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WCC 2020 Res 026 - Activity Report

Submitted by sousaj on Sat, 11/05/2022 - 09:40
General Information
International cooperation on marine pollution from sunken vessels
IUCN Constituent: 
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2022
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Major Projects Foundation member of Australia Committee IUCN
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingWe have been in contact with US Coast Guard, Researchers and other institutions related with ShipwrecksOn-going
FundraisingIUCN with the support of Major Project Foundation is actively searching for funding, MPF was already given a grant from the Australian Government to start some activities in the Pacific regionOn-going
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
This is a sensitive issue, US deals with it in a very low profile way. The costs of chemical salvage are very high, as an average 2-6 Million USD per boat, for thousands of boats the cost is really high.We are addressing sunken vessels not from the perspective of chemical salvage but livelihoods and biodiversity loss
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessIssues Brief and media communications platform
Additional Information
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