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WCC 2020 Res 124 - Activity Report

General Information
IUCN Constituent: 
Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2022
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Noé / France
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessNoe (french member) continued to raise awareness on the impact of night light on biodiversity. Namely, in 2022, a new article was launched highlighting the impacts of night light on butterflies in non-technical terms. https://noe.org/pollution-lumineuse-perturbation-papillons-de-nuit - None -
Scientific/technical activitiesThe Dark Skies Advisory Group (DSAG) of WCPA renewed its members in 2021, therefore strengthening its capacities to provide guidance and advice on reducing night light pollution, particularly in protected and/or natural areas. New members include : Bruno Charlier, Pic du Midi International Dark Sky Reserve Project (France), Ashley Wilson, International Dark Sky Association (USA), Robert Dick, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, David Goldstein, Northeast Regional Office, National Park Service ( USA ), István Gyarmathy, Hortobágy National Park (Hungary), John Hearnshaw, University of Canterbury (New Zealand), Travis Longcore, The Urban Wildlands Group (USA), Antonia Varela Perez, Fundación Starlight (Spain), Juan José Negro, Doñana Biological Station (Spain), Clive Ruggles, International Astronomical Union Working Group on Astronomy and World Heritage (UK), Woody Smeck, Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks (USA), Jurij Stare, Initiative for an International Association for Dark Sky Parks (Slovenia), Karen Trevino, Natural Sounds and Dark Skies Division, National Park Service (USA), Ted Trzyna, Leader, IUCN WCPA Urban Conservation Strategies Specialist Group (USA), John Waugh, Semaphore Inc. (USA), David Welch, Chair, Dark Skies Advisory Group,(Canada),Linda Wong, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation SecretariatOn-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Limited details are available at the moment on result/achievements.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
IUCN secretariat has so far little capacity to attend this resolution and should build upon work of existing members and commissions to mobilize ressources on projects that help reducing light pollution at scale.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Additional Information