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on Fri, 12/21/2018 - 00:35
General Information
Resolution
44008
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCPA Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Specialist Group 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020
Period covered
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
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Parks Victoria ( Australia )
WWF-Australia ( Australia )
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service ( Australia )
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation ( Australia )
Fondo Mundial Para la Naturaleza (WWF Colombia) ( Colombia )
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency ( Egypt )
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle ( France )
Associazione Italiana per il World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Italy) ( Italy )
Federazione Italiana Parchi e Riserve Naturali ( Italy )
Royal Botanic Garden ( Jordan )
Ministry of Environment of Jordan ( Jordan )
Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature ( Jordan )
Korea National Park Service ( Republic of Korea )
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ( Mexico )
World Wide Fund for Nature - Malaysia ( Malaysia )
IUCN Commissions
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IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Training of Expert Assessment Groups for Green List (EAGLs) to support GLPCA implementation,
Status
On-going
Activity
Field activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Establishment 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.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Presentation 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.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Proposal 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”
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Development 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 operations
Status
On-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.
Green List being implemented in increasing number of countries around the world.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
Training of GLPCA Specialist Group members to support Green List implementation at national and regional levels
Future action / activity
Field activities
Description
Continued roll-out of GLPCA in countries and jursidictions, Development and training of National and regional EAGLs to support Green List activities
III. Additional Information
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Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2017-2020