List of Motions

Improving tree planting practices – Planting the right tree in the right place for the right purpose

Accelerating action for nature-positive, sustainable agriculture and food systems

Developing a unified global definition of 'peatland and peat'

Trails and conservation

Protection and restoration of diverse native grasslands 

Promouvoir le modèle des parcs naturels régionaux ou infranationaux pour atteindre l’objectif mondial de 30 % d’aires protégées et conservées d’ici à 2030

Soil security law

Conservation and sustainable management of rangelands and pastoralism

Protection of biomes and ecosystems threatened by native vegetation conversion

Préserver les sols forestiers et leur biodiversité

Delivering equitable accountability and means of implementation for international forest protection goals 

Advancing the IUCN Green List of protected and conserved areas to enhance effective and equitable in situ conservation

Gestión y restauración de áreas afectadas por monocultivos de eucaliptos en regiones fuera de su distribución natural

Promoting hedgerows in agriculture to foster biodiversity, strengthen ecosystem resilience and mitigate climate change

Primary forests at the next World Conservation Congress

Springs under threat: mobilising urgent action for neglected freshwater systems

Pour une protection des glaciers et écosystèmes post-glaciaires 

Advancing and tracking global river conservation to meet biodiversity and climate goals

Activating sustainable management of inland fisheries

Implementing an aquascape approach to conservation of fresh and saline water ecosystems

Pour un cadre international de préservation des têtes de bassin versant et de renforcement de leur résilience face au changement climatique 

Pour une gestion durable de la ressource en eau douce dans les atolls

Prioritising wetlands conservation and restoration to tackle the dual climate and biodiversity crises

Declaración sobre la urgente preservación de los humedales de alta montaña en Latinoamérica

Recognizing India’s First Dugong Conservation Reserve

Conservación de la integridad ambiental del Golfo San Matías en Argentina

Establishment of a Marine Biodiversity Conservation Area in Macaronesia

Renforcement des connaissances et de la protection des écosystèmes de la zone mésophotique océanique

Mettre en place une gouvernance internationale pour la gestion des algues sargasses dans le bassin caribéen

Definition and principles of the regenerative Blue Economy

Protecting the Gulf of California World Heritage Sites of Mexico from industrialisation for liquefied natural gas development

Protecting seamounts and other vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive practices

Port state measures regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing 

Promotion of collaborative marine spatial planning and sensitivity maps for sustainable offshore wind energy development

Protection of mesopelagic ecosystem integrity 

Facilitating synergistic delivery of multilateral commitments on conserving coastal ecosystems

Fourth global coral bleaching event: urgent action to reduce the risk of catastrophic loss of the world’s coral reefs

Harnessing IUCN's power: Driving synergy for net zero, nature positive and just energy transition

Mobilising the role of wild animals in ecosystems as a climate solution

Atténuer l’impact des catastrophes naturelles sur la faune sauvage par la mise en place de mesures spécifiques (prévention, secours, restauration)

Developing a policy on geoengineering

Addressing the climate and biodiversity crises through fossil fuel supply-side measures and a just transition

Integrating biodiversity conservation in carbon pricing and trading programmes for climate change mitigation

Preventing population impacts of wind energy facilities on bats

Reducing the impacts of forest biomass energy on climate and biodiversity

Estrategia global para la restauración de la oscuridad natural: protección de hábitats clave y mitigación de la contaminación lumínica

Promotion of strategic and spatial planning of electric grids to minimise impacts on nature

Nature crime 

Strengthening safe civic spaces to fulfil the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Retorno a la periodicidad anual de las reuniones ordinarias y técnicas del Convenio para la Conservación y Manejo de la Vicuña

Mainstreaming gender equality in biodiversity policies, programmes, actions and funding 

Preventing, combating and strengthening international cooperation and technical assistance to address environmental crimes 

Inscription de la Forêt de Fontainebleau au Patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO

Rendre les droits de la nature opérationnels à travers leur mise en œuvre dans les territoires

Recognition of the rights of Antarctica

Advancing an ethical human-ocean relationship

Ensuring conflict-sensitive conservation and protection of the environment in fragile and conflict situations

Addressing wildlife trafficking and the seizure of live wild animals through care, awareness-raising, and training

Advancing actions to combat plastic pollution to protect human health, biodiversity and the natural environment

Nature conservation diplomacy: integrating conservation, peace and security through international cooperation

Recognising the crime of ecocide to protect nature

Pour un océan, bien commun de l’humanité

Renforcer la protection de la posidonie en Méditerranée : législations, suivi et renforcement des capacités

The HIMEK Alliance proposal for mitigation of climate change in the Himalayas and the Mekong Region through forest land restoration and reduction in emissions of black carbon and greenhouse gases

