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WCC 2016 Res 032 - Activity Report

Submitted by Lundinc on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 16:17
General Information
Achieving representative systems of protected areas in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
IUCN Constituent: 
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2019
Geographic scope: 
Antarctica
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Commissions: 
D798EB83-1F71-E711-B126-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Policy influencing/advocacy- None -
Policy influencing/advocacyIUCN GMPP did a filed visit to the Antarctic Peninsula in October 2019 together with the Antarctica Forum of China. China and Russia are the main countries opposing further expansion of the Antarctica MPA network. The purpose of this visit was to explain the need for Antarctic marine Conservation to influential parties in CHina. On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
There has been no further progress on the expansion of the MPA network during 2019.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Fundraising and meaningful interaction at the right political level remains a challange.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyParticipation in Antarctic meetings is panned for 2020.