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valderrabanom
on Tue, 11/05/2024 - 19:26
General Information
Resolution
49164
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ( Australia )
Fondo para el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano ( Guatemala )
Coastal Oceans Research and Development - Indian Ocean (East Africa) ( Kenya )
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Arizona State University ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Field activities
Fundraising
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
- High seas treaty signed in September 2023 after 20 years open. The negotiations continue, but this represents inflexion point.
- Several countries (ie Australia) have done significant steps to increase the conservation of marine areas and increase the surface of marine protected areas. Concrete data on the extent of this surface increase, and the level of protection provided are unavailable.
- The beta version of World Ecosystem Atlas is now available, and includes marine ecosystems
- The red list of ecosystems in marine ecosystems continues, for example, with completion of first global mangrove ecosystem assessment, a new initiative aiming at assessing Coral Reefs , and regional initiatives to assess seagrass ecosystems
- Several countries (ie Australia) have done significant steps to increase the conservation of marine areas and increase the surface of marine protected areas. Concrete data on the extent of this surface increase, and the level of protection provided are unavailable.
- The beta version of World Ecosystem Atlas is now available, and includes marine ecosystems
- The red list of ecosystems in marine ecosystems continues, for example, with completion of first global mangrove ecosystem assessment, a new initiative aiming at assessing Coral Reefs , and regional initiatives to assess seagrass ecosystems
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
- Achieving marine conservation beyond national jurisdiction requires multilateral agreement between countries.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
- Support new international treaty under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
- develop concrete on-ground actions for marine restoration
- Increase marine protected areas coverage
- Develop a catalogue of marine restoration projects
- Develop framework and metric for marine ecosystem restoration
- Develop maps of marine ecosystems, and incorporated, improve initiatives like the global ecosystem atlas
- develop concrete on-ground actions for marine restoration
- Increase marine protected areas coverage
- Develop a catalogue of marine restoration projects
- Develop framework and metric for marine ecosystem restoration
- Develop maps of marine ecosystems, and incorporated, improve initiatives like the global ecosystem atlas
Are these actions/activities planned?
No
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Initiated: first stages of implementation
IV. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published