Submitted by
Andrew.VENTER
on Mon, 02/05/2018 - 06:59
General Information
Resolution
46430
IUCN Constituent
Wildlands Conservation Trust
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Africa
Country/Territory
South Africa
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries & The Environment ( South Africa )
Endangered Wildlife Trust ( South Africa )
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Active engagement in various local and international looby platforms against the hunting of captive bred lions, Primarily through the BLOOD LIONS platforms. Signficiant progress
in this regard with the South African Professional Hunters Association spliting aroudn this issue, and the USA based Dallas Safari Club and Safari Club International both formally
isuing statements against the practise
in this regard with the South African Professional Hunters Association spliting aroudn this issue, and the USA based Dallas Safari Club and Safari Club International both formally
isuing statements against the practise
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Active engagement with the Department of Environmental Affairs through the South African National working group with the intention of holding them accountable to the resolutions
adopted at WCC 2016. DEA continue to state an intean tto address the issues raised throught the resolution, but have not actually delivered definitive outcomes
adopted at WCC 2016. DEA continue to state an intean tto address the issues raised throught the resolution, but have not actually delivered definitive outcomes
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
Ongoing intractibility of the South African government ont his issue - linked to their dispute with the IUCN and sense that global actors are dictating South African policy
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
1. Pressure maintained on the South African Department fo Environmental Affairs (issue isnt going away)
2. SIgnficiant market pressure building against the hunting of captive bred lion
2. SIgnficiant market pressure building against the hunting of captive bred lion
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Focus on the RSA DEA to seperate the hunting of captive bred lions from other sustainable use issues - rhino / elephant, and encoruage them to adopt a leadership role around adopting
and enforcing benchmark ethical hunting practises
and enforcing benchmark ethical hunting practises
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member