Submitted by
DarwallW
on Thu, 02/22/2018 - 09:57
General Information
Resolution
46516
IUCN Constituent
Cambridge Office
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
International Eel Science Symposium held at ZSL, a paper reporting on the findings is to be published in 2018. Full details are in the Activity Report
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
AESG presented at a workshop in Indonesia. Full details are in the Activity Report.
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
AESG participation in the CITES animal Committee and Standing Committee meetings in 2017.
AESG joint work with the CMS secretariat, Government of Monaco and the Sargasso Sea Commission to devleop a set of Actions adotped by the 12th CMS CoP. A second workshop is planned for 2018 and AESG will be represented.
Full details of these meetings are given in the Activity Report.
AESG joint work with the CMS secretariat, Government of Monaco and the Sargasso Sea Commission to devleop a set of Actions adotped by the 12th CMS CoP. A second workshop is planned for 2018 and AESG will be represented.
Full details of these meetings are given in the Activity Report.
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
In collaboration with National agencies in the Philippines - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and
Department for the Environment and Natural Resources - ZSL and TRAFFIC completed the delivery of a three
year Darwin Initiative funded project relating to anguillid eels on 30/6/17.
More detail provided in the Activity Report
Department for the Environment and Natural Resources - ZSL and TRAFFIC completed the delivery of a three
year Darwin Initiative funded project relating to anguillid eels on 30/6/17.
More detail provided in the Activity Report
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
We have not been directly involved, ZSL is leading. The main future challenge I would see is to raise the funds required (estimated at USD 100,000 - 500,000). Funds may be raised through specific projects, however, objectives are often constrained through being tailored to meet donor objectives. The power of commercial interests is always a challenge in promoting conservation actions for eels..
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
The SSC Anguillid Eel Specialist Group led by ZSL (IUCN Member) is leading on the activities required through this Recommendation. The three main recommendations are for:
1) promotion of the anguillid eels as flagship species to benefit a wide range of freshwater species.
2) generate support for development of species action plans
3) strengthen SSC efforts to impelment the 2017-2020 Strategic Plan to the benefit of anguillid eels.
The AESG is progressing well on all of these activities and continues to build the scientific base required to guide conservation action. A strong focus on development of species action plans is now required. All should be possible if sufficient funds can be secured. Current support from Synchronicity Earth should help the AESG to move forwards and to generate the funds required over the next few years so I see no reason why good progress can't continue to be made.
1) promotion of the anguillid eels as flagship species to benefit a wide range of freshwater species.
2) generate support for development of species action plans
3) strengthen SSC efforts to impelment the 2017-2020 Strategic Plan to the benefit of anguillid eels.
The AESG is progressing well on all of these activities and continues to build the scientific base required to guide conservation action. A strong focus on development of species action plans is now required. All should be possible if sufficient funds can be secured. Current support from Synchronicity Earth should help the AESG to move forwards and to generate the funds required over the next few years so I see no reason why good progress can't continue to be made.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Plans are in place to conduct a global re-assessment of all anguilids for the IUCN Red List in 2018. This is expected to generate much additional interest (as was seen for the baseline line assessment) helping to further the scientific base for advocacy, fundraising, and for development of species action plans.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat