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WCC 2016 Res 083 - Activity Report

Submitted by Enrique.DIAZMARTINEZ on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 18:51
General Information
Conservation of moveable geological heritage
IUCN Constituent: 
International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2019
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Sociedad Geológica de España ( SGE ) / Spain
IUCN Commissions: 
0817F87B-9473-E711-B126-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Geological Survey of Spain (IGME)
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingThe aforementioned IUCN members had contacted WCEL several times by e-mail, and still there was no response. WCEL counseling on the implementation of international regulations is needed, particularly as the process may be similar to that previously developed for the CITES.On-going
Scientific/technical activitiesSGE and IGME have kept consulting stakeholders (academic and research institutions, amateur and collector groups, dealers and companies) to prepare, publish and distribute documents, legislative texts, guidelines, scientific studies and other information related with moveable geological heritage, as stated in the resolution. Compilation included best practice examples from Scotland, USA and other countries. Results were presented at national and international meetings, and published in national and international journals.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The Spanish IUCN members (SGE and SEDPGYM as NGOs, and IGME as related government institution) kept working on the implementation of this resolution. This has included an assessment of the state-of-the-art at international level, and a proposal of reccomendations for the national level (see publications).
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Still no response from WCEL.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessContinue disseminating information, preparing, publishing and distributing documents, working towards legislative texts, guidelines and scientific studies to facilitate proper managementof moveable geoheritage at all administrative levels (regional, national and international).
Scientific/technical activitiesAs indicated above, continue preparing, publishing and distributing documents, working on scientific studies to facilitate proper managementof moveable geoheritage at all administrative levels (regional, national and international).
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