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General Information
Resolution
49211
IUCN Constituent
IUCN Washington DC Office
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Population, Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium ( Ethiopia )
Endangered Wildlife Trust ( South Africa )
Nature Uganda ( Uganda )
Fauna & Flora International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Bristol Clifton and West of England Zoological Society ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
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International Crane Foundation, Inc. ( United States of America )
Cheetah Conservation Fund ( Namibia )
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Conserve Global; FHI 360; FP2030; Pathfinder International.
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The task force, facilitated by Margaret Pyke Trust (MPT), has defined a first draft of Training Module 1, An introduction to Biodiversity and Family Planning. It is now being circulated within the Training Working Group for comment. This module is one of five to be included in the “Removing barriers to family planning: A conservation, gender, health and human rights issue” training course.
Status
On-going
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
In implementation of Res 072, an inter-commission task force was developed and established, facilitated/supported by member Margaret Pyke Trust (MPT), to assist IUCN to develop guidance on how and why removing barriers to rights-based voluntary family planning can strengthen conservation outcomes in addition to promoting the health, well-bring and empowerment of women and girls. The Task Force is implementing the Terms of Reference (ToR) and workplan developed in 2021. The facilitating member, MPT, continues to convene consultation sessions with task force members to implement the workplan. Part of this process has involved the definition and implementation of Working Groups, assigned to implement elements of the workplan. The task force has also defined and established a communications plan, designed to guide members in their efforts to communicate both publicly and within the IUCN environment.
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The task force, facilitated by MPT, has defined a draft communications plan, which is now being circulated within the task force for comment. It has also finalized a task force one-pager, to be used by task force members at events to present the task force and its purpose to outside audiences, and has launched a webpage, found here: https://biodiversityandfamilyplanning.org/
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
None applicable.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
Deliverables now available for public use is the final task force one-pager and the task force webpage.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
Future capacity-building actions include the finalization of module 1 of the training course and the drafting of module 2 of the course.
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
Future education/communication/awareness raising actions include continued efforts to design and developing awareness-raising and capacity building materials, as per Resolution text and Task Force discussions.
III. Additional Information
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Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat