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WCC 2020 Res 084 - Activity Report

Submitted by Rachel.GOLDENKRONER on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 22:20
General Information
Global response to protected area downgrading, downsizing and degazettement (PADDD)
IUCN Constituent: 
IUCN WCPA Young Professionals : Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Period covered: 
2023
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
World Wide Fund for Nature - Brasil ( WWF - Brazil ) / Brazil
Conservation International ( CI ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingConvened initial meeting of the IUCN WCPA Task Force on PADDD, elicited initial ideas for working groups and areas of focus Developed TOR for task force (attached)On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyAdoption of PADDD as an indicator in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Target 3 Submitted comments to the Global Reporting Index to emphasize the importance of including PADDD in the GRICompleted
Scientific/technical activitiesCompleted publication of Nutall et al. 2023, focusing on cases of PADDD in Cambodia: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.12912 Submitted publication on PADDD in the United States and the political economy of elections Delivered presentation on PADDDtracker to workshop on the development of a Sustainable Forest Policy Index Continued to manage PADDDtracker: padddtracker.org Ongoing work on other publications (PADDD in the Yellowstone to Yukon region, among others)Completed
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Details above (in descriptions)
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
challenges with maintaining capacity. fundraising efforts are needed.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingLaunch of IUCN WCPA Task Force on PADDD (see TOR)
FundraisingEngaging with additional stakeholders to fundraise for the research, capacity strengthening, advocacy, and more that will be needed to implement the KM-GBF with respect to strengthening protected areas and avoiding PADDD that leads to environmentally damaging activities
Additional Information
Upload document: 
File TOR_PADDD Task Force IUCN WCPA.docx
External link(s): 
PADDDtracker