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WCC 2020 Res 018 - Activity Report

Submitted by Ian.Harrison on Fri, 06/09/2023 - 02:19
General Information
Valuing and protecting inland fisheries
IUCN Constituent: 
Conservation International
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2023
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
European Bureau for Conservation and Development ( EBCD ) / Belgium
World Wildlife Fund - US ( WWF - US ) / United States of America
The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025 (CEM)
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025 (SSC)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
International Water Management Institute, FAO, USGS
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Capacity-buildingConservation International co-coordinates with TNC the Inland Fisheries Alliance (IFA), a collaborative group of individuals representing several different organizations (https://www.inlandfisheriesalliance.org/), with a focus on 'valuing and protecting inland fisheries', including promoting more explicit inclusion of inland fisheries in global policies, and enhancing the collection of data to document the status and trends of inland fisheries.On-going
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessConservation International is leading on the preparation of an inland fisheries related session for the 2024 World Fisheries Congress on 'Assessing the Status of Inland Fisheries for Policy'On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyThe following is in reference to operative statement 1a (to support more explicit inclusion of inland fisheries in the post-2020 biodiversity framework, especially through the post-2020 zero draft target 5 and through reference to inland fisheries in SDG Targets 14.4, and 14.6, or in 15.1 (sustainable use of freshwater ecosystems). Conservation International helped lead the development of a document submitted to the CBD COP 15, calling for an inland fisheries threat indicator (developed by USGS and FAO) to be included as a component or complementary for Global Biodiversity Framework Target 5. The document was submitted through collaboration with the European Bureau for Conservation and Development, IUCN-CEM's Fisheries Expert Group, InFish, and the Inland Fisheries Alliance. A copy of the document is available on the Inland Fisheries Alliance webpage for 'Resources' (https://www.inlandfisheriesalliance.org/resources).On-going
Scientific/technical activitiesConservation International is contributing to paper on a global threat assessment of inland fisheries, being led by colleagues in USGS. The paper will examine the use of the inland fisheries threat indicator (developed by USGS and FAO) and proposed as an indicator for Global Biodiversity Framework Target 5. This work therefore supports operative statement 1a (to support more explicit inclusion of inland fisheries in the post-2020 biodiversity framework, especially through the post-2020 zero draft target 5 and through reference to inland fisheries in SDG Targets 14.4, and 14.6, or in 15.1 (sustainable use of freshwater ecosystems) and operative statement 1c (enhance the collection of data to document the status and trends of inland fisheries).On-going
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
As noted in the 2022 report, it is very difficult to get sufficient policy attention paid to inland fisheries, and to gather reliable data on these fisheries. However, we have the support of a very strong group of partners in the InFish network and the Inland Fisheries Alliance.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingContinue o-coordinating with TNC the Inland Fisheries Alliance (IFA).
Policy influencing/advocacyContinue to promote better inclusion of inland fisheries in global policy.
Scientific/technical activitiesContinue to collaborate on the collection of data to document the status and trends of inland fisheries.
Additional Information
Upload document: 
PDF icon BriefingDoc_InlandWaters_InlandFisheriesIndicator_300dpi_print.pdf
External link(s): 
InFish
Inland Fisheries Alliance