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WCC-2025-Res-058 - Progress Report submission form

Submitted by siegwartk on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 16:39

General Information

Related Resolution / Recommendation
WCC-2025-Res-058
Resolution
52708
Period covered
Resolution implementation status
31-60% - Moderate
Comments
to add/request:
- activity report of the WCEL Pollution Law Specialist Group
- the publications issued under NORAD funded project work
- the reports from projects such as IslandPlas, and others
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
3b Education/Communication/Raising awareness We have conducted educational activities, including webinars and exhibitions, throughout the year to raise public awareness of plastic pollution. We also work with our local branches and members to organize birdwatching events combined with litter clean-ups. We will continue to engage in public education and awareness-raising activities on this issue. On-going Full activity report
3a Scientific/technical activities We conducted research on the foraging range of Tristram's storm-petrel to investigate seabird exposure to plastic-associated chemicals in relation to marine plastic pollution.
We also conducted a public participation survey to collect information on the impacts of plastic on birds, such as ingestion and entanglement, by asking participants to submit photographs. 		Completed Full activity report
3c Policy influencing/advocacy As a member of an NGO network working to address plastic pollution, Wild Bird Society of Japan has advocated to the Japanese government for stronger measures to tackle plastic pollution. In December 2025, we joined other members of the NGO network and supporting organizations in submitting an open letter, signed by a total of 135 organizations, calling for a general ban, by 2030 at the latest, on the production, import, distribution and sale of artificial turf, a significant source of microplastic pollution.
In July 2026, we submitted an urgent call to the Japanese government, signed by a total of 33 organizations, calling for substantial reductions in single-use plastics and stronger regulation of hazardous chemicals in plastics. The call was prompted by the naphtha shortage resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 		On-going Full activity report
Additional Activities to implement this resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
All
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
IUCN Academy Course for Plastics Treaty Negotiators
Planned
All
Capacity building
NORAD funded legal and policy support, capacity building for negotiators (Engl., French, Spanish, and Portuguese:
 legal training at UNEA7
Gaps and synergies between proposals for a Global Plastics Treaty and existing MEAs
A “Source-to-Sea” (S2S) approach to address marine plastic pollution
Addressing Biodiversity Conservation and Plastic Pollution in Ghana (assessments)
Financing Implementation of the Global Plastics Treaty
Completed
All
Policy influencing/advocacy
With WCEL, several briefings to support negotiators in the activities leading to the next negotiation round for the Plastics Treaty (INC 5.4.), such as
- Legal brief on "Aid to Negotiations" text
- Responses to Guiding Questions ahead of informal Heads of Delegations meetings
On-going
Actors involved from Activity Reports
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
  • Wild Bird Society of Japan ( Japan )
  • No
Additional Actors involved in this resolution
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
The Pew Charitable Trusts ( United States of America )
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2026-2029
Yes
CIEL
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Challenges / lessons learned Description Action
Insufficient / lack of resources

While birdwatching and clean-up activities are a strength of our organization, they are largely operated by volunteers at our local branches. As a result, we face challenges in expanding these activities and accommodating large numbers of participants

 Full activity report
Insufficient / lack of resources

The remote location of the survey site, a small uninhabited island where the seabird colony is located, made access difficult, and the number of surveys was limited by ocean conditions.
Limited funding and staff resources also made it difficult to establish long-term monitoring.

 Full activity report
Other (please specify)

In the public participation survey, most of the reported cases involved birds entangled in fishing line, suggesting that such cases are relatively easy for people to detect in the field. This indicates that the survey results may be subject to observer bias toward impacts that are more visible.
Photographs were required to improve the reliability of the information collected, but this requirement limited participation to approximately 100 people.

 Full activity report
Report status
Draft