Submitted by
karen.hulme
on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 20:46
General Information
Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Specialist Group 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
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Convene stakeholders/Networking
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We held a series of expert meetings in New York in October 2022 on protected areas in armed conflict, it was a multi-disciplinary discussion which brought together both the military perspective/considerations and that of conservation experts.
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Completed
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Education/Communication/Raising awareness
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We held 2 webinars in relation to armed conflict and environment topics and have contributed to blog posts and other webinars throughout the year in our roles.
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On-going
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Policy influencing/advocacy
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The chair of the SG was invited to expert meetings held by the ICRC with states, and meetings with other experts in the area to help the ICRC with guidance that they are creating for states on the protection of environmentally protected areas during armed conflict.
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On-going
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Policy influencing/advocacy
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The chair was invited to speak to members of the European Parliament in relation to protection of the environment in armed conflict, in relation to its own agenda for action on these issues.
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Completed
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Policy influencing/advocacy
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We held a UN side event at the UN HQ in New York which engaged with 31 state representatives, the ILC special rapporteurs on the topic of protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict and academics.
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Completed
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Actors involved in these activities
IUCN Members
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
World Wide Fund for Nature - U.K. ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Conflict and Environment Observatory ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Environmental peacebuilding Association, International Law Commission members, Conservation International, Pax for Peace, Geneva Call, ICRC
Report status
Published