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WCC 2012 Res 115 - Activity Report

Submitted by FernandesLe on Wed, 01/31/2018 - 03:41
General Information
Strengthening biocultural diversity and traditional ecological knowledge in the Asia-Pacific island region
IUCN Constituent: 
Oceania Regional Office
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2017
Geographic scope: 
Pacific Ocean
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz ( BMUV ) / Germany
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ( GIZ ) / Germany
Fiji Department of Environment / Fiji
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology / Solomon Islands
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC) ( MEIDECC ) / Tonga
Ministry of Climate Change, Meteorology, Natural Disaster, Environment and Energy / Vanuatu
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Policy influencing/advocacyThe Ocean Policy in Vanuatu and, in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu the national marine ecosystem service valuations, ocean zone placement guidelines and the ocean zoning typology all recognize the importance of traditional ecological knowledge for the wise use of biological resources and support conservation of biocultural diversity and traditional ecological knowledge.On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Scientific/technical activitiesEnsuring that the implementation of the Ocean Policy in Vanuatu and, in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu the implementation of the ocean zone placement guidelines and the ocean zoning typology effectively recognize the importance of traditional ecological knowledge for the wise use of biological resources and support conservation of biocultural diversity and traditional ecological knowledge.