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WCC 2020 Res 074 - Activity Report

Submitted by jose.brilha on Wed, 07/27/2022 - 14:52
General Information
Geoheritage and protected areas
IUCN Constituent: 
International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2022
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Sociedad Geológica de España ( SGE ) / Spain
Sociedad Española para la Defensa del Patrimonio Geológico y Minero ( SEDPGYM ) / Spain
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Scientific/technical activitiesThe IUCN members that have proposed this Resolution, in coordination with the IUCN Focal Point for geoheritage topics, Tim Badman, have established a working group to develop a first version of Key Geoheritage Areas Guidelines. The IUCN WCC 2020 Resolution 074 requests the Director General and WCPA to: “...support the development of a detailed study envisaging the establishment of a future IUCN initiative on Key Geoheritage Areas, as a complement to the existing Key Biodiversity Areas programme, in order to protect geoheritage sites of global conservation significance and move towards more integrated nature conservation”.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The present version of the guidelines is the result of several interactions inside the working group (by e-mail and online meetings) and can be considered a seminal document aiming to get feedback from other geoheritage experts/organisations about this new international conservation initiative, as well as inside IUCN.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
The main challenges will come ahead! Once the guidelines are defined, it will be necessary to engage IUCN in this initiative and invite other relevant organisations to establish a partnership that will assure the KGA's governance.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingInvite relevant organisations to create a partnership that will be responsible for the governance of this initiative.
OtherEngage IUCN (WCPA and other Commissions) in this initiative.