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Harmony.PATRICIO
on Sat, 11/30/2019 - 03:51
General Information
Resolution
44215
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service ( Australia )
Synchronicity Earth ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
World Wildlife Fund - US ( United States of America )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
7C2A04EC-4F70-E711-B126-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
LeibnizâInstitute 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
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Development of communication documents for conservation action, policy, research, data and synthesis, and education and outreach.
Status
_none
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Presentations at many relevant conferences
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Publication of a journal article describing the need and recommending actions for united efforts to tackle the freshwater biodiversity crisis
Status
Completed
Activity
Other
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Formation of the Alliance for Freshwater Life and development of five specific initiatives focused on research, conservation, data and synthesis, policy, and education and outreach
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Development of policy and conservation action recommendations
Status
_none
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
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.
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
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
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Fundraising
Description
Development of a fundraising strategy for the Alliance for Freshwater Life
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Development of specific and targeted policy recommendations
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Technical and financial support of specific research and conservation projects undertaken by members of the Alliance for Freshwater Life
III. Additional Information
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Report status
Published