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GEF-IWCAM AND IABIN INDICATORS MECHANISM WORKSHOP 10 - 12 March 2008 Ocho Rios, Jamaica

TNC’s Marine Protected Area Work in the Caribbean. GEF-IWCAM AND IABIN INDICATORS MECHANISM WORKSHOP 10 - 12 March 2008 Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Caribbean Decision-Support System. 3 years (2003-2006) $2.2 million 24 Terrestrial / 9 Marine ecoregions

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GEF-IWCAM AND IABIN INDICATORS MECHANISM WORKSHOP 10 - 12 March 2008 Ocho Rios, Jamaica

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  1. TNC’s Marine Protected Area Work in the Caribbean GEF-IWCAM AND IABIN INDICATORS MECHANISM WORKSHOP 10 - 12 March 2008 Ocho Rios, Jamaica

  2. Caribbean Decision-Support System 3 years (2003-2006) $2.2 million 24 Terrestrial / 9 Marine ecoregions Realm Integration: Terrestrial, Freshwater, Marine • PRODUCTS • Seamless database of conservation habitats, protected areas, and human activities • Methods and tools for assessing goals, threats, gaps, and sustainability • Identification of most persistent and viable areas of biodiversity (portfolio) • Partnerships at regional and local levels • Scope: 28 countries/12 TNC Operating Units

  3. Multi-Scale Analysis ECOREGIONAL BASIN-WIDE NATIONAL SITE-LOCAL

  4. Caribbean Decision-Support System Bathymetry Climate Freshwater features Geology Imagery Infrastructure Land cover Marine Features Models Political Protected Areas Socioeconomic Soils Targets (Terrestrial, Freshwater, Marine) Terrestrial Features Topography Topo Maps • Geodatabases • (with FGDC metadata) • Caribbean Region • Lesser Antilles • Puerto Rico • Dominican Republic • Bahamas • Jamaica • St. Vincent & the Grenadines • Grenada • Haiti

  5. CDSS Tools: Environmental Risk Surface (ERS) Module

  6. Caribbean Marine Action Sites • Bahamas • Jamaica • Lesser Antilles: BVI, USVI, Grenada and SVG • Dominican Republic

  7. TNC Marine Work: Bahamas TNC Northern Caribbean Programme has been working with partners to accomplish the following: Expand the current west side of Andros Island marine protected area (MPA). Establish a network of no-take marine reserves in Abaco, South Eleuthera, Exuma, Bimini and the Berry Islands.

  8. Activities completed include: Conservation Area Assessment, Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) and, Stakeholder’s Assessment West side of Andros MPA NB: Outlined in green are the proposed areas to be included in the west side protected area system

  9. Activities currently being done include: Conducting surveys to determine the health status of the proposed marine reserve areas Conducting stakeholder consultations and, Defining the boundaries for each marine reserve area. Establishment of Marine Reserves NB: The 5 marine reserves are highlighted in dark blue

  10. TNC Marine Work: Jamaica • Marine ERA and national gap analysis identifying major gaps for marine biodiversity conservation • Demonstration site– Pedro Bank, Jamaica’s largest fishing ground and important offshore area for marine biodiversity

  11. Project activities completed and underway…. • Field research and monitoring (biodiversity, fisheries) for Management Plan. • Partnership development and active engagement of Pedro Bank fishing community and other key stakeholders • Public awareness and outreach – project website and newsletter http://conserveonline.org/workspaces/pedro.bank.workspace 4. Construction of a base-of-operations and research station on-site to support field research and conservation management

  12. The British Virgin Islands Designing for the Future Ambitious Goals – The BVI Approach to Networks

  13. 30% Goal To protect 30% of 6 important nearshore biological habitats in no take areas across the BVI.

  14. USVI • Mapping out occurrences of Acropora Palmata • Supporting the Management of the East End Marine Park in St. Croix

  15. TNC Marine Work: Dominican Republic

  16. Assessing Effective Conservation in MPAs Mitigate Threats Implement Mngmt Plan Implement Mngmt Plan Biodiversity Status Mitigate Threats Improve Biodiversity Implement Mngmt Plan Improve Biodiversity Mitigate Threats Threats Status Mngmt Status Improve Biodiversity

  17. Future Work and Collaboration Points • On-going verification of coarse-filter habitat maps and collection of fine-filter species data • Improve threat models based on scientific review (fishing models, tourism footprint, climate change, etc) • Expansion of regional delivery and stewardship of CDSS data and tools (database needs updating, fill gaps, revisions) • Build staff and partner capacity through training and dissemination of knowledge • Questions? Email sschill@tnc.org

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