Submitted by
MACFARLANEN
on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 14:16
General Information
Resolution
46478
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
World Resources Institute ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
F517E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
980829D5-5D0D-E211-8DEB-002655853524
F317E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
F917E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
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 publication of the Situation Analysis on Oil Palm and Biodiversity was published in 2018 alonside an extensive IUCN media and communications campaign that focused on a key finding that banning palm oil, as currently considered by the EU, will have unintended and yet unknown negative impacts on biodiversity and the environment elsewhere in the world. This is a key message that now seems to be frequently repeated in communication about oil palm, and indicators of media communication demonstrated wide uptake of the message. We conducted a formal impact assessment of the Situation Analysis through the use of pre- and post-publication questionnaires. Analysis is ongoing and data preliminary. There is an indication of the Situation Analysis changing perceptions and knowledge of readers compared to those people who didn't read the report, but effects are small - mostly because the sample size of the group of non-readers is very small
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
The largest obstacle was securing the necessary funding for convening the Task Force
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
As the Task Force moves beyond the situation analysis, we are planning to organize a future meeting to discuss two further planned studies, one of the socio-economic and cultural impacts of oil palm development, and another on a comparison of oil palm versus other vegetable crops.
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.)
IV. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published