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CBD-ICRI Side Event at COP 9
Marine Biodiversity and the International Year of the Reef
Celebrating International Year of the Reef (IYOR) 2008
REGIONAL EFFORTS FOR
THE CONSERAVATION OF CORAL REEFS
THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
MPA NETWORK
YOSHINAKA Atsuhiro
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Background
East Asia region
 Rich and diverse marine and coastal ecosystems
including Coral Triangle, the global center of marine
biodiversity
 Coral reefs and related ecosystems are the key
ecosystems in East Asia while many of the reefs are at
high risk and need conservation
 Many regional and national initiatives and programs on
MPAs are going on, while most of the countries are still
at a developing stage toward MPA global target and many
challenges are remaining
Background
ICRI
 Started in 1994. Designated 2008 as the International
Year of the Reef
 A unique partnership of governments, international
organizations, scientific entities, and NGOs committed
to reversing the global degradation of coral reefs and
related ecosystems (e.g., mangroves, seagrass)
GCRMN
ReefBase
ReefCheck
ICRIN
ICRAN & CORDIO
ICRIForum
2005
2000
1995
USA
Australia
France
Sweden/
Philippines
ICRI Renewed Call to Action
ICRI Call to Action;
ICRI Framework for Action
UK/
Seychelles
2008
Japan/
Palau
Mexico/
USA
Background
ICRI’s involvements in MPAs & East Asia
 ICRI Recommendation on Developing MPA Networks
(ICRI General Meeting, Tokyo, April 2007)
 Mexico-US Secretariat Plan of Action
 Enhance MPAs
 Revitalize regional approach including through ICRI
Regional Workshop
 East Asia Regional Workshop
 Bali, Indonesia, 1996
 Okinawa, Japan, 1997
 Cebu, Philippines, 2001
International Coral Reef Marine Protected Area Network Meeting
ICRI East Asia Regional Workshop
New Regional Initiative
 Proposed and accepted at the ICRI General Meeting
(Washington DC, January 2008):
 “International Coral Reef Marine Protected Area Network
Meeting /4th ICRI East Asia Regional Workshop” in 2008
 Follow-up meetings in 2009 and 2010
 Overall objectives are to facilitate conservation of coral reefs
and related ecosystems through developing of MPA networks in
East Asia by:
 Taking stock information of MPA implementation,
identifying gaps and challenges
 Developing a regional strategy as a basis for regional
cooperation
International Coral Reef Marine Protected Area Network Meeting
ICRI East Asia Regional Workshop
Objectives (2008)
 To bring together policy makers, MPA managers, experts
and practitioners in East Asia and other regions
 Increase understanding of status and challenges of
MPAs/MPA networks on coral reefs and related
ecosystems
 Discuss on how East Asian countries can enhance
developing MPA networks on coral reefs and related
ecosystems toward 2012 global target
 To plan the way forward until 2010 as a preparatory
meeting
International Coral Reef Marine Protected Area Network Meeting
ICRI East Asia Regional Workshop
Expected outputs
(2008)
 Stock information (i.e., status, challenges and good
practices)
 Provisional plan for development of the regional strategy,
including:
 Regional MPA database
 Regional human network
 Regional ecological network
 Provisional TOR of possible 2009 and 2010 meetings
International Coral Reef Marine Protected Area Network Meeting
ICRI East Asia Regional Workshop
Status of planning
 Ad Hoc Committee developed in ICRI
 Planning of the meeting (i.e., agenda, participants,
etc.)
 Draft plan to be submitted to ICRI GM, July 12-13,
Florida
 Time: 17th – 19th November 2008 (3 days)
 Location: Tokyo, Japan
 Hosted by: Ministry of the Environment, ICRI
International Coral Reef Marine Protected Area Network Meeting
ICRI East Asia Regional Workshop
Benefits to countries
 Sharing lessons learned and good practices
 Identifying solutions to tackle challenges
 Identifying important ecological regions and finding ways of
multilateral cooperation to establish and manage such subregional MPA networks
 Providing opportunities to meet with relevant key people and
to reach out to relevant information and opportunities, and
building a regional framework/network of cooperation to keep
such opportunities and momentums
 Reaffirming existing policies and criteria on developing
MPAs/MPA networks and building upon them a new policies
 Developing regional MPA database network system that can
benefit policy development and raising awareness in national
level
For more information:
www.icriforum.org
Getting in touch:
YOSHINAKA Atsuhiro
[email protected]