Submitted by
brookst
on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 14:16
General Information
Resolution
46458
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
World Wide Fund for Nature - International ( Switzerland )
BirdLife International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
NatureServe ( United States of America )
Re:wild ( United States of America )
Rainforest Trust ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Other KBA Partners (http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/home) include Amphibian Survival Alliance, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility. In addition, many additional IUCN Members and other organisations are engaged through the KBA Community (http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-partnership/kba-community).
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Fundraising
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
The Key Biodiversity Areas Programme is up and running, further to its launch at the 2016 World Conservation Congress. Full details are available at http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/home. In addition to IUCN's engagement in the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (via the IUCN Secretariat), the Species Survival Commission and World Commission on Protected Areas convene the KBA Standards & Appeals Committee (http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-partnership/kba-standards-and-appeals-committee), to maintain the Standard, develop and maintain the Guidelines, and provide independent adjudication for any appeals.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Fundraising for the Programme, and in particular for maintenance of the Key Biodiversity Areas Secretariat (http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-partnership/kba-secretariat), is a particular challenge, and is being jointly addressed by the KBA Partnership.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
A KBA Strategic Plan has been developed and published at http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-partnership/kba-programme.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Underway: implementation well-advanced