Submitted by
Catherine.Wallace
on Sat, 11/30/2019 - 00:03
General Information
Period covered
IUCN Constituent
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
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Convene stakeholders/Networking
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ECO has convened discussions amongst the interested policy community at our annual conference and at other's conferences to press for more funding for the Department of Conservation for biodiversity conservation research. We have supported increased funding for researchers in what is now called the Science Challenges, especially the Natural Heritage and the Sustainable Seas programmes.
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On-going
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Policy influencing/advocacy
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ECO has lobbied intensively with many NZ colleague organisations and individuals for increased funding for marine and terrestrial biodiversity - and biosecurity - research. This combined pressure has had some success.
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On-going
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Actors involved in these activities
IUCN Members
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand ( New Zealand )
WWF - New Zealand ( New Zealand )
Department of Conservation ( New Zealand )
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
New Zealand Ministers and the policy, science and political community, the NZ public, ECO's member bodies.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member