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WCC 2020 Res 123 - Activity Report

Submitted by SucreB on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 17:22
General Information
Towards development of an IUCN policy on synthetic biology in relation to nature conservation
IUCN Constituent: 
Council 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Council
Period covered: 
2022
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions: 
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Primary focus for initial steps in implementing the Resolution has been on process design and on resource mobilisation, and so initial contacts with donors have been established (avoiding solicitation to businesses or to campaigning NGOs to avoid any actual or perceived conflict of interest). No IUCN Members or Commissions have yet been engaged in the process.
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
FundraisingThe implementation of Res 123 is conditioned by the availability of resources to cover costs such as travel, contracts for facilitators and trainers, honoraria, Secretariat staff time dedication, document production and communication, among others.The IUCN Secretariat put together a concept note to raise funds for these costs, which has been approved by the Res 123 Working Group. This concept is yet to be shared with philanthropic organizations and governments.On-going
OtherThe IUCN Council Programme and Policy Committee (PPC; as documented in the C107 minutes pages 30-32, https://www.iucn.org/about-iucn/iucn-governance/iucn-president-and-council/council-decisions), established an internal Res 123 Working Group, composed of Bibiana Sucre, Hilde Eggermont, Peter Cochrane, with Secretariat support from Thomas Brooks, to design and track the implementation of the resolution and make recommendations to the IUCN Council on the actions required. This group is drafting the Process for the implementation of WCC 2020 Res 123, as well as Terms of Reference for bodies involved in its implementation, which will be put forward to IUCN Council for its consideration at its November 29th meeting. These drafts will propose the processes to carry out the inclusive and participatory process, appoint the Policy Development Working Group and carry out the drafting and review of the policy, as mandated on operative paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 respectively of the resolution. The drafts will also propose the roles, functions and links of and among the different bodies that will take part in the implementation of these processes.On-going
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Fundraising. Mobilizing resources for implementation as mentioned before.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
FundraisingResource mobilization will need to start in earnest.
OtherOnce the process and terms of reference for implementation of the resolution have been approved by IUCN Council, IUCN Members will be advised and nominations will be requested for appointment to the Policy Development Working Group.