WCC 2020 Res 002 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCPA Biodiversity and Protected Areas : Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Other (please specify)
WCPA and the Commision on Environmental,
Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP) have established a
joint Task Force to advance the equitable governance of
protected and conserved areas. The Task Force, which will
operate until the World Parks Congress in 2027, will help
identify the barriers Indigenous peoples and local
communities face in gaining more authority to manage,
sustainably use, and conserve protected and conserved areas
and territories, and develop recommendations for lowering
these barriers.
On-going
Policy influencing/advocacy
WCPA's Governance, Equity, and Rights Theme and Specialist Group co-organised and actively participated in several workshops/conferences related to this resolution in 2024
On-going
Scientific/technical activities
WCPA's Governance, Equity, and Rights Theme and Specialist Group released publications relevant to this resolutionin 2024 (see Appendix I https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/52268).
On-going

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Commissions
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025