WCC 2020 Res 073 - 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
Convene stakeholders/Networking
WCPA is a member of the new Global
Partnership on Ecological Connectivity, which will help implement key recommendations of
the State of the World’s Migratory Species—the flagship report of the Convention—which
calls for increased actions to identify, protect, connect, and effectively manage important
sites for migratory species.
On-going
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
The WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group and partners released a MOOC on connectivity in 2024 (https://www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/connectivity-101-ecological-connectivity-for-people-and-planet/).
On-going
Policy influencing/advocacy
Leadership and members of the WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group participated in the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to promote and mainstream ecological connectivity as a central focus of the convention and its activities. Members also participated in and organised other events in 2024, including one at CBD COP16.

On-going
Scientific/technical activities
Memebers of the WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group and partners published several publications on connectivity in 2024 (see Appendix I https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/52268).
On-going

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
Center for Large Landscape Conservation ( United States of America )
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025