Submitted by
Nisha.OWEN
on Thu, 11/28/2019 - 16:14
General Information
Resolution
43986
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Phylogenetic Diversity Task Force 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
IUCN Commissions
455DC7B3-D2A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
On the EDGE Conservation, Australian Museum
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The IUCN SSC Phylogenetic Diversity Task Force was established in 2019, with global representation.
Status
On-going
Activity
Fundraising
Description and results/achievements of activities:
On the EDGE Conservation is in the process of developing a small grants programme with the SSC Chair's Office to support assessment of high-ED species, re-assessment of EDGE species, and conservation action plan for EDGE species.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Task Force members worked to incorporate PD and EDGE into the IPBES Global Assessment 2019 and executive summary for policy-makers.
Status
Completed
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
The primary barrier to the conservation of evolutionarily distinct lineages is the understanding of why these are important and how to identify them for conservation planning and practice, which the Task Force aims to overcome through education and expertise.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
The Phylogenetic Diversity Task Force's aim is to provide leadership and guidance on the inclusion of phylogenetic diversity in conservation strategies. By providing the necessary scientific and technical expertise, we will promote wider adoption and greater understanding of this approach by conservation practitioners, decision-makers, and the public.
IPBES Global Assessment (2019) officially recognised phylogenetic diversity as an indicator of one of ‘Nature’s contributions to people’, NCP 18: maintenance of options; and used the EDGE metric to estimate expected PD losses.
IPBES Global Assessment (2019) officially recognised phylogenetic diversity as an indicator of one of ‘Nature’s contributions to people’, NCP 18: maintenance of options; and used the EDGE metric to estimate expected PD losses.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
Produce guidance documents that will address current challenges to the use of PD-based metrics (e.g. the EDGE metric) to inform conservation, through consultation with other Specialist Groups, interested academics and practitioners.
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Develop and support knowledge-exchange and consultation between academics, practitioners and policy-makers interested in conserving evolutionary history, such as in the CBD Post-2020 Framework, through IPBES, and applied to the KBA prioritisation process.
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Compile information on the applied use of PD in conservation around the world to assess the current extent of application of PD-based metrics.
Identify gaps in knowledge or application of PD-based metrics and encourage the scientific and conservation community to undertake scientific research and conservation applications to address these.
Identify gaps in knowledge or application of PD-based metrics and encourage the scientific and conservation community to undertake scientific research and conservation applications to address these.
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published