WCC 2016 Res 012 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2017-2020
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Press Release and associated media support on the uplisting of giraffe to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in December 2016
Completed
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Support to first-ever World Okapi Day - 18 October and 3rd/4th World Giraffe Day - 21 June
Completed
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Support to the 30 year anniversary of Okapi Conservation Project with a 30 day awareness campaign
Completed
Policy influencing/advocacy
Drafting and publishing new IUCN Red List Assessments for giraffe resulting in their uplisting to Vulnerable in December 2016
Completed
Policy influencing/advocacy
Support to the proposal development and listing of giraffe on Appendix II, Convention of Migratory Species (CMS)
Completed
Scientific/technical activities
Support to development of Tanzania National Giraffe Country Profile and assessment of giraffe numbers and range
Completed
Scientific/technical activities
Support to development of first-ever National Giraffe Conservation Strategy in Uganda - 2017
On-going

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
Ministério da Cultura, Turismo e Ambiente República de Angola ( Angola )
Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen ( Belgium )
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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
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IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Global, Senckenberg Museum, WildNature Institute
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2017-2020