Submitted by
Mitali.SHARMA
on Mon, 06/03/2024 - 04:39
General Information
Resolution
49219
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCPA Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures : Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Period covered
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Commissions
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The IUCN WCPA OECM Specialist group held a number of webinars, consultations and workshops on OECMs globally in 2023 to develop a common understanding of the OECM criteria established in CBD decision 14/8.
Status
Completed
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The IUCN WCPA OECM Specialist Group aimed to broaden the effective global expertise on OECMs to promote IUCN guidance. To that end, regional expert groups for Latin America, Europe and Africa and thematic groups for Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems were established in 2023. In addition, a consultative group for all NGOs to share ideas, tools and expertise was also formed.
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
A significant achievement of the IUCN WCPA OECM Specialist Group in 2023 was the publication of the “Site-level tool for identifying other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs)” (Jonas, H.D., MacKinnon, K., Marnewick, D. and Wood, P., 2023. Site-level tool for identifying other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): Gland, Switzerland. https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/51296). This responds to the expressed needs of government, private entities, NGO and Indigenous and community groups for a clear, criteria-based tool to identify OECMs. This responds to a request from the CBD for IUCN to provide additional guidance. This document is now available in English, French, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Mandarin.
Status
Completed
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description
The Specialist Group is planning to establish more working groups: additional regional groups in Asia, a new thematic group for forests, and an additional coordination group with global Indigenous and community groups
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
The Specialist Group is working on updating the current Technical Guidance document (IUCN-WCPA Task Force on OECMs, (2019). Recognising and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. ISBN: 978-2-8317-2025-8 (PDF) DOI: https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2019.PATRS.3.e). It will be published under the WCPA Best Practices Series in 2024.
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
The Specialist Group will be publishing a detailed analysis of the first 900 reported OECMs, including the contributions to global coverage, coverage of KBAs and EBSAs and governance types (in partnership with UNEP-WCMC).
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025