WCC 2020 Res 061 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN CEM Red List of Ecosystems Thematic Group 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Convene stakeholders/Networking
- Regular meetings of RLE Steering Committee
- Convened symposia at African Protected Area Congress
- Convened symposium at International Congress on Conservation Biology
On-going
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
- Extensive coverage of GET in traditional and social media platforms
- Ongoing ecosystem news articles published on RLE website
- Initiated revision of RLE guidelines
- RLE presented at "Meet a Scientist" family event in Sydney, Australia
On-going
Fundraising
- Development of funding strategy
- Meetings with potential donors
On-going
Policy influencing/advocacy
- RLE as ecosystem indicator for the post-2020 CBD monitoring framework
- RLE as statutory listing criteria for threatened ecosystems in environmental laws
- Analysis of roles of the Red List of Ecosystems in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
- Reviewing and developing approaches to assessing the risk of ecosystem collapse in a changing climate
- Initiation of Green Status of Ecosystems Taskforce to improve ecosystem conservation outcomes by measuring the past and potential future conservation impact of ecosystem management
On-going

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
Coastal Oceans Research and Development - Indian Ocean (East Africa) ( Kenya )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
Wildlife Conservation Society ( United States of America )
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Arizona State University ( United States of America )
PROVITA ( Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
UN Statistics Commission (SEEA EA), UN Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat