Submitted by
Cyril.KORMOS
on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 02:37
General Information
Resolution
46462
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCPA North America Region 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Australian Rainforest Conservation Society ( Australia )
The Samdhana Institute Incorporated ( Indonesia )
Tenkile Conservation Alliance ( Papua New Guinea )
The WILD Foundation ( United States of America )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
Wildlife Conservation Society ( 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
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Planning 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.
Status
On-going
Activity
Fundraising
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Looking into funding sources to facilitate in-person meeting of all Task Team members in 2018 or 2019.
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
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.
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.
Task Team TOR drafted.
Task Team membership convenened.
Background docs. assembled.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
Primary Forest Task Team workshop and possible meetings/workshops with Commissions.
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Developing a draft policy statement for IUCN on primary forests and encouraging IUCN Commissions to focus specifically on primary forests.
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Providing 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.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020