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WCC 2016 Res 026 - Activity Report

General Information
IUCN Constituent: 
Eco Foundation Global
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2019
Geographic scope: 
Global
Country/Territory: 
China
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Ministry of Natural Resources of China ( MNR ) / China
China Wildlife Conservation Association ( CWCA ) / China
World Wide Fund for Nature - Hong Kong ( WWF - Hong Kong ) / China
Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences ( BC, CAS ) / China
Eco Foundation Global ( EFG ) / China
Shenzhen Mangrove Wetlands Conservation Foundation ( MCF ) / China
SEE Foundation / China
World Heritage Promotion Team of Korean Tidal Flats / Korea (RK)
Wetlands International / The Netherlands
BirdLife International / United Kingdom
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ( WWT ) / United Kingdom
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) / United Kingdom
8D4B27E4-BBA3-E011-96D3-002655853524
International Crane Foundation, Inc. ( ICF ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
C82C53A4-DEB7-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
235DC7B3-D2A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2009-2012 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Jiangsu Yellow Sea Wetland Institute,Ramsar, East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership(EAAFP), Ramsar Regional Center-East Asia (RRC-EA), Natural Protected Areas Management Department of Chinese NFGA, China Yancheng World Natural Heritage Nomination Office, Beijing Forestry University, Paulson Institute
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingFollowing the successful holding of the International Symposium on the Coastal Wetlands of Yellow (Bohai) Sea Yancheng for two consecutive years in 2017 and 2018, the Yancheng Yellow Sea Wetland World Heritage Declaration has gathered a broad international consensus. With the theme of World Natural Heritage Conservation Management & Sustainable Development, 2019 Yellow & Bohai Sea Wetlands International Conference was successfully held in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China, from September 28 to 30, 2019. Representatives from governments, as well as important international organizations, well-known research institutions, enterprises and other representatives in 22 countries, which more than 400 guests attended the conference.Completed
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingThe exchanges and cooperation between the areas and cities along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) have opened up new prospects. During the meeting, representatives from countries along the EAAF, such as Russia, the United States, New Zealand, South Korea, the Philippines, Cambodia etc. as well as representatives from Chinese cities such as Tianjin, Shanghai, Dongying etc., jointly adopted the “East Asian-Australasian Flyway City Alliance Initiative Proposal”. On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyUNESCO World Heritage Committee decided to inscribe “the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)” into the World Heritage List, at the 43 session of the World Heritage Convention.Completed
Scientific/technical activitiesThe China National Forestry and Grassland Administration held the 1st Working Group Meeting of the Leaders on the Nomination for World Heritage of “The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II)”, and application for world heritage of the Phase II has officially launched. During the meeting, a plenary meeting of the 2nd Meeting of Alliance Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow & Bohai Sea was held, and the alliance unified logo was published.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
1.The China NFGA held the 1st Working Group Meeting of the Leaders on the Nomination for World Heritage of “The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II)”.

2.The 2nd Meeting of Alliance Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow & Bohai Sea was also held.

3.The conservation management and sustainable development of Yancheng Yellow Sea Wetland has entered a new stage.

4.The exchanges and cooperation between the areas and cities along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) have opened up new prospects.

5.The level and pattern of international cooperation and exchange of the Yellow Sea Wetland Research Institute is being continuously enhanced.

6.The Yellow & Bohai Sea Wetlands International Conference, Yancheng International Bird Watching Equipment Exhibition and Yancheng International Bird Race formed the overall linkage mode of “one meeting, one exhibition, one competition”.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/Networking2020 Yellow & Bohai Sea Wetlands International Conference, 2020 Yancheng International Bird Watching Equipment Exhibition and 2020 Yancheng International Bird Race
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingEast Asian-Australasian Flyway City Alliance Initiative
Scientific/technical activitiesthe Nomination for World Heritage of “The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II)
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