IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS 2016 COMMUNICATION BY THE MOTIONS WORKING GROUP IN PREPARATION OF

THE CONGRESS August, 2016

1. Outcome of electronic vote on motions (3 August – 17 August, 2016)

The system for the electronic vote on motions was open from 03 August 2016 at 12 noon GMT/UTC until 17 August 2016 at 12 noon GMT/UTC. A total of 85 motions were put to the electronic vote by the IUCN Membership. IUCN’s Members adopted all 85 motions, some with amendments. You may find the final adopted text of the motions online. In accordance with Rule 62septimo, “Motions adopted by electronic ballot by both Member Categories A and B shall have the same validity as motions adopted during sittings of the Members’ Assembly.” They will become effective at the time of their recording in the first sitting of the Members’ Assembly in Hawaii.

As outlined in the MWG Communiqué of mid-July, this is a completely new way of working for IUCN’s decision making process, strengthening its democratic character by significantly increasing the participation of IUCN Members in the discussion of motions.

2. Discussion and vote of motions on-site

The draft agenda for the World Conservation Congress can be found alongside all Congress documents at: https://portals.iucn.org/congress/docs . Following Rules 45 to 62septimo of the Rules of Procedure of the World Conservation Congress concerning the Agenda and Motions, a limited number of motions which “warrant debate at the global level during Congress…” or for which it was “not possible to produce a consensus text for submission to a decision by electronic vote prior to Congress” are to be discussed and voted upon during the Members’ Assembly. A total of 14 motions are put forward for discussion and vote during the Members’ Assembly. These are listed below. Motions previously identified by the Motions Working Group as warranting debate at the global level during the Congress

Motion ID

Motion Title

26 Protected areas and other areas important for biodiversity in relation to environmentally damaging industrial-scale activities and infrastructure development.

49 Advancing conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

Total # of Members voting 711

% of votes represented 68.6

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63 Natural Capital 64 IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets 65 Improving standards in ecotourism 66 Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

Motions referred to Congress for continued discussion and vote

Motion ID

Motion Title

7 Closure of Domestic Markets for Elephant Ivory 37 [Conservation of [private] [privately] protected areas] [Supporting the Voluntary

Conservation of Private Lands] 48 Protection of primary forests, ancient forests and intact forest landscapes

53 Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation

59 IUCN response to the Paris Climate Change Agreement 61 Take greater account of the ocean in the climate regime 74 Strengthening corporate biodiversity measurement, valuation and reporting

90 Phasing-out the use of lead ammunition in wetlands and replacing it with non-lead alternatives

The tentative timeline for discussion and vote of motions during the plenary of the Members’ Assembly on-site is the following: - 6 September, 2016 (morning) –1st sitting

o Report of the Resolutions Committee + recording en bloc of motions adopted electronically before Congress

- 7 September, 2016 (afternoon) - 5th sitting o General discussion of motions (focus on 6 motions warranting debate at

global level + possible adoption of other motions that are ready to be put to a vote

- 9 September, 2016 (morning and afternoon) –6th and 7th sittings o Tabling and vote on all remaining motions

Detailed negotiation on the text of the above listed motions and other new motions presented on-site will take place in contact groups. The Motions Working Group has already scheduled official contact groups during the Members’ Assembly days, in order to discuss the motions forwarded to Congress in detail. Preliminarily, these will take place on Tuesday 6 September (lunch, evening), Wednesday 7 September (morning, lunch and evening), and Friday 9 September (morning, lunch). Additional slots might be allocated on-site depending on needs.

In addition, once a Motion is back from a Contact Group, Members can still propose additional amendments during the plenary discussion. They can either submit their amendment in writing before the session (so it can be distributed to the Members), or table it from the floor.

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On-site, Members can submit additional motions under very specific circumstances (see section 5 below). This is guided by Rule 52. Motions need to be submitted by one Member eligible to vote with the co-sponsorship of at least 10 additional Members eligible to vote. Also, motions will only be admissible if they comply with the criteria spelled out in Rule 52, such as that the issue of the motion is new (could not have been foreseen by the initial deadline for motions) and urgent (cannot wait until the next Congress).

