Submitted by
Penny.LANGHAMMER
on Sat, 01/27/2018 - 11:28
General Information
Resolution
46458
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCPA Biodiversity and Protected Areas Task Force 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Country/Territory
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Canada
Cabo Verde
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Egypt
France
Grenada
Haiti
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Madagascar
Malta
Montenegro
Morocco
Myanmar
Portugal
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Serbia
Slovenia
South Africa
State of Libya
Syria
Tajikistan
North Macedonia
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
World Wide Fund for Nature - International ( Switzerland )
BirdLife International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
NatureServe ( United States of America )
Re:wild ( United States of America )
Rainforest Trust ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Global Environment Facility, American Bird Conservancy
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
"Guidelines for Using the Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas" drafted by the KBA Standards and Appeals Committee and the KBA Technical Working Group
Status
On-going
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Training sessions on the global KBA Standard held in Cartagena, Colombia; Washington, DC; and Quebec City, Canada
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBA Committee, the highest level decision-making body of the KBA Partnership, is established and two meetings were held in 2017.
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBA Community created to grant a voice and proper recognition to, and foster engagement with, individuals and organisations that actively support the development and implementation of the KBA Programme at the national and local level through providing data, and/or participating in the identification and monitoring of KBAs.
Status
On-going
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBA Consultative Forum established to provide a mechanism for end-users of KBA Data to provide input and advice to the KBA Committee on the dissemination and use of KBA data, management decisions, marketing, funding, etc. of the KBA Programme, and in turn, be informed about progress and plans in the implementation of the KBA Programme. First meeting of the Forum held in December.
Status
On-going
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBA National Coordination Group established for Australia
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBA National Coordination Group established for South Africa
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBA National Coordination Group established for Uganda
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership of 12 international organizations formally launched a KBA Programme to support the identification, monitoring and safeguard of KBAs (BirdLife International IUCN, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Global Wildlife Conservation, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wildlife Conservation Society and WWF)
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The KBA Secretariat is responsible for centralized coordination activities (including supporting the KBA Committee, the KBA Consultative Forum and the KBA Community; coordination of joint fundraising and communication activities); management of the KBA Data, development and management of the KBA Database and the KBA Website; coordination of Regional Focal Points; and coordination of the process to confirm sites as KBAs. The Head of the KBA Secretariat was appointed in January 2018.
Status
On-going
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Workshop "Key Biodiversity Areas: Supporting Sustainable Development in Myanmar" held on 28-30 March 2017 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Workshop "Reporting on Conservation: Key Biodiversity Areas and Ecosystem Services" held on 8-10 Nov 2017 in Quebec City, Canada
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Article on Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership and Programme published in Biological Conservation
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Article on Key Biodiversity Areas published in Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Module on Key Biodiversity Areas produced for IUCN PAPACO Massive Open Online Course on Species Conservation
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Symposium "Key Biodiversity Area identification and safeguard: development and application of the new standard" organized at the 28th International Congress for Conservation Biology on 24 July 2017 in Cartagena, Colombia
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Webinars on the Key Biodiversity Areas Standard, KBA Partnership, Business Guidelines, and KBA Community held for KBA Partners and other organizations
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
"Guidelines on Business and KBAs: Managing Risk to Biodiversity" developed to support the effective management of biodiversity risks to KBAs that may arise from business activities
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
A workshop on Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas was held in December where the link between KBAs and EBSAs was promoted by KBA Partners
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Side event on KBAs held at meeting of the World Heritage Committee on 4 July 2017 in Krakow, Poland
Status
Completed
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Alliance for Zero Extinction sites (KBAs holding Critically Endangered or Endangered species restricted to single sites globally) updated for comprehensively assessed taxonomic groups globally
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Freshwater KBAs identified for Canada according to the global KBA Standard
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Freshwater KBAs identified for Lake Victoria basin according to the global KBA Standard
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Freshwater KBAs identified for Madagascar according to the global KBA Standard
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBA Standards and Appeals Committee, reporting to the Chairs of the IUCN SSC and WCPA, established to ensure that KBA identification is objective, transparent and science‐based
Status
Completed
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBA Technical Working Group of the KBA Committee established to ensure that the KBA identification, documentation and monitoring efforts of the KBA Partners are implemented in a consistent manner
Status
Completed
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBAs identified for the Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot according to the global KBA Standard as part of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund ecosystem profile
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBAs identified in Uganda according to the global KBA Standard
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBAs identified/updated for the Caribbean biodiversity hotspot according to the global KBA Standard as part of the Criticial Ecosystem Partnership Fund ecosystem profile
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
KBAs identified/updated for the Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot according to the global KBA Standard as part of the Criticial Ecosystem Partnership Fund ecosystem profile
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Technical workshop convened to test methods for applying KBA Criterion C for sites of outstanding ecological integrity
Status
Completed
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
Complete the "Guidelines for Using the Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas"
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
Enhance training materials on the KBA Standard
Future action / activity
Fundraising
Description
Ensure the financial support for management and long term conservation of KBAs
Future action / activity
Fundraising
Description
Finalise establishment of a fully functional World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Advocate for the conservation of KBAs identified
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Advocate for the incorporation of KBAs in post-2020 CBD targets
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Support the incorporation of KBAs in private and public sector environmental safeguard policies
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Identify and update KBAs according to the global KBA Standard for additional countries, elements of biodiversity (e.g. species groups, ecosystems, ecological integrity) and environments (e.g. marine, freshwater)
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Support the establishment of KBA National Coordination Groups in additional countries
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020