WCC 2020 Res 078 - Progress Report

General Information

Resolution
49217
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
Education/Communication/Raising awareness Capacity building workshops with community members on the importance of mangrove conservation, wood-saving stoves, reforestation. Completed Full activity report
Field activities Establishment of forest nurseries to provide energy alternatives and reduce the consumption of mangrove firewood. Implementation of 6 ha of agroforestry systems with the Inga Edulis species, fruit trees and native vegetables (Yucca, sweet potato, chipilín and malanga) to reduce traditional slash-and-burn agriculture. Installation of 36 wood-saving stoves to reduce mangrove felling. Reforest 5 ha of tropical forest in the community of San Juan for sustainable management and use of timber species. Completed Full activity report
Scientific/technical activities Mapping mangroves in the Mesoamerican Reef ecoregion (MAR), at 10-meter spatial resolution using Google Earth Engine. The study provides: 1) a very detailed and precise description of the mangrove ecosystems in the MAR for 2020 and 2) a consistent baseline to monitor future changes in the mangrove ecosystems of the region. Completed Full activity report
Actors involved from Activity Reports
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
  • Smithsonian Institution ( United States of America )
  • No
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
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Report status
Published

I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution

IUCN Members
Shenzhen Mangrove Wetlands Conservation Foundation ( China )
WWF - Deutschland ( Germany )
Fondo para el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano ( Guatemala )
Wetlands International ( Netherlands (Kingdom of the) )
9ECE514B-B8A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
World Wildlife Fund - US ( United States of America )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
The Nature Conservancy ( United States of America )
Smithsonian Institution ( United States of America )
Rare ( United States of America )
The Pew Charitable Trusts ( United States of America )
World Resources Institute ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 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
See attached progress report, and the linked State of the World's Mangrove Report 2022 by Global Mangrove Alliance.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
See attached progress report.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
See attached progress report. Through the Global Mangrove Alliance, IUCN members are working together to accelerate global mangrove actions.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes

III. Status of implementation

Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)