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WCC 2020 Res 017 - Activity Report

Submitted by Ian.Harrison on Sat, 10/22/2022 - 08:22
General Information
Protection of natural flows of water for the conservation of wetlands
IUCN Constituent: 
IUCN WCPA Freshwater : Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Period covered: 
2021
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
World Wildlife Fund - US ( WWF - US ) / United States of America
Conservation International ( CI ) / United States of America
The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025 (SSC)
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Policy influencing/advocacyThe WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group has been collaborating with colleagues in the SSC and the IUCN membership to address how to develop better guidelines for assessing and tracking the effectiveness of protected area management for inland waters. The current plan is to develop a set of standards that set a baseline for the extent to which inland systems are covered by protected areas, and then look at the effectiveness of management techniques, and suggest an updated set of guidelines. - None -
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
An initial set of guidelines for assessing the effectiveness of protection of wetland systems, including their environmental flows, is in development.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Identifying capacity to address this subject. In response we are working with SSC to develop a strong freshwater network across the IUCN Commissions.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: