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General Information
Resolution
46502
IUCN Constituent
IUCN CEC NatureForAll, CEPA, Social and Behaviour Change Communications Specialist Group 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ( Australia )
Parks Victoria ( Australia )
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service ( Australia )
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Nature Tropicale ( Benin )
Canadian Wildlife Federation ( Canada )
Canadian Museum of Nature ( Canada )
Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums/ Aquariums et zoos accrédité du Canada ( Canada )
Nature Canada ( Canada )
Parks Canada Agency - Agence Parcs Canada ( Canada )
World Wildlife Fund Canada ( Canada )
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society ( Canada )
The Nature Conservancy of Canada ( Canada )
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Beijing Forestry Society ( China )
EUROPARC Federation ( Germany )
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ( Germany )
Coral Triangle Center ( Indonesia )
The Corbett Foundation ( India )
Development Alternatives ( India )
Nature Conservation Society of Japan ( Japan )
Wildlife Clubs of Kenya ( Kenya )
Korea National Park Service ( Republic of Korea )
Fondo de Conservación El Triunfo A.C. ( Mexico )
Wetlands International ( The Netherlands )
European Association of Zoos and Aquaria ( The Netherlands )
Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists ( Nepal )
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Department of Conservation ( New Zealand )
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( Spain )
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
BirdLife International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Fauna & Flora International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
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Natural History Museum, London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
PCI-Media Impact, Inc ( United States of America )
National Geographic Society ( United States of America )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
The Nature Conservancy ( United States of America )
US Department of the Interior (National Park Service) ( United States of America )
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
Society for Ecological Restoration ( United States of America )
The Pew Charitable Trusts ( United States of America )
Hawai'i Conservation Alliance Foundation ( United States of America )
Desert Botanical Garden ( United States of America )
Rainforest Trust ( United States of America )
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. ( United States of America )
Center for Large Landscape Conservation ( United States of America )
National Whistleblower Center ( United States of America )
Paso Pacífico ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
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IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
More than 325 additional organisations who are not IUCN members are part of the #NatureForAll coalition of partners engaged in implementing the resolution. The full list of partners, including those who are IUCN members (listed above) is available here http://natureforall.global/natureforall-partners
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
• Developed a network of more than 375 partner organisations, representing all IUCN regions to collaborate in launching and supporting #NatureForAll within the IUCN's programme 2017-2020.
• In 2018-2019, convened partners at the Canadian Committee-IUCN annual meeting in Ottawa, at the III Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Protected Areas in Lima, at the World Urban Parks Congress in Melbourne, and at a special meeting in Cambridge, England to launch regional #NatureForAll networks that are identifying collaborative opportunities and commitments to action.
• Building support for the movement through participation(e.g. plenary presentations, workshops, side events, pavilions and booths) at international events, including World Urban Parks, Children & Nature Network, EUROPARC Conference, Communities Conservation and Livelihoods International Conference, Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity,III Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Protected Areas, Healthy Parks Healthy People, and more.
• In 2018-2019, convened partners at the Canadian Committee-IUCN annual meeting in Ottawa, at the III Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Protected Areas in Lima, at the World Urban Parks Congress in Melbourne, and at a special meeting in Cambridge, England to launch regional #NatureForAll networks that are identifying collaborative opportunities and commitments to action.
• Building support for the movement through participation(e.g. plenary presentations, workshops, side events, pavilions and booths) at international events, including World Urban Parks, Children & Nature Network, EUROPARC Conference, Communities Conservation and Livelihoods International Conference, Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity,III Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Protected Areas, Healthy Parks Healthy People, and more.
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
•Developed, with partners, frameworks and other tools to share knowledge and to replicate and scale up successful #NatureForAll programme areas, including:
The Take Action Toolkit: based on research and practices, a guide to three simple ways that anyone can inspire love, support and action for nature worldwide.
The Reporter Kit: a how-to guide to sharing your love of nature with new audiences.
Adopted and promoted PANORAMA solutions as the success stories platform for #NatureForAll partners.
•Developed and shared communications tools to reach new audiences, including:
The "Living #NatureForAll” video, available in over 30 languages, and other videos that demonstrate the diverse benefits of connecting nature: http://natureforall.global/videos
A suite of communication tools to share the evidence and promote the health benefits of nature contact, with visually attractive, high impact social media content, key messages for the health sector, infographic,and policy brief: http://natureforall.global/health
The Take Action Toolkit: based on research and practices, a guide to three simple ways that anyone can inspire love, support and action for nature worldwide.
The Reporter Kit: a how-to guide to sharing your love of nature with new audiences.
Adopted and promoted PANORAMA solutions as the success stories platform for #NatureForAll partners.
•Developed and shared communications tools to reach new audiences, including:
The "Living #NatureForAll” video, available in over 30 languages, and other videos that demonstrate the diverse benefits of connecting nature: http://natureforall.global/videos
A suite of communication tools to share the evidence and promote the health benefits of nature contact, with visually attractive, high impact social media content, key messages for the health sector, infographic,and policy brief: http://natureforall.global/health
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
•Development of the report “Home to as all: How connecting with nature helps us care for ourselves and the earth”, a global synthesis of evidence linking experiences in/connectedness with nature and support and action for conservation led by Dr. Cheryl Charles in collaboration with14 co-authors, and more than 60 reviewers from 22 nations and 5 continents.http://natureforall.global/publications
•Development ofthe publication “Connecting with nature to care for ourselves and the earth: Recommendations for decision makers”, which includes policy recommendations based on the knowledge-base that demonstrates the link between nature experiences and support and action for conservation. http://natureforall.global/why
•Development ofthe publication “Connecting with nature to care for ourselves and the earth: Recommendations for decision makers”, which includes policy recommendations based on the knowledge-base that demonstrates the link between nature experiences and support and action for conservation. http://natureforall.global/why
Status
Completed
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
Significant dedicated time and financial resources have been required to achieve these results. Parks Canada has contributed the time of 2 staff members plus additional resources through 2020.CEC chair, deputy chair, consultant, members and their organisations contributed voluntarily time that could be counted as two full staff equivalent. The need for an engaging partner-strategy and fund-raising
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
IUCN #NatureForAll is now a growing coalition of active partners and other collaborators who are working together to scale up the reach and impact of programming aimed at connecting people with nature and, in doing so, engendering increased support and action across sectors for nature conservation.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
Meetings with IUCN #NatureForAll partners in Africa, India, and other countries/regions to identify collaborative opportunities and commit to action.
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
The #NatureForAll Youth Champions pavilion at the IUCN Congress 2020 Forum will be a convening space for youth leadership and intergenerational partnerships, whilethe Youth Champions Summit during the Members Assembly will bring together 400 youth from around the world in Marseille to deliver a strong message from the generation with the most at stake to the decision-makers at who will meet in Kunming just four months later.
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Contributions to scientific, social scientific, and policy discussions around nature connectedness and support for conservation, including a planned presence at CBD COP-15
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Convene the new International Children and Nature working group, a collaboration with the Children & Nature Network and other #NatureForAll partners to explore the most promising opportunities for connecting children with nature at a global scale.
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Launch a #NatureForAll research and metrics working group to identify research gaps and base metrics for programming that connect people with nature.
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