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WCC 2016 Rec 110 - Activity Report

Submitted by Rocco.Saracina on Thu, 11/28/2019 - 16:12
General Information
Strengthening business engagement in biodiversity preservation
IUCN Constituent: 
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2019
Geographic scope: 
North America and the Caribbean
Country/Territory: 
Canada
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada / Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada ( NCC ) / Canada
US Department of the Interior (Fish and Wildlife Service) ( FWS ) / United States of America
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
West Fraser, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), National Association of Forest Owners (NAFO)
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Scientific/technical activitiesSFI engaged with West Fraser (a Canada based Forest Management company) to propose 3,250 hectares as candidate for “Other Effective Conservation Measures” (OECM), publicly owned commercial timber management areas to contribute to meeting Canada’s obligations to meet Aichi targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity, and conserving biodiversity in situ on terrestrial areas.On-going
Scientific/technical activitiesSFI is engaging with a Wildlife Conservation Initiative with forest management companies, trade associations, research organizations and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop approaches to better understand the role of managed forests in conserving threatened and endangered species, and providing pathways to streamline their contributions to species protection and recovery.On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: