Markets at the IUCN Congress
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This page contains a selection of Resolutions & Recommendations adopted by IUCN members at their 4th World Conservation Congress in October 2008 which are particularly relevant to markets, economics and business. They are grouped according the themes used to group the original Motions.
It also lists the related original Motions presented to the Congress. These documents indicate which members sponsored the Motions as well as providing additional comments from the Secretariat and others on the implications of the Motions for the IUCN Programme.
More information is available on the IUCN website.
Theme: Biodiversity Conservation
Resolution/Recommendation
Motion
Res 4.013 Sustainable use and accountability
016 - Sustainable use and accountability
Res 4.026 Trust building for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in line with the European Charter on Hunting and Biodiversity
032 - Trust building for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in line with the European Charter on Hunting and Biodiversity
Res 4.027 Relationship between fisheries and great whales
037 - Interactions between fisheries and great whales
Res 4.028 Action for recovery of the East Atlantic and Mediterranean population of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus
038 - Action for the recovery of the eastern stock of bluefin tuna
Res 4.030 Promoting transparency to achieve sustainable fisheries
042 - Promoting transparency to achieve sustainable fisheries
Res 4.039 Cross-Commission collaboration on sustainable use of biological resources
054 - Cross-Commission collaboration on sustainable use of biological resources
Rec 4.109 Funding programmes for small-scale civil society projects for global biodiversity conservation
017 - Funding programmes for small-scale civil society projects for global biodiversity conservation
Rec 4.116 Fisheries management by Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs)
040 - Fisheries management by Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs)
Rec 4.118 Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
045 - Tourism in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
4.123 Promotion of Category V and VI Protected Areas for biodiversity conservation
061 - Promotion of Categories V and VI Protected Areas for biodiversity conservation
Theme: Ecosystems and Human Wellbeing
Res 4.047 Empowering local communities to conserve and manage natural resources in Africa
069 - Empowering local communities to conserve and manage natural resources in Africa
Res 4.058 Conservation and poverty reduction
081 - Conservation and Poverty Reduction
Res 4.059 Promoting wildlife-based land uses in arid and semi-arid regions of Southern Africa
082 - Promoting wildlife based land uses in arid and semi arid regions of Southern Africa
Res 4.063 The new water culture – integrated water resources management
088 - The new water culture – Integrated water resources management
Res 4.064 Integrated coastal management in the Mediterranean – the Barcelona Convention
089 - Integrated coastal management in the Mediterranean – the Barcelona Convention
Rec 4.129 Strengthening the integrated management of coastal areas
079 - Strengthening the integrated management of coastal areas
Theme: Climate Change
Res 4.068 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD)
094 - Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD)
Res 4.078 Appeal for action to address global environmental change
101 - Appeal for global environmental change
Rec 4.134 Responding to deforestation and land degradation related to climate change and desertification
095 - Responding to deforestation and land degradation related to climate change and desertification
Theme: Energy
Res 4.082 Sustainable biomass-based energy
104 - Sustainable biomass-based energy
Res 4.083 Industrial agrofuel production
105 - Industrial agrofuel production
Theme: Economy, Markets and Finance
Res 4.084 Mining exploration and exploitation in and near Andean protected areas
106 - Mining explorations and exploitations in and near Andean protected areas
Res 4.085 Establishing the 1% Earth Profits Fund and sustaining government conservation finance
108 - Establishing the 1% Earth Profits Fund
Res 4.086 Guiding and improving IUCN’s involvement with the private sector
109 - Guiding and improving IUCN’s involvement with the private sector
Res 4.087 Impacts of infrastructure and extractive industries on protected areas
111 - Impacts of infrastructure and extractive industries on protected areas
Res 4.088 Establishing the IUCN Extractive Industry Responsibility Initiative
112 - Establishing the IUCN Extractive Industry Responsibility Initiative
Rec 4.136 Biodiversity, protected areas, indigenous peoples and mining activities
110 - Mining-induced degradation of biodiversity, protected areas, and indigenous peoples
(no resolution or recommendation)
107 - Termination of the agreement between IUCN and Shell