Submitted by
macfarlanen
on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 14:16
General Information
Resolution
46478
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convene stakeholders/Networking | We conducted a workshop in June 2018 in London to discuss the process of developing the Situation Analysis on Oil Palm and Biodiversity, and the next steps for the Task Force as indicated by resolution 061. | Completed | Full activity report | |
| Policy influencing/advocacy | We attended the EU Rountable RSPO in Paris, France and the Roundtable RSPO in Kota Kinabalu to present the findings of the Situation Analysis and other oil palm impact studies. We also arranged a meeting in Gland in July 2018 to discuss next steps for the Oil Palm Task Force. | Completed | Full activity report | |
| Scientific/technical activities | We are currently translating the Situation Analysis on Oil Palm and Biodiversity into Indonesian and will present this to the Indonesian government in January 2019. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Scientific/technical activities | We published and launched the Situation Analysis on Oil Palm and Biodiversity in English and French. | Completed | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
| IUCN Members | IUCN Commissions | IUCN Secretariat | Other non-IUCN related organisations |
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
External link(s)
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
World Resources Institute ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
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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.)