Submitted by
Lundinc
on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 14:16
General Information
Resolution
46449
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Actors involved from Activity Reports
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
WWF-Australia ( Australia )
The Pew Charitable Trusts ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
CCAMLR
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
The Ross Sea MPA became effective as of 2018 and is one of the largest protected areas ever created. It has a major weakness in that it is time limited. This technically means that it is not designated in accordance with IUCN MPA standards. Beyond the Ross sea there has been very limited progress on new MPA designations and slow progress at the CCAMLR in terms of developing management actions.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Several nations are blocking new designations, primarily citing lack of scientific evidence for how that MPAs should be designed. Since decisions are made by consensus one party can effectively block further progress.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
Working with members of CCAMLR and concerned NGOs to find solutions that meet the already agreed criteria of the global representative networks of MPAs in the Southern Ocean.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)