Submitted by
valderrabanom
on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 20:05
General Information
Resolution
49164
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ( Australia )
Fondo para el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano ( Guatemala )
Coastal Oceans Research and Development - Indian Ocean (East Africa) ( Kenya )
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Arizona State University ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Field activities
Fundraising
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
. The publication of IUCN Global Ecosystem typology in the journal Nature opens the door for the application of the resolution, specifically the sections asking for mapping of marine ecosystems and the Red list of marine ecosystems. The publication includes already tentative maps of all Ecosystem functional groups including deep sea and ecosystems beyond photic areas
- Several countries (ie Australia) have done significant steps to increase the conservation of marine areas and increase the surface of marine protected areas. Concrete data on the extent of this surface increase, and the level of protection provided are unavailable.
- The red list of ecosystems in marine ecosystems continues, for example, with the assessment of Coral Reefs of the Western Indian Ocean
- Development of Kelp Forest Alliance will support Kelp forest ecosystems conservation and restoration, for example by setting up restoration targets for Kelp Forest. Similar initiatives exist for Mangroves, Corals and Seagrasses, but are minor in marine ecosystems beyond the photic area.
- Several countries (ie Australia) have done significant steps to increase the conservation of marine areas and increase the surface of marine protected areas. Concrete data on the extent of this surface increase, and the level of protection provided are unavailable.
- The red list of ecosystems in marine ecosystems continues, for example, with the assessment of Coral Reefs of the Western Indian Ocean
- Development of Kelp Forest Alliance will support Kelp forest ecosystems conservation and restoration, for example by setting up restoration targets for Kelp Forest. Similar initiatives exist for Mangroves, Corals and Seagrasses, but are minor in marine ecosystems beyond the photic area.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
- Achieving marine conservation beyond national jurisdiction requires multilateral agreement between countries. Degradation during 2022 of
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
- Support new international treaty under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
- develop concrete on-ground actions for marine restoration
- Increase marine protected areas coverage
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- develop concrete on-ground actions for marine restoration
- Increase marine protected areas coverage
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Are these actions/activities planned?
No
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Initiated: first stages of implementation
Report status
Published