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WCC 2020 Res 004 - Progress Report

General information
Urgent action against the grass Cortaderia selloana outside of its natural distribution range
Period covered: 
2022
IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members: 
Asociación para la Conservación, Investigación de la Biodiversidad y el Desarrollo Sostenible ( SAVIA ) / Bolivia
Sociedad Española de Biología de la Conservación de Plantas ( SEBICOP ) / Spain
Centro de Extensión Universitaria e Divulgación Ambiental de Galicia ( CEIDA ) / Spain
Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural, Generalitat de Catalunya / Spain
Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico ( MITECO ) / Spain
SEO/BirdLife, Sociedad Española de Ornitología / Spain
Vice Consejería Sostenibilidad Ambiental, Gobierno Vasco / Spain
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025 (SSC)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Comité national de l´UICN, France
Implementation
Indicate which actions have been carried out to implement this Resolution : 
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the actions taken: 
Little information has been provided on the resolution implementation. IUCN Secretariat/DG has undertaken many activities aiming to informing stakeholders on threats from IAS, including through its work across a number of projects alongside the SSC supporting the EC in the implementation of the EU IAS Regulation. IUCN have also worked with the International Maritime Organisation to publish guidelines on biofouling for recreational sailing. In addition the SSC has published the first batch of IUCN Environmental Impact Classficaiton for Alien Taxa (EICAT) assessments on the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD).

In relation to policy, the Comité national de l´UICN, France supported the inclusion of pampas grass among the plant species concerned by the draft decree relating to the updating of the lists of IAS in metropolitan territory (currently open to public consultation). Note that in the Cortaderia selloana has not yet been listed on the EU IAS Regulation list of Union concern (latest update was 2022). IUCN and the ISSG have also engaged on the issue of e-commerce of IAS through CBD discussions and working groups on IAS.
What challenges/obstacles have been encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and how were they overcome : 
Little information has been provided on the resolution implementation. However, resource mobilisation in relation to the management of C. selloana will likely be a significant challenge as it is a globally widespread IAS. In addition, the regulation of e-commerce trade in IAS has been identified as an important but challenging issue to effectively address. Specifically, while some funds have been found by ISSG and IUCN to support the development and application of EICAT and incorporate it into the GISD, more funds and capacity are required to scale this work up.
Briefly describe what future actions are needed for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Signiant work remains to be done on the operatives calling for management and regulation of Cortaderia selloana. For IUCN, an EICAT assessment of Cortaderia selloana would be an important future action, along with continued work on informing members about the threat of IAS (e.g. through additional EICAT assessments for a broad range of taxa, and work supporting the implementation of the EU IAS Regulation), and engagement on e-commerce trade of IAS.
Are these actions planned for yet: 
No
Status of implementation
Status of implementation for this Resolution: 
Initiated: first stages of implementation
Additional information
External link(s): 
IUCN Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) - incl. EICAT assessments
Biofouling Management for Recreational Boating: Recommendations to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Aquatic Speci
EC webpage on IAS with links to outputs prodcued by IUCN
EC funded 'beware of aliens' campaign - IUCN project partner