Submitted by
Scott.HAJOST
on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 20:44
General Information
Resolution
49246
IUCN Constituent
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Antarctica
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
The Pew Charitable Trusts ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Other non-IUCN related organisations
CCAMLR, High Seas Alliance
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
ASOC continues to build on it policy and advocacy work outlined in the previous work. This includes CCAMLR and the Antarctic Treaty/ ASOC actively participated in the recent Helsinki Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and will be in the CCAMLR Special meeting on MPAs in Chile the week of June 19. ASOC was co-sponsor of the Pew reception at Our Ocean Panama. ASOC has helped promote support for expansion of Southern OCean MPAs in G7 and G20 communiques.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
ASOC mnet with the Chair of WCPA whens she was in DC and discussed IUCN and Antarctic and the Southern Ocean including resolution 107. There has been active communications since then. ASOC has also engaged with the PPC Chair. ASOC provided comments on the last Council agenda on IUCN and Anrtarctica and the Southern ocean including resolution 107 and referencing the 2009 IUCN strategy. ASOC participated in the IUCN 107 task force call and has proved comments on the TOR.
Status
_none
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
capacity, resources and clear managment direction. Help from IUCN Council in particualr the WCPA Chair and PPC Chair for which they are to be thanksed. The suoerb IUCN matine team is now moving forward
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
It is gratifying to see action on Resolution 107 with implementation in motion. Thanks to the WCPA, Chair, PPC Chair and the IUCN team. Its is also excellent to see IUCN staring to engage again in the Antarctic Treaty System including the Council decision to establish a PPC task force on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to review the strategy of IUCN and develop a plan which is related to 107. IUCN is now sending a four person delegation to Chile for the CCAMLR SM on MPAs. The IUCN President and IUCN Patrons of Nature letter to the Chinese President on the meeting and issues was most welcome.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
ASOC looks forward to contributing to the work of the 107 task force and the PPC task force and will continues its CCAAMLR and related Southern Ocean MPAs expansion efforts .
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member