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Seychelles Country Presentation The GEF Portfolio In the Seychelles: Planning for success

Seychelles Country Presentation The GEF Portfolio In the Seychelles: Planning for success May 2009 On behalf of the Political and Operational Focal Points. Introduction. The Biodiversity Portfolio - Biodiversity and the Seychelles The Coordinating Unit - Introducing new synergies

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Seychelles Country Presentation The GEF Portfolio In the Seychelles: Planning for success

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  1. Seychelles Country Presentation The GEF Portfolio In the Seychelles: Planning for success May 2009 On behalf of the Political and Operational Focal Points

  2. Introduction • The Biodiversity Portfolio - Biodiversity and the Seychelles • The Coordinating Unit - Introducing new synergies • On Going - Constraints, Successes , Plans

  3. Mainstreaming Biodiversity The Seychelles :4 degrees south of the Equator • 115 Islands, 47% land mass under protective status, • 1.374 square kilometres of Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ), • 2 World heritage sites, Coco-de-mer, and numerous endemics • Rich biodiversity calls for a coordinated approach in its protection and conservation. • The Portfolio Features several projects: • Biodiversity Mainstreaming • Biosecurity • Sustainable Land Management (cross-cutting with Biodiversity) • Protected Areas (early stages)

  4. Projects • Biodiversity Programme • BD Mainstreaming and Bio security - Ongoing • Sustainable Land Management – Ongoing • Climate Change - Second National Communication • Future Projects - Protected Areas, Capacity Building, Regional waters... A National Dialogue was established to help the country as a whole establish a focus on productive sector on biodiversity projects.

  5. Implementation • The Programme Coordination Unit • New and innovative for the Seychelles - Biodiversity under one roof - Cross-linkages between focal areas - Project Managers - Shared Space and experience - Overall Coordinator and Operations - A platform on which to develop

  6. Synergies • The Biodiversity portfolio and collective objectives - Invasive Species, Tourism Development, Land use planning initiatives, permanent officers • Mainstreaming as an overall challenge - Acknowledging the importance of building rather than duplicating • Building Capacity between Projects - Managers exchanging information

  7. Purpose Serving PCU • How the PCU is working toward Biodiversity Mainstreaming • - Stakeholder involvement – NGO’s, Gov, private sector • - Steering Committees – Expert Sharing • - Combining local and Technical Knowledge – (Fishers Association Praslin Island) • - Instating Trust between various stakeholders • - Pushing the Policy issue .....all into the Mainstream....

  8. Lessons Learnt as a Collective Unit • Government, PCU, Stakeholders • Critical Learning at Early stages

  9. Being Small, Acting Big, Moving Forward.... • Achieving Project objectives • Moving in one collective direction : coordination improved through PCU • Seychelles continues to move on innovative approaches to Biodiversity.... • Engaging Civil society • Sharing Experiences... • Constraints – Capacity issues, Administrative procedures, Coordination between sectors

  10. Thank you…Asante….MersiBokou

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