Submitted by
Julian.Fennessy
on Sat, 01/27/2018 - 20:03
General Information
Resolution
46429
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Africa
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Ministério da Cultura, Turismo e Ambiente República de Angola ( Angola )
Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen ( Belgium )
508E603F-B8A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
African Wildlife Foundation - Kenya HQ ( Kenya )
Tanzania National Parks ( United Republic of Tanzania )
Uganda Wildlife Authority ( Uganda )
Conservation Through Public Health ( Uganda )
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
816EAC7E-B7A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
Smithsonian Institution ( United States of America )
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance ( United States of America )
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
DDC83196-B9A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
Sahara Conservation Fund ( United States of America )
Ministry of Environment and Tourism ( Namibia )
Namibia Nature Foundation ( Namibia )
NamibRand Nature Reserve ( Namibia )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Global, Senckenberg Museum, WildNature Institute
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Press Release and associated media support on the uplisting of giraffe to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in December 2016
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Support to first-ever World Okapi Day - 18 October and 3rd/4th World Giraffe Day - 21 June
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Support to the 30 year anniversary of Okapi Conservation Project with a 30 day awareness campaign
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Drafting and publishing new IUCN Red List Assessments for giraffe resulting in their uplisting to Vulnerable in December 2016
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Support to the proposal development and listing of giraffe on Appendix II, Convention of Migratory Species (CMS)
Status
Completed
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Support to development of Tanzania National Giraffe Country Profile and assessment of giraffe numbers and range
Status
Completed
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Support to development of first-ever National Giraffe Conservation Strategy in Uganda - 2017
Status
On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
In the Okapi Faunal Reserve, the ICCN destroyed 50 poaching and mining camps as well as confiscated illegal weapons, equipment and other contraband. ICCN managed to cease control of one illegal gold mine (Bapela) despite an attack by armed militia on rangers and a journalist group on 14 July 2017 - unfortunately 4 rangers and i porter were killed in this tragic incident. Support to the rescue operation was supported by the Congolese army, the Okapi Conservation Project and other partners.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
Press Release and associated media support on the listing of giraffe species on the IUCN Red List in 2018
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Drafting and submitting giraffe subspecies assessments to IUCN Red List
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
IUCN Red List assessment of Okapi in 2018-19
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Support to development of first-ever National Giraffe Conservation Strategy and Action Plan in Tanzania
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Taxonomic review of giraffe in 2019-20
III. Additional Information
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2017-2020