Submitted by
penas
on Mon, 10/12/2026 - 10:45
General Information
Resolution
52706
Period covered
Resolution implementation status
31-60% - Moderate
Comments
There have been additional activities that link directly or indirectly to this Resolution throughout the course of 2026, including led by the Secretariat even though the Resolution does not include any request to the Director General/Secretariat.
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| All | Education/Communication/Raising awareness | Collaborating and strategising with other organisations to advance work in conflict sensitive conservation and presented on a panel at the Environmental Peacebuilding Conference in Ottawa, June 2026 | On-going | Full activity report |
| Scientific/technical activities | We work in the context of the full-scale war in Ukraine, studying its impact on biodiversity and protected areas, supporting protected area institutions operating under wartime conditions, including in occupied territories. We are building up experience in conservation work during a full-scale war, both through research and through engagement with authorities, who do not always recognise that environmental issues cannot simply be postponed until after the war. We also integrate biodiversity conservation considerations into humanitarian demining and post-war recovery planning. The information and experience accumulated through this work are documented in publications. |
Planned | Full activity report |
Additional Activities to implement this resolution
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status |
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All
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Education/Communication/Raising awareness
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The IUCN Academy’s Conflict Sensitivity Course, was launched in October 2025, and is designed for conservation and development practitioners to better understand how their interventions interact with conflict dynamics, and how to design and implement projects in ways that avoid exacerbating tensions while supporting more peace-positive outcomes. It introduces key concepts and practical tools for conflict analysis, stakeholder engagement, and integrating conflict sensitivity throughout the project cycle, combining theory with examples and case studies. The course is open to all and takes approximately 10–12 hours to complete, and is intended for practitioners such as project managers, field staff, policymakers, and others working on conservation and development programming. It has been very well received, particularly for its practical relevance and applied case studies.
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On-going
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All
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Policy influencing/advocacy
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Advancing hydrodiplomacy in West Africa led by IUCN's Regional Office: Hydro-diplomacy is a strategic tool for preventing tensions over water resources and promoting collaborative governance of transboundary river basins. It relies on several institutional and political mechanisms: cooperation agreements between riparian states, transboundary river basin management organisations, mechanisms for sharing hydrological data, and regional consultation frameworks. Water diplomacy, crucial in West Africa for ensuring stability, sustainable development and peace in the face of climate-related challenges, directly relates to supporting environmental peacebuilding.
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On-going
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All
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Policy influencing/advocacy
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In relation to this Resolution as well as Res8.048 on Crimes that Affect the Environment, IUCN, through the Centre for Policy and Law, engaged on the15th UN Crime Congress, emphasising in its Key Messages the need to better defining and understanding the legal aspects around the subject, while advocating for increased political will and effective action on crimes that affect the environment, environmental peacebuilding and security.
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Completed
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1
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Convene stakeholders/Networking
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At its last meeting in April 2026, the IUCN Council's Governance and Constituency Committee, established a Council Working Group on Conflict and Security.
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On-going
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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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| Other (please specify) | no challenges |
Full activity report |
| Insufficient / lack of resources | Full activity report |
Additional Challenges / lessons learned
| Challenges / lessons learned | Description |
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Coordination issues
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Difficulty to assess ongoing work across the Union beyond what gets reported through activity reports. |
Report status
Published