Submitted by
Paula.PRIST
on Mon, 09/09/2024 - 18:08
General Information
Resolution
49807
IUCN Constituent
IUCN CEM Human Health and Ecosystem Management Thematic Group 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Period covered
Geographic scope
Country
Country/Territory
Brazil
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The preliminary results of this project were disseminated with 20 influencers to the general public.
Status
Completed
Activity
Field activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
A project, funded by NSF-Fapesp is collecting data with with the goals of understanding spillover risk in areas with both forest loss and forest gain.This project will increase the knowledge about how the loss and gain of forests in tropical areas affects the health of the environment and animals, and consequently the risk of epidemics and pandemics. the grant was awarded in October 2022 and the project starts in January 2023.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The preliminary results of this project were publisized in the SBSTTA COP, in Nairobi, 2024, and in three international conferences
Status
Completed
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
No challenges were found
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
The main results of this project include more specific guidelines for the implementation of forest restoration projects in tropical areas with win-win benefits for both conservation and human health; and to communications with WHO, WHOA and SER about how forest restoration projects should be implemented in order to be effective to mitigate zoonotic disease risk.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
To ensure the implentation of this resolution, more policy advocay is needed and is being planned.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025