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Transforming Coral Reef Conservation in the 21st Century

Transforming Coral Reef Conservation in the 21st Century. Establish and protect networks of MPAs in high biodiversity regions that are designed to survive, managed to last, and connected like strings of pearls across our ocean planet.

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Transforming Coral Reef Conservation in the 21st Century

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  1. Transforming Coral Reef Conservation in the 21st Century • Establish and protect networks of MPAs in high biodiversity regions that are designed to survive, managed to last, and connected like strings of pearls across our ocean planet. • Global initiative, led by TNC and Conservation International, involving wide range of partners

  2. Strategic Framework for MPAs • Protect against broad threats (e.g., climate change) that cannot be managed at site, in addition to local, site-based threats • Add concept of survivability into MPA and portfolio design and management, in addition to representation • resilience, ability to recover • connectivity, mutual replenishment

  3. Three Pillars • Science: research and application • ecoregional planning/priority setting • coral bleaching resilience • fish spawning aggregation sites • connectivity • review existing MPAs/establish new ones • Capacity building for effective management • Sustainable financing

  4. Program Focus • Relatively few, high priority MPA networks for major, integrated attention • Leverage/outreach to other MPAs and MPA networks worldwide

  5. Sustainable Financing • Economic incentives, especially for creating MPAs • Increase cost effectiveness of management, build support, use market mechanisms • Compatible enterprises to provide alternative income and generate incentives and resources • Generate income for management, monitoring, and operating costs

  6. Possible Sustainable Finance Activities • Tool kits/other needs-based products • assessing enabling environment • assessing options at sites • developing promising approaches, with • case studies, lessons learned • Technical resources to help site managers • Support R&D new mechanisms • Network to share lessons, generate ideas • Financial resources: seed, matching funds

  7. Planning Process & Timeframe • Seven working groups • Initial drafts of components -- end March • Program management, coordination arrangements • Consultations on consolidated program -- April through June • Program design completed -- June/July

  8. What suggestions/input do you have for design of this component? • How can we work together on the sustainable financing component of this program?

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