WCC 2016 Res 053 - Progress Report

Submitted by edwardss on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 09:38

General Information

Related Resolution / Recommendation
WCC 2016 Res 053
Resolution
46470
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
Education/Communication/Raising awareness We have together with Friends of the Earth Norway been working to spread information of the harmful effects of dumping mining waste in the sea, and to persuade the Norwegian government to stop dumping mining waste in the fjords. This includes information work in social and traditional media, arranging seminars, and meeting with politicians. On-going Full activity report
Policy influencing/advocacy To our knowledge there has not been done anything by the IUCN to implement the motion. We are not aware that the IUCN’s Director General has initiated discussions with the governments of the countries concerned, nor that anything has been done to develop stricter international regulations. We are not aware of any progress in the work to have the practice regulated through the general principles of the IMO and the London Convention and protocol. As far as we know, none of the other countries concerned have done anything to ban marine disposal of mine tailings for new mines, or to plan a stop to their ongoing marine disposal sites. _none Full activity report
Policy influencing/advocacy We have through Friends of the Earth Europe, together with several Norwegian organizations, sent complaints to the EFTA surveillance agency that the Norwegian government is violating two directives; the water framework directive and the mining waste directive On-going Full activity report
Actors involved from Activity Reports
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
  • Norwegian Environment Agency ( Norway )
  • World Wide Fund for Nature - Norway ( Norway )
  • Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway) ( Norway )
  • No
  • Friends of the Earth Norway
  • Friends of the Earth Europe
  • Friends of the Earth International
  • Earthworks
  • Nature and Youth
  • Young Friends of the Earth Europe
  • Vevring og Førdefjorden Miljøgruppe
  • Sabima
  • Norwegian salmon rivers
  • Norwegian association of Hunters and Anglers
  • Future in our hands
  • The Norwegian Trekking Association
  • Union for Norwegian coastal fishermen
  • The Norwegian Fishermen’s Ass
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Report status
Published

I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution

IUCN Members
Český svaz ochránců přírody ( Czech Republic )
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World Wide Fund for Nature - Norway ( Norway )
Pro Natura / Friends of the Earth Switzerland ( Switzerland )
IUCN Commissions
No IUCN Commissions involved
IUCN Secretariat
No

II. Implementation

Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Policy influencing/advocacy
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
IUCN Secretariat sent letters to relevant officials in 5 countries where Submarine Tailings Dumping remains a significant concern.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Implementation of this resolution is primarily in the hands of Members. Please see the additional updates provided.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
Implementation of this resolution is primarily in the hands of Members. Please see the additional updates provided.
Are these actions/activities planned?
No

III. Status of implementation

Implementation status of this Resolution
Initiated: first stages of implementation