WCC-2025-Res-086 - Progress Report submission form

Submitted by brookst on Sun, 10/18/2026 - 06:38
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
5 Policy influencing/advocacy Track CBD agenda item on Synthetic Biology, with a particular view to ensuring coherence, consistency, and cross-reference with IUCN Policy; specific mentions of the IUCN and the Policy are made in the draft COP17 Decision (Synthesis and review of work), and in its Annex I (Thematic Action Plan). To this end, IUCN nominated a WCEL expert to participate in May 2026 AHTEG; and experts from CEM, WCEL & Secretariat into Open-ended Online Forum 2026. Planned Full activity report
All Convene stakeholders/Networking Side-event organised for CBD COP17 (21 Oct 2026) on "How are CBD Parties using the new IUCN Policy on Synthetic Biology in relation to Nature Conservation?", with speakers from Korea (NIE), Nigeria, Seychelles, and UK (ARIA) Governments and CBD Secretariat, and facilitated by ICGEB On-going Full activity report
Actors involved from Activity Reports
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
  • No other Members are/have been involved
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment ( Seychelles )
  • Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment ( Republic of Korea )
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
  • No IUCN Commissions involved
  • IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2026-2029
  • IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2026-2029
  • Yes
  • Government of Nigeria
  • CBD Secretariat
  • ICGEB
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Challenges / lessons learned Description Action
Other (please specify)

No particular lessons learned to date; activity is ongoing

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Other (please specify)

No particular lessons learned (event has not yet taken place at time of reporting)

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WCC-2025-Res-085 - Progress Report submission form

Submitted by brookst on Sun, 10/18/2026 - 06:04
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
All Scientific/technical activities Initial effort by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Commissions, to develop a process for development of IUCN principles, policies, and procedures for undertaking assessments of critical issues pertaining to the status and trends of nature and natural resources On-going Full activity report
Actors involved from Activity Reports
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
  • No other Members are/have been involved
  • No IUCN Commissions involved
  • Yes
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Challenges / lessons learned Description Action
Other (please specify)

No particular lessons learned; work still in initial planning phase

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WCC-2025-Res-123 - Progress Report submission form

Submitted by overs on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 13:53
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
All Convene stakeholders/Networking Resolution 8.121 – Members are the Heart of the Union
Status: in progress
Implementation of Resolution 8.121 is underway. As a first step, the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Council Working Group to take forward the resolution's mandate were prepared by the Secretariat and approved by Bureau. The ToR set out the Working Group's purpose, scope, composition, working methods and timeline, as well as the expected deliverables to be reported back to Council.
The Secretariat is now supporting the establishment of the Working Group, after which they will proceed with the identification and confirmation of members in line with the approved ToR. Once constituted, the Working Group is expected to hold its first meeting in Q4 of 2026, at which it will agree a workplan and timeline for its deliverables.
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Actors involved from Activity Reports
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
  • CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND LAW ( United States of America )
  • IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2026-2029
  • IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2026-2029
  • IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2026-2029
  • IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2026-2029
  • IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2026-2029
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission 2026-2029
  • IUCN Climate Action Commission 2026-2029
  • Yes
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Challenges / lessons learned Description Action
Coordination issues

It has taken longer than expected to establish the working group.

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Synergies between the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems and SEEA Ecosystem Accounting

2026

This booklet provides practical guidance on how the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Ecosystem Accounting can be produced and used in combination for policy, decision-making and monitoring, with a focus on implementation and monitoring of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
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