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WCC 2012 Res 041 - Activity Report

Submitted by Marc.HOCKINGS on Fri, 12/21/2018 - 00:35
General Information
Development of objective criteria for a Green List of species, ecosystems and protected areas
IUCN Constituent: 
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IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020
Period covered: 
2018
Geographic scope: 
Global
Country/Territory: 
Algeria
Australia
China
Colombia
Côte d'Ivoire
Egypt
France
Georgia
Italy
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Nigeria
Palestine
Peru
Korea (RK)
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Switzerland
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Viet Nam
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Parks Victoria / Australia
WWF-Australia ( WWF ) / Australia
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service ( NSW NPWS ) / Australia
Department of Environment and Science ( DES ) / Australia
Fondo Mundial Para la Naturaleza (WWF Colombia) ( WWF - Colombia ) / Colombia
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency ( EEAA ) / Egypt
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle ( MNHN ) / France
Associazione Italiana per il World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Italy) ( WWF - Italy ) / Italy
Federazione Italiana Parchi e Riserve Naturali ( Federparchi ) / Italy
Royal Botanic Garden ( RBG ) / Jordan
Ministry of Environment of Jordan ( MoEnv ) / Jordan
Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature ( RSCN ) / Jordan
Korea National Park Service ( KNPS ) / Korea (RK)
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ( SEMARNAT ) / Mexico
World Wide Fund for Nature - Malaysia ( WWF - Malaysia ) / Malaysia
IUCN Commissions: 
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F317E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
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IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2013-2016 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Capacity-buildingTraining of Expert Assessment Groups for Green List (EAGLs) to support GLPCA implementation, On-going
Field activitiesEstablishment of IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas (GLPCA) in more than 30 countries with 40 protected and conserved areas added to the Green List and more than an additional 200 sites registered and participating in the program.On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyPresentation of the GLPCA in relevant meetings and flora such as CBD SBSTTA and COP meetings, WCC and events such as the China EcoForum Global meetings.On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyProposal of the Green List standard as the global standard for effective and equitable management of protected areas. Inclusion of reference to the standard in CBD resolution from COP13 calling on countries to “promote the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas as a voluntary standard to encourage protected area management effectiveness”On-going
Scientific/technical activitiesDevelopment of the GLPCA standard bu the Standards Committee established for this purpose. On-going approval of national adaptations to the standard as part of Green List operationsOn-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Acceptance of the Green List standard as the global standard for effective and equitable management of protected areas. Inclusion of reference to the standard in CBD resolution from COP13 calling on countries to “promote the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas as a voluntary standard to encourage protected area management effectiveness”.
Green List being implemented in increasing number of countries around the world.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingTraining of GLPCA Specialist Group members to support Green List implementation at national and regional levels
Field activitiesContinued roll-out of GLPCA in countries and jursidictions, Development and training of National and regional EAGLs to support Green List activities
Additional Information
Upload document: 
PDF icon IUCN Green List Standard Version 1.1 - 25 September 2018 update.pdf