General Information
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| 2b, 2h | Education/Communication/Raising awareness | Continuing this ongoing line of work, FARN marks World Wetlands Day 2026 with content on the role of traditional knowledge in the protection of high-Andean wetlands, highlighting the situation of Indigenous communities in Catamarca, Salta and Jujuy facing lithium mining pressure, and referencing the first Argentine Territory of Life (TICCA) registration achieved by the Red Torna Lickana communities. | On-going | Full activity report |
| 2a, 2e | Capacity building | FARN continues its accompaniment of the Salinas Grandes and Laguna Guayatayoc case, supporting the incorporation of new actors into the ongoing Supreme Court proceedings. FARN also held the webinar "Territorios de Vida", sharing lessons learned from the TICCA registration process with the Red Torna Lickana and international TICCA Registry representatives, and continues to support communities in strengthening their own governance systems. | On-going | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
| IUCN Members | IUCN Commissions | IUCN Secretariat | Other non-IUCN related organisations |
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
| Challenges / lessons learned | Description | Action |
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| Lack of awareness / engagement | There are significant information gaps regarding the structure and functioning of high-Andean wetlands, the benefits they provide, and the scope of the impacts that their degradation could generate — limiting the ability of relevant actors to recognize and prioritize their protection. |
Full activity report |
| Other (please specify) | Regulatory gaps / environmental assessment shortcomings: Persistent regulatory gaps and shortcomings in environmental assessment processes, particularly regarding cumulative impacts and impacts at the watershed (basin) scale, limit the ability to adequately evaluate and prevent the effects of extractive projects on high-Andean wetlands. |
Full activity report |
| Monitoring and accountability issues | Difficulties linked to the violation of the right to participation, particularly of Indigenous communities inhabiting high-Andean wetlands, in decision-making processes. This includes the inadequate application of consultation mechanisms and of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). |
Full activity report |
| Insufficient / lack of resources | Limited resources are available for the protection and monitoring of high-Andean wetland ecosystems, constraining the ability to track their condition and respond to emerging threats. |
Full activity report |
| Other (please specify) | Growing extractive pressure on territories: A context of growing pressure on high-Andean territories due to the expansion of projects linked to minerals considered strategic for the energy transition — particularly lithium mining in the Andean region — is intensifying threats to these ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. |
Full activity report |