Submitted by
Mitali.SHARMA
on Mon, 04/14/2025 - 10:02
General Information
Resolution
46458
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCPA Biodiversity and Protected Areas : Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Period covered
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
On-going advocacy efforts by WCPA to prioritise the conservervation of areas important for biodiversity, including KBAs. WCPA is an observer with the KBA Partnership, which seeks to enhance global
conservation efforts by systematically mapping internationally important sites and ensuring that scarce resources are directed to the most important places for nature.
conservation efforts by systematically mapping internationally important sites and ensuring that scarce resources are directed to the most important places for nature.
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
"IUCN WCPA Technical Note 16: Approaches for identifying areas of particular importance for marine biodiversity" was published. This publication provides a brief summary of standardised approaches for identifying areas of particular importance for biodiversity in the marine realm, including Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). https://iucn.org/resources/other-brief/iucn-wcpa-technical-note-16-approaches-identifying-areas-particular
Status
On-going
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025