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WCC 2020 Res 120 - Activity Report

Submitted by Nicholas.CONNER on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 09:54
General Information
Towards a Policy on Natural Capital
IUCN Constituent: 
IUCN CEESP Economics Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Period covered: 
2024
Geographic scope: 
Global
Country/Territory: 
Australia
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ( DCCEEW ) / Australia
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025 (CEM)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025 (CEESP)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
The Nature Conservancy, The Capitals Coalition.
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/Networking Continued from above. TThe focal point will be discussing this agenda with Drs Siikamaki and Vergez in the next few days, with a view to finalising details of the presentations. The forums will be taking place from June to October 2024. Feedback from the forums will be written up into a report for submission to Council, with suggestions for next steps for the implementation of the Resolution. On-going
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingSince July 2023, Nicholas Conner, the CEESP focal point for Resolution 120, has established a natural capital task force of CEESP and CEM representatives, plus an independent advisor and member of the Secretariat, based on terms of reference agreed with the CEM and CEESP chairs. The main aim of the task force is to identify areas of consensus and contention among CEESP and CEM members, and report to Council on what steps are needed to progress development of an IUCN policy on natural capital. Selected CEESP and CEM members were invited to join the task force by the commission chairs. The focal point sent our short questionnaire to the task force members, but only received limited response, Several other factors delayed progress until October 23, when the Task force lead presented the background and aims of Resolution 120 to the CEM Steering Committee meeting in Sydney. This meeting provided a valuable opportunity for discussion about the original intention of the resolution with its drafter and proposer Dr Johnny Hughes. Following this meeting, the CEESP focal point and the CEM focal point (Dr Simone Maynard) developed a draft questionnaire for distribution to a wider IUCN commission membership. While this issue is being explored, the focal point has been in discussions with the IUCN Secretariat Natural Capital focal point (Dr Juha Siikamaki), who has proposed that the upcoming IUCN regional forums can provide a valuable opportunity to present the background, and aims of the resolution, and gain feedback on the appropriateness of its 21 underpinning principles. Dr Siikamaki and colleague Dr Antonin Vergez have developed a comprehensive draft agenda for a 90-minute presentation to regional forums, to obtain feedback from forum attendees on their views about the suitability of the principles. TOn-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
See above
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
One of the original task force members resigned due to a difference of views about the approach being taken. The task force lead has been liaising with the remaining members on an ad hoc basis.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingSEE above
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingSee above
Additional Information
External link(s): 
NA