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General Information
Resolution
46502
IUCN Constituent
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ( Australia )
Parks Victoria ( Australia )
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service ( Australia )
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Nature Tropicale ( Benin )
Canadian Wildlife Federation ( Canada )
Canadian Museum of Nature ( Canada )
Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums/ Aquariums et zoos accrédité du Canada ( Canada )
Nature Canada ( Canada )
Parks Canada Agency - Agence Parcs Canada ( Canada )
World Wildlife Fund Canada ( Canada )
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society ( Canada )
The Nature Conservancy of Canada ( Canada )
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Beijing Forestry Society ( China )
EUROPARC Federation ( Germany )
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ( Germany )
Coral Triangle Center ( Indonesia )
The Corbett Foundation ( India )
Development Alternatives ( India )
Nature Conservation Society of Japan ( Japan )
Wildlife Clubs of Kenya ( Kenya )
Korea National Park Service ( Republic of Korea )
Fondo de Conservación El Triunfo A.C. ( Mexico )
Wetlands International ( The Netherlands )
European Association of Zoos and Aquaria ( The Netherlands )
Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists ( Nepal )
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Department of Conservation ( New Zealand )
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( Spain )
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
BirdLife International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Fauna & Flora International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
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Natural History Museum, London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
PCI-Media Impact, Inc ( United States of America )
National Geographic Society ( United States of America )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
The Nature Conservancy ( United States of America )
US Department of the Interior (National Park Service) ( United States of America )
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
Society for Ecological Restoration ( United States of America )
The Pew Charitable Trusts ( United States of America )
Hawai'i Conservation Alliance Foundation ( United States of America )
Desert Botanical Garden ( United States of America )
Rainforest Trust ( United States of America )
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. ( United States of America )
Center for Large Landscape Conservation ( United States of America )
National Whistleblower Center ( United States of America )
Paso Pacífico ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
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IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
More than 150 additional organisations who are not IUCN members are part of the #NatureForAll coalition of partners engaged in implementing the resolution. The full list of partners, including those who are IUCN members (listed above) is available here https://natureforall.global/who-is-natureforall/#partners
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
• Developed a network of close to 200 partner organisations from 36 countries, representing all IUCN regions to collaborate in launching and supporting #NatureForAll within the IUCN's programme 2017-2020.
• Convened communication experts at the National Geographic Society in Washington DC to discuss how to communicate "love of nature".
• Convened Canadian partners at the Children and Nature Network International Conference in Vancouver to launch a Canadian national #NatureForAll network.
• Convened communication experts at the National Geographic Society in Washington DC to discuss how to communicate "love of nature".
• Convened Canadian partners at the Children and Nature Network International Conference in Vancouver to launch a Canadian national #NatureForAll network.
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Developed and shared, with partners, frameworks and other tools to replicate and scale up successful #NatureForAll programme areas, including:
• The #NatureForAll Playbook, an Action Guide for Inspiring Love of Nature https://natureforall.global/s/NatureForAll-Playbook-ENG.pdf.
• 35+ success stories with partner insights and lessons learned https://natureforall.global/who-is-natureforall#who-success-stories, some of which are also featured on PANORAMA http://www.panorama.solutions/en.
• The IUCN Youth Voices Curriculum Sourcebook (with the East-West Center and the IUCN Secretariat) http://iucnyouthvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IUCN-Youth-Voices-Curriculum-Sourcebook.pdf.
Developed and shared communications tools to reach new audiences, including:
• The "Imagine #NatureForAll video in 22 languages; and other videos that inspire and express connection with nature https://natureforall.global/natureforall-videos.
• A visually stunning comic book to share the #NatureForAll vision with new audiences https://natureforall.global/annas-forest.
Expanded the reach of the campaign component of #NatureForAll through:
• Celebrating UN Environment Day (which focused on connecting with nature) with UN Environment and other partners, with over 3.5 million IUCN #NatureForAll social media impressions.
• Reaching 1.3 million social media users in celebration of IUCN Goodwill Ambassador Alison Sudol (November 2016).
• Activating the IUCN #NatureForAll coalition of partners to reach their collective social media audience of more than 205 million.
• Partnering on the Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards to celebrate peace and nature through children's art https://natureforall.global/peace-pals.
• The #NatureForAll Playbook, an Action Guide for Inspiring Love of Nature https://natureforall.global/s/NatureForAll-Playbook-ENG.pdf.
• 35+ success stories with partner insights and lessons learned https://natureforall.global/who-is-natureforall#who-success-stories, some of which are also featured on PANORAMA http://www.panorama.solutions/en.
• The IUCN Youth Voices Curriculum Sourcebook (with the East-West Center and the IUCN Secretariat) http://iucnyouthvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IUCN-Youth-Voices-Curriculum-Sourcebook.pdf.
Developed and shared communications tools to reach new audiences, including:
• The "Imagine #NatureForAll video in 22 languages; and other videos that inspire and express connection with nature https://natureforall.global/natureforall-videos.
• A visually stunning comic book to share the #NatureForAll vision with new audiences https://natureforall.global/annas-forest.
Expanded the reach of the campaign component of #NatureForAll through:
• Celebrating UN Environment Day (which focused on connecting with nature) with UN Environment and other partners, with over 3.5 million IUCN #NatureForAll social media impressions.
• Reaching 1.3 million social media users in celebration of IUCN Goodwill Ambassador Alison Sudol (November 2016).
• Activating the IUCN #NatureForAll coalition of partners to reach their collective social media audience of more than 205 million.
• Partnering on the Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards to celebrate peace and nature through children's art https://natureforall.global/peace-pals.
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
Signficant dedicated time and financial resources have been required to achieve these results. Parks Canada has contributed the time of 2 staff members plus additional resources through 2018.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
IUCN #NatureForAll is now an growing coalition of active partners and other collaborators who are working together to scale up the reach and impact of programming aimed at connecting people with nature and, in doing so, engendering increased support and action across sectors for nature conservation.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
Meetings with IUCN #NatureForAll partners in the United Kingdom and other countries/regions to identify collaborative opportunities and commit to action
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Contributions to scientific, social scientific, and policy discussions around nature connectedness and support for conservation, including a planned side event at CBD SBI-2
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Development of a global synthesis of evidence linking experiences in/connectedness with nature and support and action for conservation
Identify research gaps to inform the development of a research agenda
Identify research gaps to inform the development of a research agenda
III. Additional Information
Upload document
#NatureForAll Annual Update 2017.pdf
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Report status
Published