When voting on motions, Members may also make statements from the floor in explanation of vote.

3. Motions on IUCN Governance issues

The Motions Working Group will schedule the on-site discussions of these motions in contact groups. On-site these motions will be followed up directly by the Governance Committee of Congress, which might decide to organize additional contact groups, as required. The approval of motions on IUCN governance during the Members’ Assembly, including amendments to Statutes, has been tentatively scheduled for September 10, 2016 during the 8th sitting. However, it is possible that vote on the governance-related motions takes place before as changes in the timings of the agenda are foreseeable. Members will be informed accordingly.

Motion ID

Motion Title

A Including local and regional governmental authorities in the structure of the Union B Including indigenous peoples’ organisations in the structure of the Union C Election of the IUCN President D Members’ Assembly’s sole authority to amend the Regulations pertaining to the

objectives, nature of the membership and membership criteria (follow-up to decision 22 of the 2012 World Conservation Congress)

E Enhanced practice and reforms of IUCN’s governance F Proposed amendment to Article 6 of the IUCN Statutes concerning the dues of

State and political/economic integration organisation Members adhering to IUCN 4. Amendments to motions

In accordance with the Rules of Procedure 58-62, delegates can propose amendments to any motion. The best place to propose changes to a motion is in the contact group meetings. Amendments may also be made either during the course of a debate in plenary or in writing. If they are submitted in writing, they need to be submitted in time for them to be distributed before they are debated.

Ordinarily, all amendments shall be transmitted to the Resolutions Committee that will decide whether the amendment is in order. If the amendment is proposed in the course of a debate, the Chair makes this decision. It is important to note that an amendment has to relate directly to the text which it is sought to alter. The submission of an entirely revised motion text is not admissible. The amendment needs to clearly reflect the change in the text and will have priority in the debate over the original text to which they relate to and shall be put to the vote before that text. If two amendments relate to the same part of the text, the amendments most different from the original text will be discussed first. In the case that many amendments are submitted to the text, the Resolutions Committee or the Chair may refer the text to

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another contact group. Amendments submitted before the discussion of that motion in an already scheduled contact group will be discussed in the contact group. IMPORTANT: All amendments submitted in writing shall be sent electronically to motions@iucn.org, ideally no later than 18:00 the day before the Motion is scheduled for discussion in Plenary, in order to allow for sufficient time for consideration by the Resolutions Committee and circulation before the last sitting of the Members’ Assembly. To facilitate the management of electronic communications regarding amendments to motions, it is recommended Members clearly specify in the email subject line that an amendment is being put forward (e.g. Email title/Subject: Amendment to motion XYZ).

5. Submission of new Motions on-site According to Rule 52, motions may be submitted at the World Congress by the Council, or by a Member eligible to vote with the co-sponsorship of at least ten other Members eligible to vote. These motions are only admissible if the Resolutions Committee determines that the subject of the motion is new and urgent according to the following criteria: - ““New” means that the issue which is the subject of the motion has arisen or has

been subject to developments occurring after the closing of the deadline for the submission of motions and, at that time, could not have been foreseen;”

- ““Urgent” means that the issue is of such importance that its consideration cannot wait until the next Congress before being presented in a motion.”

IMPORTANT: New motions shall be submitted by email to motions@iucn.org. The subject line should clearly specify that a new motion is being presented. All co-sponsors should be in copy.

The Steering Committee of Congress has set the deadline for submission of motions on-site for Tuesday September 6th at 18:30 or the end of the 2nd Sitting whichever is later. Members will receive confirmation of this deadline at the opening of the World Conservation Congress.

Motions submitted on-site should use the template available online at: English https://portals.iucn.org/union/sites/union/files/doc/submission_template_onsite_motion_world_conservation_congress.pdf The Steering Committee will further set a deadline for any appeals to the decision of the Motions Working Group on the admissibility of the newly submitted motions. The Steering Committee has set this deadline for Wednesday, 7 September at 13:00 or the end of the 4th Sitting, whichever is later.

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