WCC 2016 Res 071 - Progress Report

General Information

Resolution
46488
Period covered

I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution

IUCN Members
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions
F917E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes

II. Implementation

Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Policy influencing/advocacy
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
The 1st Meeting of the Interim Governing Committee (IGC) of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE) convened in Brasília from 17-18 March 2018. The GJIE is now advancing rapidly in its development, including legal registration in Switzerland, an agreement with UN Environment to support a secretariat, the establishment of a membership enrollment process, and the planning of several major activities in the next two years.

WCEL and members of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment met with UN Environment in Vienna to further develop plans for the Judicial Portal.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Efforts have been made in the legal registration of GJIE in Switzerland.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
WCEL will continue to actively engage in the further development of the GJIE.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes

III. Status of implementation

Implementation status of this Resolution
Underway: implementation well-advanced
Report status
Published