conservation Alliance ( TCA ) / Papua New Guinea
The WILD Foundation ( WILD ) / United States of America
Conservation International ( CI ) / United States of America
Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS ) / United States of America
Re:wild / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
F317E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
F917E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Griffith University, Wild Europe
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingPlanning discussions (teleconference and in person meetings in Gland) held between resolution focal points and IUCN Secretariat; broadening of Task Team membership to include members from the primary forest group convened in the last quadrennial, as well as new members to achieve better representation of IUCN Commissions and from important constituencies re: primary forests; compiling background documentation for Task Team members to review; producing draft TOR for approval by Task Team.On-going
FundraisingLooking into funding sources to facilitate in-person meeting of all Task Team members in 2018 or 2019.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Several planning meetings held.
Task Team TOR drafted.
Task Team membership convenened.
Background docs. assembled.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
The key challenge will be to raise funding for an in-person Task Team meeting - some work can proceed electronically but a 2-3 day workshop is likely needed.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingPrimary Forest Task Team workshop and possible meetings/workshops with Commissions.
Policy influencing/advocacyDeveloping a draft policy statement for IUCN on primary forests and encouraging IUCN Commissions to focus specifically on primary forests.
Scientific/technical activitiesProviding information on the key benefits of primary forests to IUCN Commissions and their members, and on the mechanisms that are most effective in ensuring primary forest conservation.