ANNEX: MAVA Programmes’ Strategy
(05/03/2014)
Mediterranean Basin
Strategic Priority 1: Conserving biodiversity and ecosystem functions
Goal 1.1: Creation and management of representative, interconnected, ecologically functional, well-managed and
sustainable terrestrial and marine protected areas
Obj.1.1.1: Enhance ecological representativeness and effectiveness, of networks of terrestrial and marine
protected areas
Obj.1.1.2: Improve management of protected areas, including by securing their financial viability and the
participation of local communities
Goal 1.2: Conservation, integrated management and restoration of threatened ecosystems, landscapes and seascapes
and those of high conservation value
Obj.1.2.1: Promote priority landscapes and seascapes that integrate protected and managed areas to support
functional ecosystems (with special consideration given to ICZM)
Obj.1.2.2: Conserve and restore priority ecosystems, especially wetlands and forests, through emergency
actions and campaigns, and implementation of recovery or management plans
Goal 1.3: Conservation of threatened species and those of particular conservation interest
Obj.1.3.1: Improve knowledge on threatened species and those of particular conservation interest through
targeted research and monitoring
Obj.1.3.2: Engage in the management or recovery of threatened species
Obj.1.3.3: Undertake emergency actions and campaigns for species under immediate threat
Strategic Priority 2: Promoting sustainable management and use of natural resources
Goal 2.1: Sustainable land use that integrates agriculture, pastoralism and forestry with biodiversity conservation
Obj.2.1.1: Promote sustainable use of agricultural, pastoral and forested lands through the encouragement of
traditional or novel ecologically-friendly practices with an economic potential
Goal 2.2: Sustainable management and use of marine resources
Obj.2.2.1: Promote responsible ecosystem-based fisheries, focusing initially on no fishing zones
Goal 2.3: Sustainable management and use of freshwater resources
Obj.2.3.1: Apply best practices in Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) for priority river basins, including
trans-boundary systems
Obj.2.3.2: Maintain and restore ecological flows both in quantity and in quality
Goal 2.4: Reduction of human and industrial footprint
Obj.2.4.1: Assess ecological and water footprints and their root causes in representative countries of each
Mediterranean sub region
Obj.2.4.2: Integrate footprint considerations in national policies and international policies applicable to the
Mediterranean countries
Strategic Priority 3: Fostering a strong and effective conservation community
Goal 3.1: Establishment and maintenance of an effective and innovative conservation community that works in
synergy to achieve common conservation objectives
Obj.3.1.1: Promote systematic networking efforts at pan Mediterranean and sub regional levels
Obj.3.1.2: Promote novel and proven initiatives linking biological and interdisciplinary research with
conservation practice and those transferring knowledge to conservation practitioners
Goal 3.2: Capacity strengthening of civil society organisations and public institutions
Obj.3.2.1: Identify needs and build capacity of civil society partners and local institutions involved in
Mediterranean conservation
Goal 3.3: Awareness raising and promotion of environmental education among stakeholders at all levels
No specific objective
ANNEX: MAVA Programmes’ Strategy
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Coastal West Africa
Strategic Priority 1: Conserving biodiversity and ecosystem functions
Goal 1.1: Creation and management of representative, interconnected, ecologically functional, well-managed and
sustainable terrestrial and marine protected areas
Obj.1.1.1: Strengthen management effectiveness of MPAs, with a particular focus on the Parc National du Banc
d’Arguin and the Bijagos biosphere reserve
Obj.1.1.2: Secure representativeness and connectivity of the MPA network
Obj.1.1.3: Ensure that West African MPAs are sustainably financed
Obj.1.1.4: Support income-generating activities for the benefit of local populations residing in (and around)
MPAs
Obj.1.1.5: Ensure that a growing number of MPAs are valued and appropriately integrated in national and
international policies
Goal 1.2: Conservation, integrated management and restoration of threatened ecosystems, landscapes and seascapes
and those of high conservation value
Obj.1.2.1: Conserve threatened ecosystems through improved management, applied research, targeted
monitoring and implementation of relevant national and regional commitments
Goal 1.3: Conservation of threatened species and those of particular conservation interest
Obj.1.3.1: Conserve threatened species through targeted conservation actions, applied research and
implementation of relevant national and regional commitments
Obj.1.3.2: Support regional biological monitoring mechanisms
Strategic Priority 2: Promoting sustainable management and use of natural resources
Goal 2.2: Sustainable management and use of marine resources
Obj.2.2.1: Promote participative fisheries management plans
Obj.2.2.2: Raise awareness among key stakeholders of the fisheries value chains, both at regional and
international levels and support their efforts to implement sustainable trade mechanisms
Goal 2.4: Reduction of human and industrial footprint
Obj.2.4.1: Support good practices in extractive industries and tourism and promote dialogue between
stakeholders
Obj.2.4.2: Support monitoring mechanisms at national and regional levels
Obj.2.4.3: Reduce marine pollution from plastic waste
Strategic Priority 3: Fostering a strong and effective conservation community
Goal 3.1: Establishment and maintenance of an effective and innovative conservation community that works in
synergy to achieve common conservation objectives
Obj.3.1.1: Promote a shared vision and the coordination of conservation actions, among international NGOs,
