The
IUCN World Conservation Congress , the world’s largest and most
inclusive environmental decision-making forum opens in Honolulu,
Hawaiʻi tomorrow, and aims at defining the global path for nature
conservation for the years to come.
Critically endangered |
A site in Hawaii |
Over
8,300 delegates from 184 countries, including Heads of State and other
high-level government officials from various organisations are expected
to attend the IUCN Congress.which holds between 1 and 10 September.
The
IUCN Congress will be held under the theme ‘Planet at the crossroads’,
emphasising that nature conservation and human progress are not a
zero-sum game, and that credible and accessible choices exist that can
promote general welfare while supporting and enhancing our planet’s
natural assets.
This will be the first time the IUCN Congress will be hosted by the United States, home to over 100 IUCN Member organisations.
Key issues that will be discussed at the Congress include wildlife
trafficking, ocean conservation, nature-based solutions for climate
change mitigation and adaptation, and private investment in conservation.
At
the Congress, IUCN’s 1,300 member organisations – some of the most
influential government and civil society organisations from more than
160 countries – will collectively decide on actions to address the most
pressing and often controversial conservation and sustainable
development challenges.
Around 100 motions are expected to be adopted by
this unique global environmental parliament of governments and NGOs,
which will then become IUCN Resolutions or Recommendations calling third
parties to take action.
Some of the motions to be voted on at the IUCN Congress include:
- Advancing conservation of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
- Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion on biodiversity
- Call for closure of domestic markets to all ivory sales
- Call for end of use of lead in ammunition
- Protection of primary forests, ancient forests and intact forest landscapes
- Protected areas and other areas important for biodiversity in relation to environmentally damaging industrial-scale activities and infrastructure development
The
Congress will provide a unique opportunity for journalists to interview Heads of State
and other high-level government officials, leaders, decision-makers and
technical experts from government, civil society, indigenous peoples,
business, and academia.
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