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General Information
Resolution
46452
IUCN Constituent
Asia Regional Office
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered
Geographic scope
South and East Asia
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Ministry of Environment and Forest ( Bangladesh )
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation ( Myanmar )
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources ( Bhutan )
Department of Wildlife Conservation ( Sri Lanka )
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Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change ( India )
Ministry of the Environment, Japan ( Japan )
Korea National Park Service ( Republic of Korea )
Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea ( Republic of Korea )
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change ( Mongolia )
The Sabah Parks Board of Trustees ( Malaysia )
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ( Nepal )
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation ( Nepal )
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ( Viet Nam )
IUCN Commissions
FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The 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.
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
APAP 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.
Status
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/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
In 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.
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat