WCC 2016 Res 076 - Progress Report

General Information

Resolution

46493

Period covered

2019

I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution

IUCN Members

Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères ( France )

Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit ( Germany )

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ( Germany )

World Wide Fund for Nature - Switzerland ( Switzerland )

IUCN Commissions

F917E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623

IUCN Secretariat

Yes

Other non-IUCN related organisations

TRAFFIC, INTERPOL, UNEP, CMS, UNODC

II. Implementation

Activities carried out to implement this Resolution

Capacity-building

Convene stakeholders/Networking

Education/Communication/Raising awareness

Describe the results/achievements of the activities

The implementation of this resolution is indirectly related to that of WCC 2016 Resolution 70.

The IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC), together with national experts, held a seminar in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 26-27 September 2019, gathering representatives from the Central African region to introduce WILDLEX and the preliminary findings of a case law analysis in Cameroon, in order to identify how legal information sharing can help tackle wildlife crime in the region.

Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken

The implementation of the Resolution requires funding. IUCN secretariat made considerable effort in fundraising.

Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution

resource mobilization

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)

Legal Information Sharing can help tackle Wildlife Crime in Central Africa