The following are the draft 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.
Please note that further minor amendments of a purely editorial nature may be made before final formatting, layout and publication takes place. The Spanish and French drafts will be posted online in January 2009. Careful attention will be paid to the harmonization of language versions.
Please note that the texts contain the motion numbers that were used as a reference during Congress. For final publication, these will be replaced by the resolution or recommendation number as per the list below.
Res # |
Title as adopted |
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4.001 |
Strengthening the links between IUCN members, Commissions and Secretariat |
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4.002 |
Coordination of the IUCN Programme |
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4.003 |
Strengthening IUCN’s Regional and National Committees |
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4.004 |
Strengthening IUCN’s institutional presence in South America |
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4.005 |
Mainstreaming gender equity and equality within the Union |
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4.006 |
IUCN's name |
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4.007 |
Changing IUCN’s Statutory Regions |
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4.008 |
Including local and regional government authorities in the structure of the Union |
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4.009 |
Transparency of the IUCN Council |
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4.010 |
Implementation of Congress Resolutions |
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4.011 |
Development of an automated system to record members’ actions on Resolutions and Recommendations to improve reporting at, and between, World Conservation Congresses |
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4.012133 |
IUCN policy and strategy for the management of biodiversity data and information |
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4.013 |
Sustainable use and accountability |
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4.014 |
Conservation of global plant diversity |
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4.015 |
Guidelines regarding research and scientific collecting of threatened species |
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4.016 |
Development of climate change guidelines for Red List assessments |
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4.017 |
Stopping the amphibian crisis |
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4.018 |
Increased participation of scientists from relevant countries in the preparation of the IUCN Red List |
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4.019 |
The World Species Congress |
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4.020 |
Quantitative thresholds for categories and criteria of threatened ecosystems |
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4.021 |
Eradication of the illegal use of poisoned bait as a method for controlling predators in the European Union |
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4.022 |
Promotion of Dugong during the UN 2010 International Year for Biodiversity |
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4.023 |
Conservation and recovery of the Mediterranean Monk Seal |
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4.024 |
Conservation of the habitat of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) |
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4.025 |
Avoiding the extinction of the Vaquita Porpoise (Phocoena sinus) |
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4.026 |
Trust building for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in line with the European Charter on Hunting and Biodiversity |
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4.027 |
Relationship between fisheries and great whales |
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4.028 |
Action for recovery of the East Atlantic and Mediterranean population of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna |
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4.029 |
Conservation and sustainable use of fish in the River Plate Basin |
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4.030 |
Promoting transparency to achieve sustainable fisheries |
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4.031 |
Achieving conservation of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdictions |
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4.032 |
Coordination of the Ocean Pacific 2020 Challenge |
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4.033 |
Arctic legal regime for conservation |
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4.034 |
IUCN's engagement on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean |
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4.035 |
Strengthening IUCN’s work on protected areas |
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4.036 |
Best practice protected area guideline for ecological restoration |
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4.037 |
Municipal Conservation Areas |
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4.038 |
Recognition and conservation of sacred natural sites in protected areas |
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4.039 |
Cross-Commission collaboration on sustainable use of biological resources |
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4.040 |
Conservation of geodiversity and geological heritage |
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4.041 |
Following up on actions called for by the 2nd Latin American Congress on Protected Areas and Other Protected Areas (Bariloche, 2007) |
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4.042 |
Establishment of a transboundary Peace Park between Honduras and Nicaragua |
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4.043 |
Environmental and social suitability of the Initiative for Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) |
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4.044 |
Actions to conserve the Pampas and Campos of South America |
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4.045 |
Accelerating progress to establish marine protected areas and creating marine protected area networks |
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4.046 |
Artisanal fishing organizations active in the sustainable management of the Mediterranean |
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4.047 |
Empowering local communities to conserve and manage natural resources in Africa |
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4.048 |
Indigenous peoples, protected areas and implementation of the Durban Accord |
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4.049 |
Supporting indigenous conservation territories and other indigenous peoples' and community conservation areas |
