Submitted by
stuart.BUTCHART
on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 10:50
General Information
Resolution
46433
IUCN Constituent
BirdLife International
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
NatureServe ( United States of America )
Re:wild ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
University of Rome La Sapienza, Arizona State University, Texas A&M University, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Botanical Gardens Conservation, International, French National Centre for Scientific Research, CBD, IPBES, UN Division for Sustainable Development (SDGs)
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Status
On-going
Activity
Fundraising
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
The main challenge to the delivery of an updated RLI is the lack of funding and priority afforded to reassessments. No groups completed reassessments in 2019. Birds are due to be reassessed in 2020. The completion of the mammal reassessment which was due in 2016 will be largely complete by 2020, but some gaps will remain due to the slow timelines or failure to undertake reassessments by some speci
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
The RLI was included in the 2019 SDG report with data for each country updated in the UN SDG indicator database. The RLI and various disaggregations were included in the IPBES Global Assessment, published in May 2019, with the indicators extrapolated to 2020 to assess progress towards the Aichi Targets and to 2030 for the SDGs. The RLI and various disaggregations are profiled in the draft Global Biodiversity Outlook-5 which is currently out for review and due to be published in 2020. Relevant disaggregations of the RLI were provided to the Convention on Migratory Species via UNEP-WCMC to support a review of the CMS Strategic Plan for Migratory Species. RLIs, disaggregated to national level, were included in the ‘country profiles’ on the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, and made available to CBD national focal points, among others (see link below). The RLI was included in the newly launched Biodiversity Indicators Partnership Dashboard. The EU-funded INSPIRE4Nature project, led by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), involving four IUCN Red List Partners, to train 15 PhD students, including one whose PhD focuses on the Red List Index.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Fundraising
Description
Efforts to raise funding to support reassessments will continue, particularly through the joint Red List Partnership proposal.
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
The RLI will be promoted as one of the indicators to be used for tracking progress against the new post-2020 framework on biodiversity to be negotiated through the CBD.
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
The Global Mammal Assessment team aim to submit most remaining mammal reassessments in time for the June 2020 Red List release. The Global Amphibian Assessment team are working on completing amphibian reassessments, but substantial geographic gaps will remain by mid-2020. Methods to automate the production of the RLI will be advanced. A new portal will be developed on the Red List website.
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member