LME LAC COP, Cancun, September 2015
The CLME+ Project
and
the 10-year Strategic Action Programme
for sustainable
shared Living Marine Resources Management
(CLME + SAP)
Patrick Debels
Regional Project Coordinator
pdebels@clmeproject.org
LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are regions of the world's
oceans, encompassing coastal areas from river basins
and estuaries to the seaward boundaries of continental
shelves and the outer margins of the major ocean
current systems, and/or occupying semi-enclosed seas.
LMEs typically cover relatively large areas, characterized by
distinct bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and
trophically dependent populations of marine species (NOAA,
2014).
The LME concept was adopted by the Global
Environment Facility (GEF) as a meaningful geospatial
unit for the implementation of an ecosystem-based
management (EBM) approach.
Due to the transboundary nature of many LMEs, their
adoption as a management unit generally requires
inter-national coordination and collaboration.
CLME+ = 2 LMEs
Caribbean LME + North Brazil Shelf LME
Globally, 66 different LMEs have been delineated
MARINE CURRENTS IN THE CARIBBEAN
Currents - january
Source: http://www.1yachtua.com/
LIONFISH INVASION
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesAnimatedMap.aspx?speciesID=963
CLME+ region = 2 LMEs: the CARIBBEAN LME and the NORTH BRAZIL SHELF LME
25 GEF-eligible countries + 19 dependent territories + USA
2009-2014
CLME Project: Sustainable Management of shared living
marine resources in the CLME and adjacent areas
2015-2020
CLME+ Project : Objective: Facilitating EBM/EAF in the
CLME+ for the sustainable and climate resilient provision of goods
and services from shared living marine resources, in line with the
endorsed CLME+ SAP
• Transboundary
Diagnostic analyses
• Development of
Strategic Action
Programme
Catalyzing the
implementation of the
politically endorsed
10-year Strategic
Action Programme
CLME TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES:
3 KEY PROBLEMS throughout the CLME+
CLIMATE
CHANGE
POLLUTION
UNSUSTAINABLE
FISHERIES
SOCIETAL
CHANGE
HABITAT
DEGRADATION
Through the Strategic Action Programme, the States and territories in the CLME+
region are adopting the following long-term vision on the marine environment:
Vision statement for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LMEs:
“a healthy marine environment in the CLME+
provides benefits and livelihoods
for the well-being of the people of the region”
more fully articulated:
“healthy marine ecosystems that are adequately valued and
protected through robust, integrative and inclusive
governance arrangements at regional, sub-regional,
national and local levels, which in turn effectively enable
adaptive management that maximizes, in a sustainable
manner, the provision of goods and services in support of
enhanced livelihoods and human well-being”.
ROOT CAUSES of the 3 (+1) CLME issues
GOVERNANCE
•
Weaknesses in
•
limited HUMAN & FINANCIAL resources;
•
inadequate (ACCESS to) DATA and INFORMATION/KNOWLEDGE
•
inadequate public AWARENESS and INVOLVEMENT
•
inadequate consideration of the VALUE of ECOSYSTEM goods & services
•
POPULATION GROWTH and CULTURAL pressures;
•
trade and EXTERNAL DEPENDENCY
Interactive governance
the whole of interactions
among civil, public and private actors
taken to
solve societal problems
and to
create societal opportunities;
including the formulation & application of principles
guiding those interactions
and care for institutions that enable and control them
CLME
Strategic Action Programme:
3 Regional Strategies
APPLY
SUBSIDIARITY
PRINCIPLE!
As of 07/02/2014, 31 ministers in 22
countries have endorsed CLME+ SAP
+
CLME
Project
(2015-19, USD 12.5M)
Catalyzing the implementation of the
10-year Strategic Action Programme (SAP)
for the sustainable management of
shared living marine resources in the
Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems
(LMEs)
COMPONENTS OF THE CLME+ PROJECT (PIF)
C1
ENHANCE THE
GOVERNANCE
ARRANGEMENTS
facilitate
C3
DEMONSTRATE
EBM/EAF
(prioritize/select –
limited $) building on
results from C1&2
C2
BUILD THE
CAPACITY TO MAKE
EFFECTIVE USE OF
THE ENHANCED
ARRANGEMENTS
demonstrate
C4
FEASIBILITY
STUDIES –
INVESTMENT
NEEDS FOR
UPSCALING OF
RESULTS
scale-up, replicate
enable
REGION-WIDE
M&E OF SAP IMPLEMENTATION
track progress, foster synergies, avoid duplication, review/revise approach
C5
UNDP/GEF
Caribbean & North Brazil Shelf
Large Marine Ecosystems Project (CLME+)
co-financing/co-executing partners
prospective partners (declarations of intent)
CLME TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES:
3 KEY ISSUES throughout the CLME+
UNSUSTAINABLE
FISHERIES
CLIMATE
CHANGE
SOCIETAL
CHANGE
Oil Spills Protocol
POLLUTION
LBS Protocol
Cartagena Convention
HABITAT
DEGRADATION
SPAW Protocol
Component 2
Proposed Action
Facilitate the development of Regional Strategies and Actions Plans for the protection of marine
habitats and the reduction of impacts from nutrients on marine ecosystems in the CLME+ (linked
to Component 4)
Component 4
Proposed Action
Conduct a baseline and (pre)feasibility assessment of the investment needs and opportunities to protect
and restore key habitats, reduce the impacts of pollution on human well-being, and safeguard the goods
& services provided by marine ecosystems
Coordinate the development of investment plans to reduce LBS pollution, with special attention to pollution
sources known to cause substantial impacts on the provision of marine ecosystem goods and services that are of
critical importance for human well-being and socio-economic development
Coordinate the development of investment plans for large-scale action on habitat protection and restoration, with
special attention for habitats of critical importance in terms of the current and potential future provision of
ecosystem goods & services, and contributions to Global Environmental Benefits (GEBs)
Component 5
Proposed Action
Contribute to the development of the “State of the Marine Ecosystems and associated Living
Resources in the CLME+ region” report and the development of a prototype CLME+ SAP
monitoring and evaluation web portal including but not limited to the development of the State
of Convention Area Report
COLLABORATION/COORDINATION WITH MEXICO, others
•
Invitation to formalize participation in the CLME+ Project
 Co-financing commitment to the project? (formal letter)
 Representation on the CLME+ Project Steering Committee (NFP, NICs)
 Become part of the CLME+ Partnership: enhance coordination with, and
among sLMR programmes & initiatives in the region
•
•
Declaration of Intent, “Aide Memoire”, Memorandum of Understanding
Use the above to access resources! (local + transboundary actions)
Thank you
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CLME Project Coordination Unit
Cartagena, Colombia
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