Submitted by
brookst
on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 09:38
General Information
Resolution
46528
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
This Recommendation was directed to national governments, including of course all IUCN State and Government Agency Members
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Fundraising
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
The major commitment by national governments to "Increase resources for biodiversity conservation research" is through Strategic Goal E of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and in particularly Aichi Target 19 "By 2020, knowledge, the science base and technologies relating to biodiversity, its values, functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its loss, are improved, widely shared and transferred, and applied" (https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/#GoalE).
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
No clear mechanism for reporting on progress towards the Recommendation.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
Ensuring the continuation of efforts to "Increase resources for biodiversity conservation research" into the post-2020 biodiversity framework; discussions on this are underway through the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)
IV. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published