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WCC 2008 RES 065 - Activity Report

Submitted by Harmony.PATRICIO on Sat, 11/30/2019 - 03:51
General Information
Freshwater biodiversity conservation, protected areas, and management of transboundary waters
IUCN Constituent: 
6F5DC7B3-D2A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
Period covered: 
2018
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service ( NSW NPWS ) / Australia
Synchronicity Earth ( SE ) / United Kingdom
World Wildlife Fund - US ( WWF - US ) / United States of America
Conservation International ( CI ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
7C2A04EC-4F70-E711-B126-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, IHE Delft, Beijing Forestry University, University of Helsinki, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, South African Institute Aquatic Biodiversity, Freshwater Life
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessDevelopment of communication documents for conservation action, policy, research, data and synthesis, and education and outreach. - None -
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessPresentations at many relevant conferencesOn-going
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessPublication of a journal article describing the need and recommending actions for united efforts to tackle the freshwater biodiversity crisis Completed
OtherFormation of the Alliance for Freshwater Life and development of five specific initiatives focused on research, conservation, data and synthesis, policy, and education and outreach On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyDevelopment of policy and conservation action recommendations - None -
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Increasing support for freshwater biodiversity conservation within the IUCN network
Increasing public and policy-maker awareness and concern regarding the freshwater biodiversity crisis
Creation of an alliance focused on uniting efforts amongst a wide variety of organizations working on freshwater biodiversity conservation
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Acquisition of funding has been a challenge, along with a lack of data regarding the distribution of freshwater protected areas. We are developing an integrated fundraising strategy and collaborating with global experts to collate data on freshwater protected areas.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
FundraisingDevelopment of a fundraising strategy for the Alliance for Freshwater Life
Policy influencing/advocacyDevelopment of specific and targeted policy recommendations
Scientific/technical activitiesTechnical and financial support of specific research and conservation projects undertaken by members of the Alliance for Freshwater Life
Additional Information
Upload document: 
PDF icon Darwall_et_al_2018_Aquatic_Conservation_Marine_and_Freshwater_Ecosystems.pdf
External link(s): 
Alliance for Freshwater Life website