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Protected Area Workshop

Protected Area Workshop. Grenada Presentation By Aden Forteau. GRENADA. Grenada is an independent state in the West Indies Comprising the island of Grenada and some of the southern Grenadines, (Carriacou and Petty Martinique . Grenada Cont. LOCATION.

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Protected Area Workshop

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  1. Protected Area Workshop Grenada Presentation By Aden Forteau

  2. GRENADA • Grenada is an independent state in the West Indies • Comprising the island of Grenada and some of the southern Grenadines, (Carriacou and Petty Martinique

  3. Grenada Cont.

  4. LOCATION • Grenada is the most southern of the Windward Islands • Situated at 120 05' N latitude and 610 40' W longitude in the southeastern part of the Caribbean Sea. • The most important of the attached Grenadines is Carriacou, which is located 25 km north of Grenada

  5. Area of Grenada • The country has a total area of 344 km2 • Grenada Island has an area of 311 km2 • Carriacou has an area of 30.7 km2 • Petit Martinique is approximately 2.3 km2 in area and lies 4 km east of Carriacou

  6. Location In The Caribbean

  7. Forest Types Area (ha.) • Cloud Forests16885.3 • Lower Montane22787.2 • Deciduous Forest and Dry Woodlands17525.6 • Littoral Woodlands12263.9 • Mangrove Forests1900.6 • Total 713422.6

  8. Data Grenada • Total land area (ha)34,000 • Plantation area (ha)160 • Natural Forest (ha)6,000 • Other wooded lands (ha)5,000 • Population85,000

  9. Protected Areas In Grenada • Mt. St. Catherine Forest Reserve,Terrestrial 2,308.00 Acres,FNPD No Undeclared • Grand Bras Forest ReserveTerrestrial10.483 AcresFNPD No Undeclared • Annandale Forest Reserve Terrestrial 236 Ha FNPD Draft Declared • Mt. Moritz Forest ReserveTerrestrial22.434 Acres FNPD No Undeclared

  10. Protected Areas Cont. • Morne Gazo Forest Reserve Terrestrial 62 Acres FNPD No Declared • Richmond Hill Forest Reserve Terrestrial 21 Acres FNPD No Undeclared • Grand Etang Forest Reserve Terrestrial3816 Acres FNPD No Declared

  11. Protected Areas Cont. • Mt. Hart Man National ParksTerrestrial154 Acres FNPD No Declared • Perseverance Dove Sanctuary Terrestrial 280 Acres FNPD No Declared • Lagoon Road Park Terrestrial 2.3 Acres Tourism yes Undeclared

  12. Existing Protected Area Governance Situation • The Forestry and National Parks Department (FNPD), Ministry of Agriculture govern all protected areas that are terrestrial with exception to the Lagoon Park Protected area

  13. Governance Cont. • The head of the Conservation Unit is responsible to the Chief Forestry Officer (CFO). • The CFO is responsible to the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries. • The PS is responsible to the Minister of Agriculture.

  14. Marine Protected Areas • Pertaining to marine protected areas, two areas are protected • (Mollinere Beasejour and Clarkes Bay) • Two is proposed (Grand Anse and Sandy Island). • The Fisheries Division in the Ministry of Agriculture governs these marine areas

  15. Protected Area Governance Goals • to be Grenada’s leading natural resource management institution that ensures the optimum contribution of forest to environmentally-sound, social and economic development.

  16. Desirable Changes in Protected Area Governance • Greater administrative support for Protected Area Management Initiatives • Greater Community involvement and contribution in Protected Area Management operations. • Increased awareness • Increased capacity development

  17. Desirable Changes in Protected Area Governance Cont. • Increase livelihood and income generating opportunities particularly so for rural communities. • Greater collaboration with institutional and other stakeholders. • Establish conservation club for student (primary / secondary schools)

  18. Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat (SWAT) Strength • The status of legal protection • Under management authority • Willingness of stakeholders to manage the resources

  19. Weakness • Limited resources to manage effectively and efficiently • Uncertain about the biodiversity status

  20. Opportunities • Greater stakeholder involvement • To access financial resources for area management • For more areas to become declared • For research • For further protection by donor assistance • Sharing of information

  21. Threat • Natural disasters • Lack of enabling environment • Lost of biodiversity

  22. Information, Resources and Tools to Empower Stakeholders • Environmental education and awareness programs • Community meetings • Community involvement in the management of forest resources • Invo0lvement of stakeholders in the decision making process as relates to the protected areas.

  23. Information, Resources and Tools to Empower Stakeholders Cont. • Implementation of stakeholder analysis • Programs such as TV, Radios • Print (news letters etc.)

  24. Possibilities of Other Governance Type • Forestry must remain the lead agency in the management / governance of the protected areas. • However stakeholders must be involved in a participatory manner on all matters / issues pertaining to the management of the areas..

  25. End of presentation

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