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WCC 2016 Res 035 - Activity Report

Submitted by perkins on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 04:21
General Information
Transboundary cooperation and protected areas
IUCN Constituent: 
Asia Regional Office
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2018
Geographic scope: 
South and East Asia
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Ministry of Environment and Forest ( MoEFCC ) / Bangladesh
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation ( MONREC ) / Myanmar
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources ( MoENR ) / Bhutan
Department of Wildlife Conservation ( DWLC ) / Sri Lanka
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Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change / India
Ministry of the Environment, Japan ( MOE ) / Japan
Korea National Park Service ( KNPS ) / Korea (RK)
Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea / Korea (RK)
Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism / Mongolia
The Sabah Parks Board of Trustees / Malaysia
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ( ICIMOD ) / Nepal
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation ( DNPWC ) / Nepal
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam ( MONRE ) / Viet Nam
IUCN Commissions: 
FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingThe Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) held a number of important convening/networking events in 2018. These included: the organisation of a regional technical workshop in the Republic of Korea on protected area management effectiveness, attended by some 34 participants from 12 countries; the organisation of a well-attended side event at CBD COP-14 in Eqypt, on the subject of PA partnerships and the delivery of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; and the convening of the largest and most diverse Steering Committee meeting in APAP's history. On-going
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessAPAP has translated the IUCN publication, "A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners", into Nepali and Myanmar language. This is a key reference document for PA practitioners. Final design and formatting will be carried out in 2019. On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) has continued to expand and strengthen, and is emerging as a key regional platform for the promotion of transboundary conservation. APAP now has 19 members from 16 countries,as well as two Associate Members (ICIMOD and ACB).
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingIn 2019, APAP has plans to translate the WCPA best practice guidelines on transboundary conservation into a number of Asian languages. It is also considering holding a regional technical workshop on transboundary conservation, to introduce the best practice guidelines to PA practitioners from across Asia.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Asia Protected Areas Partnership