WCC 2016 Res 045 - Activity Report

Submitted by Joan.Russow on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 00:48

General Information

Related Resolution / Recommendation
WCC 2016 Res 045
Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2017-2020
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
After Rio, I participated in Rio +7, in the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable development and in CSDs Where I often collaborated on forestry issues, From 1992 to 1996, I co-taught a course in global issues of sustainable development. In this course I stressed the importance of international law as instrument of change.From 1997-2001, I was the national leader of the Green Party of Canada, and worked on drafting the Platform, including the platform on forests. i also wrote affidavit for court cases where citizens were arrested for protecting old growth forests in BC
On-going
Actors involved in this resolution
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
before seeing this resolution, I was working in 1992 with the forest caucus and in having input the ngo alernative treaty in UNCED. After Rio, i worked on placing the 'forest Principles in the context of the section on deforestation in Agenda 21. Locally, I was involveded in court to try to set aside the injunction that resulled in over 1000 citizens being arrested
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SDG GOAL 15; IMPERATIVE TO END LOGGING OLD GROWTH.pdf (187.59 KB)
External link(s)
International Scientists’ Call for Action to Protect Endangered Temperate Rainf…
Report status
Published