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WCC 2020 Res 008 - Activity Report

Submitted by Ian.Harrison on Tue, 11/05/2024 - 07:22
General Information
Protecting rivers and their associated ecosystems as corridors in a changing climate
IUCN Constituent: 
IUCN SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Period covered: 
2024
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Wetlands International / The Netherlands
World Wildlife Fund - US ( WWF - US ) / United States of America
Conservation International ( CI ) / United States of America
The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Policy influencing/advocacyFCC members have also lead in the initial development of an inter-commissional Task Force on dams (as a product of Res 134) that will address several aspects of operative statement 3, including: - work with civil society, communities, indigenous groups, the private sector and others to identify, restore and protect free-flowing rivers or stretches, and their associated ecosystems...; - balance development by enacting durable legal protections and enhanced governance for rivers - support protection and restoration of rivers and their associated ecosystems;On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyWith reference to operative statement 1 (promote the inclusion of river protection and connectivity within the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.6); members of the SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee have continued to work with IUCN members (eg, TNC, WWF, WI) to ensure rivers are properly included with GBF targets 2 and 3. This included contributing to a WCPA report on Designing and Managing Protected and Conserved Areas to support Inland Water Ecosystems and Biodiversity. These actions also address operative statements 2d (encourage countries to support protection and restoration of rivers and their associated ecosystems) and 3f (support protection and restoration of rivers and their associated ecosystems)On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyWith reference to operative statement 2b (support learning exchanges, innovation and adoption of durable protection and governance models for rivers and associated ecosystems (WCPA, Water Programme)); members of the SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee continue to sit on the Global River Protection Coalition (website link below), which is focused on learning exchanges and development of initiatives, and publication of results of work on durable river protections; and Resolution 008 provides guidance for these actions.On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyWith reference to operative statements 3c and 3 f (‘restore rivers or stretches, and their associated ecosystems, in which sufficient connectivity and flows could feasibly be restored; and support protection and restoration of rivers and their associated ecosystems’); Freshwater Conservation Committee is represented in the working groups of the Freshwater Challenge, which aims to restore 300,000 km of rivers and 350 million hectares of wetlands by 2030 (see link below). FCC Co-chair Ian Harrison has been the co-chair of the Technical Assistance working group of the Freshwater Challenge, which aims to give guidance to countries on planning, implementing, and reporting on freshwater restoration projects.On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyTo continue to refer to Resolution 008 as guidance for freshwater recommendations for Global Biodiversity Framework.
Policy influencing/advocacyTo cross reference Resolution 134 and its associated activities, with Resolution 008.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Designing and managing protected and conserved areas to support inland water ecosystems and biodiversity
Freshwater Challenge
Global River Protection Coalition