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WCC-2025-Res-020 - Progress Report submission form

Submitted by carrenolindelienm on Mon, 10/05/2026 - 13:19
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
All Scientific/technical activities The WCEL Water and Wetlands Specialist Group has focused on developing the Manifiesto for the Freshwater Rule of Law and a Diagnostic Toolkit for Water Legislation. These instruments are designed to provide the normative framework and practical legal tools required to bring about legislative reforms aimed at achieving equitable, efficient, and sustainable management of freshwater resources. On-going Full activity report
Actors involved from Activity Reports
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
  • Environmental Law Institute ( United States of America )
  • IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2026-2029
  • No
  • International Association for Water Law
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Challenges / lessons learned Description Action
Coordination issues

Enhance coordination across commissions.

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WCC-2025-Res-057 - Progress Report submission form

Submitted by tallowino on Mon, 10/05/2026 - 09:35
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
All Capacity building France’s Ministry for Ecological Transition appointed AFdPZ to create and manage SAASS, its national assistance service for seized wildlife, launched in December 2024. Working with authorities, it centralises requests, coordinates placements when release is impossible, and monitors live seized wildlife nationwide. Europe’s first such scheme, it implements Annex 3 of CITES Resolution Conf. 17.8 (Rev. CoP20) on plans for seized live specimens. On-going Full activity report
All Policy influencing/advocacy Participation in numerous national and international meetings (CBD and CITES CoPs, CITES Secretariat, WAZA, EAZA, European Commission and French Interministerial Committee,...) to highlight the issue addressed by the resolution and France’s response through SAASS, share lessons learned, promote this service which is unique in Europe, and advocate for the effective implementation of relevant CITES and IUCN resolutions. On-going Full activity report
1b, 2b, 2c, 2h Convene stakeholders/Networking With the IUCN CSS France: Strengthen coordinated national action to prevent and reduce illegal wildlife trade in France through collaboration among government authorities, conservation organisations, and IUCN SSC Specialist Groups
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1, 2c, 2e Scientific/technical activities With the IUCN CSS France: Establish a national working group with key stakeholders and government to adapt and develop IUCN SSC guidelines on the management of confiscated live organisms to the national context.
 Planned Full activity report
2a, 2d, 2e, 2f Capacity building Zoo Berlin supports local authorities and customs authorities during confiscation operations through animal identification, safe handling and appropriate placement of seized wildlife. It also provides training for the fire service on handling dangerous animals, particularly venomous snakes, and receives confiscated animals for appropriate care, including venomous reptiles, invertebrates and fish. On-going Full activity report
Actors involved from Activity Reports
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission 2026-2029
  • No
  • French Ministry of Ecology
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Challenges / lessons learned Description Action
Insufficient / lack of resources

A lack of suitable authorized placements (provided voluntarily and free of charge by host institutions: zoos and aquariums, sanctuaries, and so on) affects one-third of cases, while insufficient funding, particularly for transport, affects one-quarter. Transport costs can be especially challenging when the available placement is far from the animal’s location.

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Coordination issues

In France, confiscation falls under the jurisdiction of several competent authorities across different ministries, making effective communication and coordination essential.

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Coordination issues

Effective management of confiscated wildlife requires rapid identification, appropriate facilities and close coordination with authorities. Limited capacity for certain taxa highlights the importance of clear procedures and defined responsibilities between authorities and specialist zoological institutions.

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WCC-2025-Res-051 - Progress Report submission form

Submitted by silesj on Fri, 10/02/2026 - 23:20
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status Action
4a Scientific/technical activities CEESP in collaboration with other organizations hosted a side event at SBI-7 in Nairobi to respond the question how can regional and subregional support centres within the Technical and Scientific Cooperation (TSC) Mechanism become genuine partners for gender-responsive KM-GBF implementation? Completed Full activity report
4a Scientific/technical activities CEESP in collaboration with other organizations hosted a side event hosted a side event at SBSTTA-28 in Nairobi focused on the total absence of gender-responsive data in the systems meant to monitor and report on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF). The session brought together technical experts, government representatives, and community researchers to share evidence, identify gaps, and chart a path toward more inclusive monitoring. Completed Full activity report
3a Policy influencing/advocacy IUCN has updated its gender policy in June 2026 and the policy is in alignment with the CBD Gender Plan of Action 2023–2030 and ensure IUCN programmatic work and initiatives contribute to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the reduce of risks like Gender Based Violence Completed Full activity report
3a Field activities UICN Secretariat Work Plan has incorporated into the
Outcome: PEOPLE. Output 2 " Promoting gender equality in conservation" actions to advance the implementation of the resolutions
 On-going Full activity report
3a Policy influencing/advocacy IUCN did a submission of information in preparation for the mid-term review of the Gender Plan of Action 2023-2030 CBD Notification 2025-103. Completed Full activity report
3a Policy influencing/advocacy IUCN has updated its gender policy in June 2026 and the policy is in alignment with the CBD Gender Plan of Action 2023–2030 and ensure IUCN programmatic work and initiatives contribute to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the reduce of risks like Gender Based Violence Completed Full activity report
All Policy influencing/advocacy France has launched its 2025-2030 feminist diplomacy strategy at the end of 2025. One of its objectives is to promote a feminist climate and environmental action, by better mainstreaming gender in international environmental negociations, in strategies, in bilateral and multilateral finance, to build on women's scientific and traditional knowledge, and support their participation in decision making, to support Women’s Peace and humanitarian Fund. 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
  • IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2026-2029
  • Yes
Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Challenges / lessons learned Description Action
Other (please specify)

The TSC Mechanism has a clear political mandate for gender-responsive implementation but they need technical support and tools to do it mandate

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Other (please specify)

a lesson learned is that without gender-disaggregated data and the meaningful participation of women in generating it, biodiversity monitoring will keep missing the people whose knowledge and labor sustain conservation on the ground and the policies built on that incomplete picture will remain less robust than they need to be

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Insufficient / lack of resources

it has been more difficult to get funds to implement actions related to gender equality due to the actual funding and political environment

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Other (please specify)

the lesson learned is that in order to ensure IUCN’s contribution to the implementation of the CBD Gender Plan of Action (2022–2030) is done by its programmatic and initiatives, a policy with mandate and alignment to the GPA has to be in place

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Other (please specify)

- Drop in finance (especially ODA)
- Some countries refusing to move forward on gender issues in multilateral fora, and even coming back on agreed language.

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