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WCC 2020 Res 058 - Activity Report

Submitted by kimberley.graham on Fri, 10/25/2024 - 18:16
General Information
Safeguarding coral reefs from harmful chemicals in sunscreen
IUCN Constituent: 
IUCN WCEL Biodiversity Law Specialist Group 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
Period covered: 
2024
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025 (WCEL)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingThe Resolution CALLS ON the World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) to: a. compile examples of existing legislation or regulations adopted for the purpose of protecting coral reefs from harmful chemicals found in sunscreen, with analysis and recommendations concerning the various approaches; and b. provide guidance to State Members to develop legislation or regulations to protect coral reefs from harmful chemicals found in sunscreen; and c. REQUESTS Members, based on available guidance and/or model legislation and regulation, to encourage the adoption and implementation of model legislation to protect coral reefs from harmful chemicals found in sunscreen I have asked Roberto Coll (wcel@iucn.org), as Executive Officer of the WCEL, to send an email to all WCEL members asking if anyone has 1) contributed toward these activities or 2) will, or would like to in the future? And to email me with any progress, relevant information, or interest in contributing.On-going
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessI have emailed the IUCN Resolutions Team (resolutions@iucn.org) to find out — who are the internal stakeholders working on this resolution and if there has been any progress by the policy / knowledge team?On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
As of close of business 25 October 2024, I am still waiting to hear back from Roberto Coll and the IUCN Resolutions team.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Knowing who to liaise with on this Resolution. I read the guidance document for Resolution Focal Points to clarify my role, and then sent the emails mentioned above to Roberto Coll and the Resolutions Team.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingIt would be great if the relevant people could all come together for a meeting — but first I need to know — who are they?
Policy influencing/advocacyOnce the IUCN & WCEL stakeholders are known, implementation of the Resolution can begin.