Resolutions and Recommendations

Barcelona welcomed unprecedented participation by IUCN Members in conservation's most democratic process with 136 Resolutions and Recommendations adopted and added to the existing body of Resolutions and Recommendations from previous Congresses and General Assemblies. For inquiries about follow up regarding implementation please click here

The following are the final texts (in English) of the Resolutions and Recommendations adopted at the 4th IUCN World Conservation Congress. These have been edited to include the amendments agreed to during plenary sessions of the Members’ Assembly and to include language/grammar corrections.

WCC4 Resolutions and Recommendations

 

Resolutions  
res 4 001 strengthening the links between iucn members commissions and secretariat Voting record
res 4 002 coordination of the iucn programme Voting record
res 4 003 strengthening iucn s regional and national committees Voting record
res 4 004 strengthening uicn s institutional presence in south america Voting record
res 4 005 mainstreaming gender equity and equality withing the union Voting record
res 4 006 iucn s name Voting record
res 4 007 changing iucns statutory regions Voting record
res 4 008 including local and regional governement authorities in the structure of the union Voting record
res 4 009 transparency of the iucn council Voting record
res 4 010 implementation of congress resolutions Voting record
res 4 011 development of an automated system to record members actions on resolutions and recommendations Voting record
res 4 012 iucn policy and strategy for the management of biodiversity data and information Voting record
res 4 013 sustainable use and accountability Voting record
res 4 014 conservation of global plant diversity Voting record
res 4 015 guidelines regarding research and scientific collecting of threatened species Voting record
res 4 016 development of climate change guidelines for red list assessments Voting record
res 4 017 stopping the amphibian crisis Voting record
res 4 018 increased participation of scientists from relevant countries in the preparation of the iucn red list Voting record
res 4 019 the world species congress Voting record
res 4 020 quantitative thresholds for categories and criteria of threatened ecosystems Voting record
res 4 021 eradication of the illegal use of poisoned bait as a method for controlling predators in the european union Voting record
res 4 022 promotion of dugong during the un 2010 international year for biodiversity Voting record
res 4 023 conservation and recovery of the mediterranean monk seal Voting record
res 4 024 conservation of the habitat of the iberian lynx lynx pardinus Voting record
res 4 025 avoiding the extinction of the vaquita porpoise phocoena sinus Voting record
res 4 026 trust building for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in line with the european charter on hunting and biodiversity Voting record
res 4 027 relationship between fisheries and great whales Voting record
res 4 028 action for recovery of the east atlantic and mediterranean population of atlantic bluefin tuna Voting record
res 4 029 conservation and sustainable use of fish in the river plate basin Voting record
res 4 030 promoting transparency to achieve sustainable fisheries Voting record
res 4 031 achieving conservation of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdictions Voting record
res 4 032 coordination of the ocean pacific 2020 challenge Voting record
res 4 033 arctic legal regime for conservation Voting record
res 4 034 iucn s engagement on antarctica and the southern ocean Voting record
res 4 035 strengthening iucn s work on protected areas Voting record
res 4 036 best practice protected area guideline for ecological restoration Voting record
res 4 037 municipal conservation areas Voting record
res 4 038 recognition and conservation of sacred natural sites in protected areas Voting record
res 4 039 cross commission collaboration on sustainable use of biological resources Voting record
res 4 040 conservation of geodiversity and geological heritage Voting record
res 4 041 following up on actions called for by the 2nd latin american congress on protected areas and other protected areas bariloche 2007 Voting record
res 4 042 establishment of a transboundary peace park between honduras and nicaragua Voting record
res 4 043 environmental and social suitability of the initiative for integration of regional infrastructure in south america iirsa Voting record
res 4 044 actions to conserve the pampas and campos of south america Voting record
res 4 045 accelerating progress to establish marine protected areas and creating marine protected area networks Voting record
res 4 046 artisanal fishing organizations active in the sustainable management of the mediterranean Voting record
res 4 047 empowering local communities to conserve and manage natural resources in africa Voting record
res 4 048 indigenous peoples protected areas and implementation of the durban accord Voting record
res 4 049 supporting indigenous conservation territories and other indigenous peoples and community conservation areas Voting record
res 4 050 recognition of indigenous conservation territories Voting record
res 4 051 indigenous rights and protected areas of la mosquitia in mesoamerica Voting record
res 4 052 implementing the u.n. declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples Voting record
res 4 053 mobile indigenous peoples and biodiversity conservation Voting record
res 4 054 the yasuni itt initiative Voting record
res 4 055 integrating culture and cultural diversity into iucn s policy and programme Voting record
res 4 056 rights based approaches to conservation Voting record
res 4 057 conservation of pakistan s coastal resources for future generations Voting record
res 4 058 conservation and poverty reduction Voting record
res 4 059 promoting wildlife based land uses in arid and semi arid regions of southern africa Voting record
res 4 060 the european green belt initiative Voting record
res 4 061 the great ecological connectivity corridor cantabric range pyrenees central massif western alps Voting record
res 4 062 enhancing ecological networks and connectivity conservation areas Voting record
res 4 063 the new water culture integrated water resources management Voting record
res 4 064 integrated coastal management in the mediterranean the barcelona convention Voting record
res 4 065 freshwater biodiversity conservation protected areas and management of transboundary waters Voting record
res 4 066 improving the governance of the mediterranean sea Voting record
res 4 067 advancing island conservation and sustainable livelihoods Voting record
res 4 068 reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation redd Voting record
res 4 069 mangrove conservation in mesoamerica Voting record
res 4 070 sustainable mountain development Voting record
res 4 071 forest fire recovery national park protection Voting record
res 4 072 private protected areas and nature stewardship Voting record
res 4 073 support the building of an ecological vision for the amazon biome Voting record
res 4 074 climate change and overexploitation of natural resources inlcusion in the iucn programme Voting record
res 4 075 climate change mitigation targets and actions for biodiversity conservation Voting record
res 4 076 biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation in national policies and strategies Voting record
res 4 077 climate change and human rights Voting record
res 4 078 appeal for global environmental change Voting record
res 4 079 the european union and its overseas entities faced with climate change and biodiversity loss Voting record
res 4 080 mobilizing action to build resilience and assist adaptation to climate change of coral reefs and marine ecosystems and people that depend on them Voting record
res 4 081 equitable access to energy Voting record
res 4 082 sustainable biomass based energy Voting record
res 4 083 industrial agrofuels production Voting record
res 4 084 mining explorations and exploitations in and near andean protected areas Voting record
res 4 085 establishing the 1 earth profits fund and sustaining government conservation finance Voting record
res 4 086 guiding and improving iucn s involvement with the private sector Voting record
res 4 087 impacts of infrastructure and extractive industries on protected areas Voting record
res 4 088 establishing the iucn extractive industry responsibility initiative Voting record
res 4 089 establishing citizens advisory councils for large scale extractive industry projects Voting record
res 4 090 open pit metal mining explorations and exploitations in mesoamerica Voting record
res 4 091 strategic environmental assessment of public policies plans and programmes as an instrument for conserving biodiversity Voting record
res 4 092 maintenance of ecolex the gateway to environmental law Voting record
res 4 093 legal aspects of the sustainable use of soils Voting record
res 4 094 impetus and support for local and regional biodiversity conservation policies Voting record
res 4 095 african convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources Voting record
res 4 096 the international academy of environmental law Voting record
res 4 097 liability and compensations mechanisms for environmental crimes during armed conflicts Voting record
res 4 098 intergenerational partnerships fostering ethical leadership for a just sustainable and peaceful world Voting record
res 4 099 recognition of the diversity of concepts and values of nature Voting record
res 4 100 military activities detrimental to the environment Voting record
res 4 101 international covenant on environment and development Voting record
res 4 102 advancing knowledge management in conservation Voting record
res 4 103 acknowledging spanish language environmental education publications Voting record
res 4 104 the world conservation learning network next steps Voting record
res 4 105 communication education and public awareness cepa in conservation Voting record
res 4 106 vote of thanks to the host country Voting record

