Submitted by
ian.harrison
on Sat, 05/27/2023 - 07:51
General Information
Resolution
49156
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Period covered
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
World Wildlife Fund - US ( United States of America )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
The Nature Conservancy ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The following is with reference to operative statement 3 which 'requests the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), in cooperation with other stakeholders, to update the protected area management guidelines in order to guarantee effective protection of wetland habitats.' The WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group has contributed to the preparation and review of a document, led by TNC and partners, focused on better guidelines for assessing and tracking the effectiveness of protected area management for inland waters. That document is: 'A Pathway for Inland Waters in the 30 x 30 Target: Building knowledge and capacity for a radical increase in representation and effective management of inland waters in protected and conserved areas.'
Status
On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
The WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group expects to continue to contribute to guidelines for assessing and tracking the effectiveness of protected area management for inland waters, to address operative statement 3.
III. Additional Information
Report status
Published