WCC 2016 Res 086 - Progress Report

Establishment of IUCN Synthetic Biology and Biodiversity Conservation Task Force, and appointment of its Chair, under the authority of all six IUCN Commissions and the IUCN DG, as per reports from https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46984 and https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/47270. The comments from IUCN Members https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/47322 are well-noted, and result from the timelag in establishment of the taskforce. With the taskforce now established, priorities are (a) drafting, Union-wide and public peer review, revision, and publication of the mandated assessment; and then (b) Union-wide consultation (eg through the 2019 Regional Conservation Fora) and drafting of the mandated policy, for consideration by Council and ultimately the 2020 WCC.