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WCC 2016 Res 029 - Activity Report

Submitted by ThaddeusTed.TRZYNA on Fri, 01/11/2019 - 20:08
General Information
Incorporating urban dimensions of conservation into the work of IUCN
IUCN Constituent: 
InterEnvironment Institute
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2018
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade ( ICMBio ) / Brazil
Friends of the Country Parks ( FOCP ) / China
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel ( SPNI ) / Israel
South African National Parks ( SANParks ) / South Africa
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( WAZA ) / Spain
Natural History Museum, London / United Kingdom
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ( WWT ) / United Kingdom
Department for Natural Resources, Welsh Government ( WG ) / United Kingdom
Chicago Zoological Society / United States of America
US Department of the Interior (National Park Service) / United States of America
US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service / United States of America
George Wright Society ( GWS ) / United States of America
Desert Botanical Garden ( DBG ) / United States of America
National Whistleblower Center ( NWC ) / United States of America
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
BGCI, London National Park City initiative, Chicago Wilderness, California state government, many others
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingInterEnvironment Institute serves as the secretariat for the IUCN WCPA Urban Conservation Strategies Specialist Group. Focus in 2018 was on urban protected areas; the Natural Neighbors initiative (promoting metropolitan alliances of conservation agencies and museums, etc.); natural darkness; and natural sound. On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingInterEnvironment Institute and the IUCN WCPA Urban Conservation Strategies Specialist Group expect to work closely with the new IUCN Urban Nature Alliance.
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingPilot projects for Natural Neighbors (see www.NaturalNeighbors.org).
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessAdditional translations of WCPA Best Practice Guidelines No. 22, Urban Protected Areas (now in English, French, Portuguese).
Additional Information
External link(s): 
InterEnvironment Institute