Establishing mechanisms for engagement with IUCN Members involved in armed conflict, wars and occupation

Updating the IUCN Policy on the Sustainable Use of Wild Living Resources

Living in harmony with rivers through the rights of nature and ecocentric law

Emergency action to restore 80% of ecological integrity in Amazonia by 2030 preventing cascading tipping points

Core human rights principles for private conservation organisations and funders

Integrating science, rights-based approaches and harmonious coexistence with strategies for ecological recovery

Calling for a United Nations Decade of Island Resilience

Recognising the Model Forest Act to enhance forest protection, conservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests

Defining a robust Nature Positive for Business framework, to mobilise corporate, civil society and government support for high-integrity nature positive contributions aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Enhancing sustainable tourism practices through the incorporation of welfare standards for wild animals in captivity and in the wild

Urgent scaling up of investment in amphibian conservation needed to prevent further extinctions

Regulating the environmental impacts of overtourism and promoting sustainable tourism models for biodiversity protection

Maintenir l'aide publique au développement pour la préservation de la biodiversité transitant par la société civile en cas de crise géopolitique

Encourager les pratiques agroforestières et de mycorhization qui favorisent la biodiversité des sols

Regulate financing mechanisms based on biodiversity certificates and guarantee positive effects on nature

Ensuring companies disclose and take action to minimise negative impacts on biodiversity in ways that will achieve the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Accompagner la transformation de l’économie vers une économie de régénération

Advancing the sustainable management, use and trade of wild species

Urgent action to prevent illegal succulent plant trade

Developing a circular and sustainable bioeconomy for sustainable food and agriculture

Amplifying the role of businesses in achieving a nature positive world

IUCN assessments of critical issues pertaining to the status and trends of nature and natural resources

IUCN policy on synthetic biology in relation to nature conservation

Task Force on exploring standardised genetic diversity assessments

Mobilising resources and strengthening evaluation to ensure the effective management of protected and conserved areas for global biodiversity goals

Développer la connaissance des enjeux liés à la biodiversité des médias et journalistes généralistes

Strengthening conservation efforts for fungi and invertebrates

Promouvoir la libre évolution et des outils permettant de la pérenniser

Recognise and strengthen the fundamental role of plant and fungal taxonomy and associated herbaria for the conservation of biodiversity, particularly in Global South countries

Recognising the importance of Indigenous languages, knowledge and cultural heritage in biodiversity conservation

Wild plant conservation to ensure the future of Small Island Developing States

Setting area-based targets on scientific evidence and reversing historic injustices

Mainstreaming mentorship for young ecological stewards to enhance conservation efforts

Advancing the One Health approach for biodiversity, health and global cooperation

Implementation of One Health, from global to local  

Intégrer le maintien et la reconquête des espèces de la faune et de la flore dans la création et la restauration du bâti

Organisation of a Global Youth Summit prior to each IUCN World Conservation Congress

The role of rangers as essential planetary health workers in particular to achieve the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 

Renforcer et développer les forêts urbaines et périurbaines selon le standard des Solutions fondées sur la Nature de l’UICN

Safeguarding biodiversity and human rights in energy transition mineral governance

Recognise and support community stewardship of natural resources through dedicated funding

Promotion of social inclusion and universal accessibility in IUCN practices and in the management of natural areas, parks and green spaces

Scaling-up Indigenous leadership in the protection of biodiversity and the sacred

Development of IUCN guidelines to effectively control the commercial pet trade in terrestrial wildlife

The need for urgent conservation action to secure the remaining population of Javan and Sumatran rhinoceros in Indonesia

Restoring threatened species in the Arabian Peninsula and Sahelo-Saharan regions

Urgent action to address the Asian wild pig crisis caused by African swine fever

Scaling collaborative action for threatened freshwater fishes through ex situ conservation

Strengthening planning for preserving biodiversity through the use of Longevity Conservation approaches

Appeal for global prevention of propeller-inflicted deaths on endangered species

Actions to avert the extinction of Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei)

Strengthening gibbon conservation through collaboration and synergy

Renforcer la prévention des risques associés aux bioagresseurs exotiques envahissants des forêts

Conservation of the Critically Endangered scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) and its look-a-like species the smooth hammerhead shark (S. zygaena) and great hammerhead (S. mokaran)

Conservation of clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa, Neofelis diardi) (IUCN VU) as a top priority umbrella species for south and southeast Asia

Archiving Resolutions and Recommendations and making IUCN policy more accessible

Confirming the status of the Climate Crisis Commission

Increasing the participation of subnational governments across and through the Union

Accelerating equitable youth empowerment across the Union

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