WCC 2020 Res 062 - Activity Report

General Information

Resolution
49201
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Galliformes Specialist Group 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Period covered
Geographic scope
Meso and South America
Country/Territory
Mexico

Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:

IUCN Commissions
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
The Mexican Alliance for Wildlife Conservation (Alianza Mexicana para la Conservación de la Vida Silvestre A.C.), The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Centro Ecológico del Estado de Sonora, Comisión Estatal de Desarrollo Sustentable del Estado de Sonora

II. Implementation

Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
implementation of citizen science activities focused on the knowledge of the Mexican avifauna for its conservation and sustainable use, environmental and artistic education activities aimed at Mexican children and youth from the northern, central and southern states of Mexico
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
the lack of interest and apathy of sectors of Mexican society. the scant financial support from federal, state, and local agencies to execute these initiatives
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
generation of workshops, festivals and initiatives of environmental, artistic, cultural education of participatory science reaching children and young people from 6 biodiverse states of the Mexican nation (Sonora, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Chihuahua, State of Mexico and Chiapas). With a reach of more than 1000 participants to date. Generate the coordination and support of federal, state, and local environmental agencies, universities, civil society organizations, and the private sector to financially and logistically support the execution of these activities.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Fundraising
Description
seek financing and support to sustain these activities in the medium and long term. Increase the dissemination and disclosure of these activities in electronic and digital media. Include more states of the Mexican Republic that face acute social and environmental problems and that deserve the effort for the implementation of these initiatives
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025