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arroyoschnella
on Wed, 05/28/2025 - 15:48
General Information
Resolution
49799
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Comité national de l´UICN - France; Wild Europe Foundation
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Policy influencing/advocacy
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
WCPA and the French National Committee of IUCN continue to be the key actors for the implementation of this Resolution. Some activities have been reported from the French National Committee of IUCN, including support to the preparation of a national action plan on old-growth forests, and the support in the preparation of awareness raising material for forest owners on the same topic. From WCPA, the following actions have been reported:
-WCPA Europe hold 3 calls with its members / experts during the past year
-WCPA participated the EU Forest and Forestry Stakeholder Forum in order to provide inputs to EEA about mapping the old-growth forests in Europe (we also had direct liaison with EEA about this topic)
-The importance of OGF as carbon stock was highlighted in Keith et al 2024 which WCPA members contributed
On the policy front, the discussion at EU level on the definition of strict protection continues. WCPA relevant members participated at an event organized by the EC on this topic in November 2024.
A meeting between the Secretariat and the European Commission (in coordination with WCPA) on this topic happened in early 2025 - the EC was (at the time) - the EC is planning to publish the results from the stakeholder event organized in late 2024 soon (where the IUCN categories were used as a baseline). WCPA-Europe (in collaboration with the Secretariat) has been working on this issue in the context of its 30x30 working group.
-WCPA Europe hold 3 calls with its members / experts during the past year
-WCPA participated the EU Forest and Forestry Stakeholder Forum in order to provide inputs to EEA about mapping the old-growth forests in Europe (we also had direct liaison with EEA about this topic)
-The importance of OGF as carbon stock was highlighted in Keith et al 2024 which WCPA members contributed
On the policy front, the discussion at EU level on the definition of strict protection continues. WCPA relevant members participated at an event organized by the EC on this topic in November 2024.
A meeting between the Secretariat and the European Commission (in coordination with WCPA) on this topic happened in early 2025 - the EC was (at the time) - the EC is planning to publish the results from the stakeholder event organized in late 2024 soon (where the IUCN categories were used as a baseline). WCPA-Europe (in collaboration with the Secretariat) has been working on this issue in the context of its 30x30 working group.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
The discussion on strict protection is a key element of this discussion, and is still ongoing. WCPA (and the IUCN Secretariat) understand that the IUCN categories (including Ia, Ib and II, with some caveats) can be a helpful tool in this debate and will highlight the during the ongoing process.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
The EC is expected to publish further guidance at one point soon. The WCPA-Europe continues related discussions at the moment.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)
IV. Additional Information
Report status
Published