Submitted by
zequn.Yan
on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 16:41
General Information
Resolution
46443
IUCN Constituent
Eco Foundation Global
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Country/Territory
China
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Ministry of Natural Resources of China ( China )
China Wildlife Conservation Association ( China )
World Wide Fund for Nature - Hong Kong ( China )
Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences ( China )
Eco Foundation Global ( China )
Shenzhen Mangrove Wetlands Conservation Foundation ( China )
SEE Foundation ( China )
World Heritage Promotion Team of Korean Tidal Flats ( Republic of Korea )
Wetlands International ( The Netherlands )
BirdLife International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
8D4B27E4-BBA3-E011-96D3-002655853524
International Crane Foundation, Inc. ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
C82C53A4-DEB7-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
235DC7B3-D2A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
BFFB1D02-C2A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
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
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Following 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.
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The 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”.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
UNESCO 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.
Status
Completed
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The 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.
Status
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”.
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/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
2020 Yellow & Bohai Sea Wetlands International Conference, 2020 Yancheng International Bird Watching Equipment Exhibition and 2020 Yancheng International Bird Race
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
East Asian-Australasian Flyway City Alliance Initiative
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
the Nomination for World Heritage of “The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II)
III. Additional Information
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member