administrations and local civil society organisations
Obj.3.1.2: Strengthen and improve functioning of relevant regional networks, such as the RAMPAO (réseau des
aires marines protégées en Afrique de l’Ouest) and APPEL (réseau des parlementaires d’Afrique de
l’Ouest)
Goal 3.2: Capacity strengthening of civil society organisations and public institutions
Obj.3.2.1: Reinforce civil society organisations and local institutions that can implement conservation and play
a key role in tackling local and regional environmental issues
Obj.3.2.2: Strengthen/support West African training and applied research initiatives linked to conservation
priorities
Goal 3.3: Awareness raising and promotion of environmental education among stakeholders at all levels
Obj.3.3.1: Strengthen environmental education in school curricula in West Africa
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Alpine Arc and Switzerland
Strategic Priority 1: Conserving biodiversity and ecosystem functions
Goal 1.1: Creation and management of representative, interconnected, ecologically functional, well-managed and
sustainable terrestrial and marine protected areas
Obj.1.1.1: Enhance representativeness and effectiveness of the alpine Protected Area network as part of
ecologically functional landscapes
Goal 1.2: Conservation, integrated management and restoration of threatened ecosystems, landscapes and seascapes
and those of high conservation value
Obj.1.2.1: Test and apply the vision for an Alpine ecological continuum within regional and local land use plans
Obj.1.2.2: Conserve natural and ecologically intact rivers and initiate the restoration of rivers with high
ecological potential
Goal 1.3: Conservation of threatened species and those of particular conservation interest
Obj.1.3.1: Protect, monitor, and reintroduce species essential for natural ecosystem function or those endemic
to the Alps
Strategic Priority 2: Promoting sustainable management and use of natural resources
Goal 2.1: Sustainable land use that integrates agriculture, pastoralism and forestry with biodiversity conservation
Obj.2.1.1: Reduce and replace perverse agricultural subsidies in Switzerland with payments for environmental
services
Obj.2.1.2: Promote agricultural systems of high ecological value within the European agricultural policy (and
relevant subsidies)
Goal 2.3: Sustainable management and use of freshwater resources
Obj.2.3.1: Help avoid new constructions of hydroelectricity power stations in rivers with high ecological value
and reduce the environmental impacts of existing power stations
Goal 2.4: Reduction of human and industrial footprint
Obj.2.4.1: Ensure sustainable tourism activity in the Alps, in particular regarding ecologically functional
landscapes
Strategic Priority 3: Fostering a strong and effective conservation community
Goal 3.1: Establishment and maintenance of an effective and innovative conservation community that works in
synergy to achieve common conservation objectives
Obj.3.1.1: Create and coordinate a network of engaged stakeholders for the Alpine ecological continuum
Goal 3.2: Capacity strengthening of civil society organisations and public institutions
Obj.3.2.1: Strengthen the capacity of alpine civil society organisations for the sustainable development of the
Alpine zone
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Sustainable Economy
Strategic Priority 2: Promoting sustainable management and use of natural resources
Goal 2.4: Reduction of human and industrial footprint
Obj. 2.4.1: Promote a shift towards measuring, valuing and accounting for environmental considerations to
ensure they are factored into policy, legislation and decision-making
This will be done by:
 increasing knowledge on and understanding of the consequences of natural resource depletion
on economic prosperity and well-being,
 mainstreaming the valuation of ecosystem services as progress towards accounting for natural
capital,
 highlighting the environmental and economic risks and potential impacts attached to decisions;
promoting a framework for decision-making that makes these risks and impacts explicit.
Obj. 2.4.2: Influence significant financial flows towards more sustainable management and use of natural
resources
This will be done by:
 urging the reduction or elimination of subsidies which lead to overuse and adverse effects on the
environment,
 supporting the greening of public procurement or other large expenditures,
 promoting the payment for ecosystem services (PES),
 encouraging full environmental risk assessment for investment and pension funds,
 promoting fiscal policy that internalizes external environmental costs of production and
consumption.
Obj. 2.4.3: Promote policies that support a transition towards less resource intensive production of goods and
provision of services
This will be done by:
 advocating for full accounting and disclosure of resources used in production of goods and
provision of services, including certification schemes,
 advancing policies that incentivize the reuse, refurbishment, and recycling of products and
materials ( e.g. circular economy).
Strategic Priority 3: Fostering a strong and effective conservation community
Goal 3.2: Capacity strengthening of civil society organisations and public institutions
Obj. 3.2.1: Foster a community of credible and effective actors cooperating for increased impact.
This will be done by:
 increasing skills (e.g. communication, economics) and capacity of organisations whose objectives
are in line with this programme, to interact more effectively with decision makers,
 supporting relevant networks and coalitions (working in the field of sustainable economy),
including linking with stakeholders with different interests,
 building public – private partnerships to address the natural resource issues in line with this
programme,
 building bridges between the global initiatives and those in MAVA’s priority regions.