Transcript 16th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action

THE PERMANENT COMMISSION FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC
(CPPS)
JULIAN REYNA MORENO
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
16th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans
Athens, Greece 29th September – 1st October 2014
Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine
Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast
Pacific (Lima Convention, 1981)
16th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans
Athens, Greece 29th September – 1st October 2014
Main Issues and Activities 2013-2014
• ICZM: UNEP/CPPS on EBM. CPPS/IOC/ Phase II of the
SPINCAM project
• MPAs: Strategic Alliance CPPS/UNESCO/CI for
Conservation and Sustainable use of Mangroves.
• Participation in initiatives in ABNJ
• Building Regional Awareness related to Marine Litter
• Developing the Marine Biodiversity Information System
(SIBIMAP)
• Regional Coordination of Marine Conservation Activities
• Regional Geoportal
16th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans
Athens, Greece 29th September – 1st October 2014
SPINCAM PROJECT PHASE II
Southeast Pacific Data and Information Network in
Support of Coastal Area Management (SPINCAM)
• 3 Year Project partnership between CPPS, UNESCO/IOC
and Government of Flanders
• Develop Regional Indicators of the State of the Marine
Environment
• Capacity Building in Coastal Management
SPINCAM Capacity Buiding Activities
Experts from the region
trained in 3 months GIS
course in the “Universidad
Internacional de Andalucía
(UNIA), Huelva, SPAIN JuneSeptember 2013 and 2014
16th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans
Athens, Greece 29th September – 1st October 2014
CPPS/UNEP EBM in Coastal Areas
REGIONAL WORKSHOP
Lima: October 2013
UNEP Guide
Governance on coastal Areas
EBM Tools to manage CA
Field Work on Best Practices
Preparation of the Regional
Guielines . (?)
16th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans
Athens, Greece 29th September – 1st October 2014
Activities with CBD
• Galapagos Workshop for the
Identification of EBSAs in the
ABNJ Southeast Pacific in
support of activities from the
Convention of Biological
Diversity
• Marine and Coastal Protected
Areas Regional Network in
support of the Strategic Plan
for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and
the Aichi Targets.
16th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans
Athens, Greece 29th September – 1st October 2014
Initiatives in ABNJ
GEF PROJECT
• Sustainable fisheries
management and
biodiversity conservation of
deep-sea living marine
resources and ecosystems
in the Areas Beyond
National Jurisdiction
(ABNJ)”
• Coordination FAO/UNEP for
construction of Prodoc.
CPPS/UNESCO/CI Partnership
Conservation and Sustainable use of Mangroves in the
Southeast Pacific
Objective:
• Promote the conservation of the biodiversity
and rational use of the resources from
mangroves in order to support the
communities depending on these peculiar
ecosystem.
• To develop a Regional Action Plan to
support communities in the conservation of
mangroves
CPPS/UNEP/FAO/CI Partnership to raise Regional
Awareness on Marine Litter
Activities:
• Workshops to raise awareness with
fishermen and school teachers on
marine litter.
• Prepare educational material (videos,
posters, leaflets etc)
• Organize a network of teachers and
students – Friends of the Sea – to
promote activities like beach clean
ups and awareness campaigns.
• Implementation of CPPS / UNEP
Project "Development and
implementation of Local Action Plans
to promote the management of
marine debris in coastal communities
of the Southeast Pacific"
Establishment of the Network "Friends of the Sea", in order to combat
marine litter in the Southeast Pacific countries (UNEP / CPPS).
Main Objective
To raise awareness in fishing communities in the Southeast Pacific countries,
addressing environmental problems generated by marine litter, including its
proper disposal and/or reuse, looking into practical and environmentally
friendly solution
Preparation of Educational Material
(http://amigos-del-mar.net/)
Multimedia
Videos
Literature and
leleaflets
Web page
Data and information management:
Southeast Pacific Information System on Marine Biodiversity
and MPA SIBIMAP
www.sibimap.net
Improvement of Data and information
Southeast Pacific Information System on Marine Biodiversity
and MPA SIBIMAP
Statistics:
• 1,890 visits.
• 16,918 geo-referenced data points
• 727 referenced bibliography
• 33 MPAs shapes.
• 150 technical documents.
• Development of a new module for
shark geo information.
Data and information management
Southeast Pacific Information System on Marine Biodiversity
and MPA SIBIMAP
SIBIMAP contains
Cetaceans
Sightings : 16,364
Strandings : 382
Species: 34
Metadata (author, date, geog
pos., etc.)
• References: 555
• Documents: 118
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Marine turtles
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Nesting sites: 77
Feeding sites: 96
Species : 4
References : 172
REGIONAL GEOPORTAL
http://190.95.249.246/geoportal/geovisor/index.html
INTERINSTITUTIONAL
COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
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IMO
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IOC/ UNESCO
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INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION
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UNEP
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NOAA
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FAO
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CBD
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CBI
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INTRAMERICAN CONVENTION ON SEA
TURTLES (CIT)
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UNIVERSITIES
Thank you