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senguptas
on Wed, 08/24/2022 - 18:04
General Information
Resolution
49786
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convene stakeholders/Networking | WCPA supported the development of the IUCN Inter- Commission Task Force on Biodiversity and Climate to promote greater and more visible positioning of IUCN in the biodiversity-climate space, building on the ongoing work of the Commissions, and highlighting existing knowledge products and guidance. As part of this effort, WCPA led the development of a statement by the chairs of all seven IUCN Commissions on the importance of integrating solutions to the biodiversity and climate crises, the first time that all IUCN Commissions have issued such a joint call to action. |
On-going | Full activity report | |
| Policy influencing/advocacy | WCPA, along with the Climate Crisis Commission, the Climate Action Network’s Ecosystems Working Group, and World Wildlife Fund, achieved important firsts for nature in the COP28 decision on the Global Stocktake. |
_none | Full activity report | |
| Scientific/technical activities | WCPA collaborated with the IUCN Climate Crisis Commission on the production of a technical brief, Connecting the Dots: Achieving synergistic action for global biodiversity and climate goals utilising the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, to support COP28 decisions on protected areas and climate change. WCPA prepared two other briefs – Role of PAs in climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation, and Primary Forests, Ecosystem Integrity and Climate Change – to focus attention at COP28 on the importance of PCAs in the climate-biodiversity nexus. |
_none | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
| IUCN Members | IUCN Commissions | IUCN Secretariat | Other non-IUCN related organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency ( Egypt )
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères ( France )
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit ( Germany )
Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico ( Spain )
World Wide Fund for Nature - International ( Switzerland )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
The Nature Conservancy ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
UNEP, UNFCCC, CBD, IPCC, IPBES, others
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
Good progress has been achieved in the implementation of this resolution since its adoption at the Marseille Congress. Thanks to the collective efforts of the various constituent parts of IUCN (members, commissions and secretariat) and its partners, there is now concrete and explicit recognition of the deep interlinkages between the climate change and biodiversity loss crises and the critical role that nature-based solutions can play in addressing both these crises in an integrated and synergistic manner across various policy processes. This has been particularly evident in the UNFCCC, both at COP26 in Glasgow and in COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, and in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at CBD COP15 in December 2022. Additionally, 41% of 122 new NDCs submitted as of 2022 now explicitly reference nature-based solutions. IUCN, on its part, has actively supported greater understanding on this, and of the various elements highlighted in the resolution, at multiple levels, including through its position papers, publications, technical briefs and other policy and programmatic engagements and initiatives (including the IUCN Leaders Forum and the ENACT Partnership). It will continue to build on this effort in the future, including at UNFCCC COP28.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Some of the specific elements called for in this resolution, such as a learning platform, global partnership, etc. are still under discussion via an inter-commission working group. These may also need to take into account recent developments such as the successful launch of the ENACT partnership by the Egyptian COP27 Presidency and Germany in collaboration with IUCN, to avoid potential duplication.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
The IUCN secretariat will continue to advance the implementation of the resolution that falls within its scope in line with the IUCN Programme 2021-2024.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Underway: implementation well-advanced