Submitted by
Michele.THIEME
on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 02:03
General Information
Resolution
49147
IUCN Constituent
World Wildlife Fund - US
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Wetlands International ( The Netherlands )
World Wide Fund for Nature - International ( Switzerland )
Synchronicity Earth ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
The Nature Conservancy ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Tool developed for completing free-flowing rivers assessments and trainings hosted in Mekong and Nepal
Status
On-going
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Convened and supported convening of sessions at World Water Week - in 2021 focused on Pathways for protection: Blended solutions to protect and manage rivers and 2022 focused on Designating Swimways for migratory aquatic species. Participation in Durable River Protections Coalition, which is convening numerous groups from around the world to share lessons learned and support implementation of river protection.
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Several publications completed for public and general audience to raise the awareness of the values of rivers, including publication of the Brighter Future website (brighterfuture.panda.org) the World’s Forgotten Fishes report (https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/freshwater_practice/the_world_s_forgotten_fishes/) and Rivers of Food website (https://rivers-of-food.panda.org/#intro).
Status
On-going
Activity
Fundraising
Description and results/achievements of activities:
GEF funding secured to support freshwater protection and restoration activities in the Luangwa River Basin, Zambia; Foundation and public funding secured for policy and advocacy activities related to energy and rivers in Nepal (USAID), Zambia (private donor), Mekong (private donor), Peru (private donor)
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
With other organizations, created an open letter (https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/freshwater_practice/call_for_freshwater_action_cbd_open_letter_/) and other policy brief (https://wwflac.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/un_water_inputs_to_cbd_zero_draft_on_freshwater_biodiversity_linkages_13_feb_2020.pdf) to advocate for inclusion of Freshwater in the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework; and proposal for kilometers of River to be restored under Target 2 (https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/publications/post-2020-global-biodiversity-framework-proposal-target-2-ecosystem-restoration-rivers)
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Emergency Recovery Plan for Freshwater Biodiversity (https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/4/330/5732594); Contributed to Swimways publication (https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.2550); Analysis of the extent of Dams in Protected Areas (https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12719); Publication on Navigating the Trade-offs between Dams and River Conservation (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-sustainability/article/navigating-tradeoffs-between-dams-and-river-conservation/6ADB5F2FB8C7D5B3B35AEF5F87541F22)
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
Funding at the scale needed to support the actions needed to ensure that rivers can function as corridors in a changing climate are not yet available in many locations. Have continued and will continue to raise awareness and seek resources needed.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
Continued to raise awareness among policy makers and the general public about the diverse values that rivers provide and the need to keep some rivers as free-flowing.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Other
Description
All of the above actions will continue.
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member