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4.050 |
Recognition of indigenous conservation territories |
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4.051 |
Indigenous rights and protected areas of la Mosquitia in Mesoamerica |
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4.052 |
Implementing the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
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4.053 |
Mobile indigenous peoples and biodiversity conservation |
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4.054 |
The YASUNI-ITT initiative |
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4.055 |
Integrating culture and cultural diversity into IUCN’s policy and Programme |
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4.056 |
Rights-based approaches to conservation |
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4.057 |
Conservation of Pakistan’s coastal resources for future generations |
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4.058 |
Conservation and poverty reduction |
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4.059 |
Promoting wildlife-based land uses in arid and semi-arid regions of Southern Africa |
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4.060 |
The European Green Belt Initiative |
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4.061 |
The Great Ecological Connectivity Corridor: Cantabric Range-Pyrenees-Central Massif-Western Alps |
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4.062 |
Enhancing ecological networks and connectivity conservation areas |
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4.063 |
The new water culture – Integrated water resources management |
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4.064 |
Integrated coastal management in the Mediterranean – the Barcelona Convention |
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4.065 |
Freshwater biodiversity conservation, protected areas, and management of transboundary waters |
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4.066 |
Improving the governance of the Mediterranean Sea |
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4.067 |
Advancing island conservation and sustainable livelihoods |
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4.068 |
Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) |
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4.069 |
Mangrove conservation in Mesoamerica |
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4.070 |
Sustainable mountain development |
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4.071 |
Forest Fire Recovery & National Park Protection |
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4.072 |
Private protected areas and nature stewardship |
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4.073 |
Support the building of an ecological vision for the Amazon biome |
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4.074 |
Climate change and overexploitation of natural resources in the IUCN Programme |
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4.075 |
Climate change mitigation targets and actions for biodiversity conservation |
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4.076 |
Biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation in national policies and strategies |
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4.077 |
Climate change and human rights |
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4.078 |
Appeal for global environmental change |
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4.079 |
The European Union and its overseas entities faced with climate change and biodiversity loss |
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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 |
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4.081 |
Equitable access to energy |
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4.082 |
Sustainable biomass-based energy |
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4.083 |
Industrial agrofuels production |
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4.084 |
Mining explorations and exploitations in and near Andean protected areas |
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4.085 |
Establishing the 1% Earth Profits Fund and Sustaining Government Conservation Finance |
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4.086 |
Guiding and improving IUCN’s involvement with the private sector |
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4.087 |
Impacts of infrastructure and extractive industries on protected areas |
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4.088 |
Establishing the IUCN Extractive Industry Responsibility Initiative |
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4.089 |
Establishing citizens’ advisory councils for large-scale extractive industry projects |
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4.090 |
Open-pit metal mining explorations and exploitations in Mesoamerica |
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4.091 |
Strategic environmental assessment of public policies, plans and programmes as an instrument for conserving biodiversity |
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4.092 |
Maintenance of ECOLEX: the gateway to environmental law |
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4.093 |
Legal aspects of the sustainable use of soils |
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4.094 |
Impetus and support for local and regional biodiversity conservation policies |
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4.095 |
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
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4.096 |
The International Academy of Environmental Law |
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4.097 |
Liability and compensations mechanisms for environmental crimes during armed conflicts |
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4.098 |
Intergenerational partnerships: Fostering ethical leadership for a just, sustainable, and peaceful world |
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4.099 |
Recognition of the diversity of concepts and values of nature |
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4.100 |
Military activities detrimental to the environment |
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4.101 |
International Covenant on Environment and Development |
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4.102 |
Advancing knowledge management in conservation |
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4.103 |
Acknowledging Spanish-language environmental education publications |
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4.104 |
The World Conservation Learning Network: Next Steps |
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4.105 |
Communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) in conservation |
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4.106 |
Vote of thanks to the host country |
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