Submitted by
spadonea
on Sun, 10/11/2026 - 16:08
General Information
Resolution
52783
Period covered
Resolution implementation status
31-60% - Moderate
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| 3b | Convene stakeholders/Networking | 3b. provide support to the IMPAC International Steering Committee and the MPA agency of the hosting country for organising every IMPAC congress; WCPA marine and west and central Africa VC, IUCN Oceans and IUCN West Africa Office in Dakar, as well as members of the International Steering Committee are supporting Senegal in organizing IMPAC6 for 2027. The ISC as well as IMPAC6 organizing committee has met several times in 2026, in Nouakshot (Mauritania) in June and Dakar in september. IUCN Oceans team has secured funding to hire support at IUCN events teams at HQ and at IUCN West Africa office. |
On-going | Full activity report |
| 3c | Policy influencing/advocacy | 3c. consider IMPAC in the planning of all IUCN global events and congresses as a leading and highly relevant global platform on MPAs; IUCN Oceans is in charge of involving IUCN secretariat events planning team in the organization of the congress. |
On-going | Full activity report |
| 3d | Convene stakeholders/Networking | 3.d. draft the terms of reference of the congress, including the roles, responsibilities and selection process of the host country, in collaboration with WCPA and the IMPAC International Steering Committee; IN January 2026, WCPA Chair, WCPA Marine VC, IUCN Oceans team and CCA met to discuss the Term of Reference of IMPAC congress (Not just IMPAC6) including the history of IMPAC, strucure and role of the ISC, the contractual aspects, and the selection of the host countries. WCPA shared a draft ToR with IUCN CCA and Oceans team to start the discussion. |
On-going | Full activity report |
Additional Activities to implement this resolution
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status |
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3b
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Fundraising
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Secretariat (Ocean Team /CCA) fundraised to secure 500k CHF to notably allow the opening of two positions, full-time, to provide direct support to the organising MPA agency (DAMCP, Ministry of Env. and Ecological Transition, Senegal) of IMPAC6. The two staff (one in Senegal office and one in Convenings and Events unit) are hired and currently working to provide strategic support to Senegal for the organisation of IMPAC6.
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Completed
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3b
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Scientific/technical activities
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IUCN Secretariat (PACO) is providing financial and technical support for activities with regards to the development of the programme of IMPAC6 through WACA and WASOP projects.
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On-going
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3c
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Scientific/technical activities
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Secretariat and WCPA to ensure the uptake and capitalisation of IMPAC6 outcomes at the next World WCPA Congress in Panama.
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Planned
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3d
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Other (please specify)
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On the governance of IMPAC Series: drafts for the ToRs of the International Steering Committee and for the selection of the next host country modus operandi have been initiated and need to be completed.
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Planned
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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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| Coordination issues | Need to coordinate and agree the ToR within WCPA, IUCN secretariat and current ISC members. Attaching draft ToR of IMPAC and document for selecting IMPAC host country |
Full activity report |
| Coordination issues | IMPAC6 organization is on track and a huge challenge for Senegal. Lack of capacities and time of WCPA marine make its challenging but different ISC members, IUCN West Africa and WCPA members and Senegal government have made significant progress towards the organization of IMPAC6 in 2027 |
Full activity report |
Additional Challenges / lessons learned
| Challenges / lessons learned | Description |
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Insufficient / lack of resources
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Lack of capacities and time of IUCN Secretariat (HQ / Ocean Team and in general) limits the potential support that IUCN could actually provide to Senegal for a successful organisation of IMPAC6, as this resolution calls for. |
Report status
Published
At the time of writing this progress report, IUCN Secretariat and WCPA have been providing some support to the host country of the next IMPAC (Senegal for IMPAC6, to take place in March 2027), but probably not at the level one can have expected. There is still time for a strong engagement and institutional support, to make IMPAC6 a success, as the first IMPAC organised in Africa and the first IMPAC organised since the adoption of Resolution 8.133.