Submitted by
senguptas
on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 09:38
General Information
Resolution
46456
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Fundacion para el Desarrollo Empresarial Rural ( Honduras )
IUCN Commissions
37D40853-EA6D-E711-B126-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Field activities
Policy influencing/advocacy
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
IUCN has continued to raise awareness of the importance of protected areas in addressing climate change in 2019, and for governments to take this into account in their national climate policies and actions. At UNFCCC COP25, for example, IUCN published and disseminated a briefing paper on 'Protected Areas and Climate Change', which provided both practical recommendations and examples. This was prepared by the IUCN WCPA Specialist Group on Climate Change, and is available here: https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/content/documents/protected_areas_and_climate_change_briefing_paper_december_2019-final.pdf
For information, contact Dr. Risa Smith, Co-chair, IUCN WCPA Specialist Group on Climate Change.
For information, contact Dr. Risa Smith, Co-chair, IUCN WCPA Specialist Group on Climate Change.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Different countries take into account the role of protected areas in addressing climate change to different degrees. The activity report submitted from Honduras, for example, points to some of the challenges faced there and also the role of civil society actors in particular in overcoming them.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
More awareness-generation can make a positive contribution, for example through the planned IUCN publication on the contributions made by protected areas towards achieving the different SDGs, including SDG 13 on climate action, drawing on examples and case-studies from the Panorama platform, led by the Global Protected Areas Programme. For more information contact Marie Fishborn (IUCN GPAP).
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Underway: implementation well-advanced
IV. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published