Management Effectiveness Assessment for the Marine Protected Areas of the

1. Management Effectiveness Assessment for the Marine Protected Areas of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park Jean Harris Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife SOUTH AFRICA

2. Greater St Lucia Wetland Park KwaZulu-Natal SOUTH AFRICA

3. Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Areas one of 10 project sites Africa, South Asia and South America

4. MPAs WWF World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Framework for Assessing Protected Area Management Effectiveness

5. ENHANCING OUR HERITAGE Monitoring and Managing for Success in Natural World Heritage Sites Assessment * Benefits * Challenges * Issues GREATER ST LUCIA WETLAND PARK SOUTH AFRICA Context overview - Draft Report - Initial Management Effectiveness Report August 2003

6. Greater St Lucia Wetland Park World Heritage Site 1999 Composite of 16 areas: 14 protected areas 2 MPAs 289376 ha Swaziland Maputaland MPA South Africa St Lucia MPA

7. Greater St Lucia Wetland Park Nominated for * Ecological Processes* Natural phenomena* Biodiversity (& endangered spp)

8. South African • World Heritage Convention Act (1999) • - to support WH values Provides imperative to conserve and enhancing the World Heritage values present in the park; optimize nature-based tourism development; promote the empowerment and development of historically disadvantaged communities in and adjacent to the park; and protect the park’s natural and cultural heritage through effective management, governance, legislative, regulatory and institutional arrangements Also requires Integrated Management Plan (IMP)

9. GSLWP World Heritage Site AUTHORITY Management Systems National Minister DEAT MARINE & COASTAL MANAGEMENT legislation Board Chief ExecutiveOfficer Commercial Development : Tourism Social & Economic Development Conservation KZN WILDLIFE

10. MPA ME assessment - challenges Part of a World Heritage Site Bio-cult-social-econ VALUES Marine & terrestrial • Site Complexity

11. Clarification of Why we do What we do When Site partner co-operation MPA ME Assessment Benefits

12. Why do you do what you do? What are you managing? What condition is it in? MPA ME Assessment Benefits

13. Value (management objective): Threatened species Why do you do what you do? Pressure severity

14. Focal Management Targets • Conservation Values • Biodiversity • Endangered & Threatened Species • Ecological Processes • Natural Resources MPA ME Assessment Benefits

15. Social / Cultural Values • Landscapes • Cultural Heritage • Local Community • Empowerment • Other Values • Tourism • Management and Governance • Education and Research

16. Bio-cult-social-econ VALUES INDICATORS MPA ME Assessment Challenges 30 Focal Management Targets Biophysical Social & cultural Speaking the language Paper – scissor – rock

17. Buy-in Site managers Capacity, core business & add-ons Timing Management phase INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PLAN • Management objectives & values • Threats and strategies Integration and sustainability

18. Identify, confirm and prioritize VALUES Identify, confirm and prioritize TARGETS for each value Evaluate STATE of targets Identify & evaluate magnitude of current PRESSURES Stress & Source ASSESS MONITOR Indicators of target state Management Effectiveness Cycle MONITOR Identify & assess magnitude of THREATS MONITOR Indicators of pressure magnitude State vs. pressure MATRIX Prioritize pressures at establishment, legislated 1-year cycle 5-year cycle Identify INDICATORS of target state & pressure magnitude IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT Implement priority actions Day-to-day activities Identify potential STRATEGIES to mitigate priority pressures & threats (actions to repair or prevent) OPERATIONAL PLAN Set short-term (<1yr) management goals Determine priority strategies Identify priority activities & methodologies Annual/bi-annual management meetings PLAN COP ACT IMP Set long-term management GOALS, standards & policies Authority, Park Conservation Managers, Consultative for a & IAPs

19. Thank you!