 

Recommendations  
rec 4 107 cooperation between members and committe Voting record
rec 4 108 open access to biodiversity data and information Voting record
rec 4 109 funding programmes for small scale civil society projects for global biodiversity conservation Voting record
rec 4 110 controlling trade in wild caught african cranes Voting record
rec 4 111 conservation of leatherback turtles and hammerhead sharks in the eastern tropical pacific marine corridor Voting record
rec 4 112 an effective european plan of action for sharks Voting record
rec 4 113 conserving migratory and oceanic sharks Voting record
rec 4 114 global policy against shark finning Voting record
rec 4 115 non lethal utilization of whales Voting record
rec 4 116 fisheries management by regional fisheries management organizations rfmos Voting record
rec 4 117 flag state responsibility regarding illegal unreported and unregulated iuu fishing Voting record
rec 4 118 antarctica and the southern ocean Voting record
rec 4 119 protection of rangers within and in areas adjacent to protected areas Voting record
rec 4 120 protected areas and biological diversity management programmes steps towards ensuring effective management Voting record
rec 4 121 increasing the pace and scale of conservation in the mediterranean biome Voting record
rec 4 122 world heritage nomination for ningaloo reef Voting record
rec 4 123 promotion of category v and vi protected areas for biodiversity conservation Voting record
rec 4 124 forest conservation in tasmania Voting record
rec 4 125 protection of the peatlands of tierra del fuego argentina Voting record
rec 4 126 protection of chilean patagonia Voting record
rec 4 127 indigenous peoples rights in the management of protected areas fully or partially in the territories of indigenous peoples Voting record
rec 4 128 setting up networks of protected urban and perurban natural areas Voting record
rec 4 129 strengthening the integrated management of coastal areas Voting record
rec 4 130 strengthening the natura 2000 network Voting record
rec 4 131 conservation of the western iberian peninsula Voting record
rec 4 132 conservation of the river ebro Voting record
rec 4 133 world appeal to prevent the loss of lake chapala and lake cocibolca the largest wetlands in mesoamerica Voting record
rec 4 134 responding to deforestation and land degradation related to climate change and desertification Voting record
rec 4 135 environmental impact of wind based power production in spanish and portuguese mountain areas Voting record
rec 4 136 biodiversity protected areas indigenous peoples and mining activities Voting record

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