Submitted by
rosie.cooney
on Fri, 02/02/2018 - 07:49
General Information
Resolution
46442
IUCN Constituent
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Center for International Forestry Research ( Indonesia )
International Institute for Environment and Development ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Ministry of Environment and Tourism ( Namibia )
Namibia Nature Foundation ( Namibia )
IUCN Commissions
F317E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
United Nations Environment Program, Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Provided technical advice and support for the establishment of the CITES Rural Communities Working Group, looking at ways to increase the participation of rural communities in CITES processes (including in actions to reduce IWT)
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Report prepared by IUCN SULi, IUCN ESARO and IIED reviewing lessons and best practice on engaging communities in sustainable wildlife management for combating unsustainable use and IWT.
Status
Completed
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
The policy discourse on IWT is dominated by a focus on enforcement and demand reduction. This resolution is challenged in some respects by implementation of IUCN Resolution 011, and implementation of that resolution by IUCN does not appear to be based on engagement of those communities in combating IWT.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
Overall there is significant work going on within IUCN to implement this Resolution.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
A community voice event in advance of the London Conference on IWT
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
Short films highlighting community perspectives on illegal wildlife trade and what effective measures to combat it would be.
Report status
Published