Decisions 12.72 to 12.74 - Climate Change and Migratory Species

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12.72
Decision directed to
Parties, Scientific Council

Parties and the Scientific Council are requested to report on progress in implementing the Programme of Work on Climate Change and Migratory Species, including monitoring and the efficacy of measures taken, to the 13th and 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, ensuring as far as possible integration into the national reports for CMS. 

12.73
Decision directed to
Secretariat

The Secretariat shall   ensure the integration of elements of the Programme of Work into the Companion Volume of the Strategic Plan for Migratory Species to ensure mainstreaming of climate change, avoiding duplication, enhancing synergies and cooperation. 

12.74
Decision directed to
Scientific Council

The Scientific Council should provide advice on how the interpretation in Paragraph 9 of UNEP/CMS/Resolution 12.21 on Climate Change and Migratory Species could be turned into pragmatic good practice.

13.126
Decision directed to
Parties, Scientific Council

Parties and the Scientific Council are requested to report on progress in implementing the Programme of Work on Climate Change and Migratory Species, including monitoring and the efficacy of measures taken, to the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, as part of the National Reporting process.

13.127
Decision directed to
Secretariat

The Secretariat shall: a) identify information gaps regarding the implementation of the Programme of Work on Climate Change and Migratory Species and take them into consideration while evaluating the need to revise the National Report format; b) develop further the guidance associated with the report for the relevant section of the template as a possible measure for eliciting more and better reports on the implementation of Resolution 12.21 Climate Change and Migratory Species; c) use existing synergies under other instruments, in particular the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Convention on Biological Diversity, in order to obtain relevant information without increasing the reporting burden on Parties.

13.128
Decision directed to
Scientific Council

The Scientific Council is requested, subject to the availability of resources, to provide advice on how the interpretation in paragraph 9 of Resolution 12.21 Climate Change and Migratory Species could be turned into pragmatic good practice.

14.211
Decision directed to
Parties

Parties are requested to: a) incorporate the impacts of climate change on migratory species and the opportunities for conserving migratory species by enhancing actions to address climate change when developing, inter alia, national climate change strategies, national adaptation plans, Nationally Determined Contributions, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, designating/implementing Protected Areas and Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures and other habitat protections including through the consideration of nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches; b) implement actions to address the effects of climate change on migratory species and their habitats as identified in Annex 1 of Resolution 12.21 (Rev.COP14) appropriate to national circumstances; c) develop and implement adaptation plans for migratory species based on the framework outlined in Annex 2 of Resolution 12.21 (Rev.COP14), recognizing that different conservation actions may be needed in different parts of a species’ life-cycle, in marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments, and that the appropriate actions may change as climate change progresses; d) place increased emphasis on the need for international co-operation and concerted action to maintain and improve the connectivity of migration routes, for example by addressing the multiple threats that species face as a result of being migratory, and by considering potential/probable changes in migration routes in response to climate change; e) include the implications of extreme weather events on migratory species in their human-related contingency planning for climate change adaptation and mitigation; and f) report to the Conference of Parties at its 15th meeting on the progress in implementing this Decision through the provision of case studies, and via their National Reports.

14.212
Decision directed to
Parties, IGOs & NGOs

Parties, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to: a) consider and use the framework outlined in Annex 2 of Resolution 12.21 (Rev.COP14); b) provide financial resources and/or in-kind support to allow the Scientific Council to convene an international in-person workshop on migratory species and climate change; and c) provide the Secretariat, at least six months in advance of COP15, with case studies of climate change adaptation and nature recovery including on the use of nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches, that may help Parties to implement the framework in real-world scenarios.

14.213
Decision directed to
Standing Committee

The Standing Committee is requested to: a) review/amend the National Report format to capture Parties’ responses to Resolution 12.21 (Rev.COP14) and the climate change-related Decisions agreed at COP14; and b) report to the Conference of Parties at its 15th meeting on the progress in implementing this Decision.

14.214
Decision directed to
Scientific Council

The Scientific Council is requested, subject to the availability of external resources, to: a) re-establish its Climate Change Working Group for the next triennium and develop Terms of Reference for the Working Group according to the rules of procedure of the Scientific Council; b) identify those migratory species that, on balance, are likely to be negatively impacted by climate change, especially those that are likely to need human-mediated interventions, such as translocations, to moderate the impact of climate change; c) identify species that have a high probability of changing their migration routes as a result of climate change and the connectivity options available to them; d) identify further case studies of the role of migratory species in maintaining and enhancing climate change mitigation and adaptation (and other related ecosystem services) and develop resources for Parties to promote greater understanding of the provision of ecosystem services by migratory species; e) propose measures to help facilitate migratory species’ range changes; f) provide advice on possible interventions, including nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches, in relation to conserving migratory species habitats, including maintaining or enhancing connectivity and ecosystem integrity; g) provide advice on how work under CMS on climate change could interact with implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, including, but not limited to, area-based conservation measures, connectivity and restoration, the Paris Agreement adopted under the UNFCCC; h) develop an interpretation of the term “barrier”, so that there is consistency in the obligation to remove barriers to migratory species; i) convene an international in-person workshop on migratory species and climate change to facilitate implementation of the actions above, and provide support to Party implementation of Resolution 12.21 (Rev.COP14); and j) report to the Conference of the Parties at its 15th meeting on the progress in implementing this Decision.

14.215
Decision directed to
Secretariat, Others

The Secretariat and the COP-appointed Councillor for Climate Change, subject to the availability of external resources, should: a) engage with other MEAs, including in particular the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Ramsar Convention, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, at relevant meetings, to provide information about the impact of climate change on migratory species, and the ways in which the conservation of migratory species can enhance nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches so that they can be part of the solution to climate change adaptation and mitigation, leading to win-win results; b) promote knowledge exchange between relevant authorities about the impacts of climate change on migratory species including changes in Range State status that may occur, and the benefits of conservation of migratory species for enhancing climate change mitigation and adaptation; c) propose revisions to the National Report format for consideration by the Standing Committee at its 56th and/or 57th Meeting; d) support the Scientific Council in convening an international in-person workshop on migratory species and climate change; and e) report to the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council at its meetings before COP15, and to the Conference of Parties at its 15th meeting, on the progress in implementing this Decision.