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WCC 2020 Res 135 - Activity Report

Submitted by Paula.PRIST on Mon, 09/09/2024 - 18:08
General Information
Promoting human, animal and environmental health, and preventing pandemics through the One Health approach and by addressing the drivers of biodiversity loss
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: 
2023
Geographic scope: 
Country
Country/Territory: 
Brazil
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025 (CEM)
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessThe preliminary results of this project were disseminated with 20 influencers to the general public.Completed
Field activitiesA 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.On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyThe preliminary results of this project were publisized in the SBSTTA COP, in Nairobi, 2024, and in three international conferencesCompleted
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.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
No challenges were found
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyTo ensure the implentation of this resolution, more policy advocay is needed and is being planned.