Submitted by
Catherine.Wallace
on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 01:05
General Information
Resolution
46513
IUCN Constituent
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Antarctica
Oceania
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand ( New Zealand )
Department of Conservation ( New Zealand )
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Commission, BBNJ negotiations, South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, High Seas Alliance, numerous New Zealand member organisations of ECO, some New Zealand Maori hapu, Ministry of Primary Industries in New Zealand, certain regional councils in New Zealand, CBD
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
At a variety of official fora, at ECO's own conferences, in events and conferences we have advocated for higher aspirations for protected areas, and for other space for nature.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Submissions on a range of New Zealand and other policy and legislation; at Select Committee Hearings of Parliament, in media, and in submissions to departments in New Zealand, ECO has pressed for space for nature, including in the marine and in the terrestrial environment.
Input to the CBD, SDG processes in New Zealand, and other organisations on the need to press for protected areas and other spatial allocations for nature; our particular but not exclusive focus is the marine environment.
Input to the CBD, SDG processes in New Zealand, and other organisations on the need to press for protected areas and other spatial allocations for nature; our particular but not exclusive focus is the marine environment.
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
The pervasive influence of industrial fishers, the oil and gas and minerals industry and embedded ignorance and opposition from those who do not understand the crises to biodiversity and the importance of significant areas for biodiversity protection. Funding is always a problem.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
We continue to press for higher aspirations and we await the outcomes of BBNJ, CBD, and New Zealand policy and law reform and other processes.
The New Zealand government has promised but not delivered on a ban on new mines on Conservation land; The NZ Government has stopped issuing new oil and gas permits in the NZ marine areas and most of the terrestrial environment except where these have already been promised or are held and/or operating.
The New Zealand government has promised but not delivered on a ban on new mines on Conservation land; The NZ Government has stopped issuing new oil and gas permits in the NZ marine areas and most of the terrestrial environment except where these have already been promised or are held and/or operating.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
ECO is a network of organisations and in turn networks with other groups both nationally and internationally. Funding is a constraint, but we convene a variety of discussions, often via electronic means.
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
ECO produces a weekly newsletter and other communications as well as raising awareness of science and Maturanga Maori (Maori knowledge and insights) , and we also attend a variety of meetings and conferences in which we raise these issues. ECO responds to many discussion documents and law reform processes.
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
ECO attends the BBNJ meetings via the High Seas Alliance/Deep Sea Conservation Coalition or the NZ Government delegation, and we will continue doing that. In respect of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, we work via the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) and the NZ Government, other ENGOs, etc. Within New Zealand we work with ENGO colleagues, academics, science, and Maori organisations and government agencies depending on the topic.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member