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United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP)

United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP). COP18 Outcomes of the Barcelona Convention relevant to the MSFD / Ecosystem Approach in the Mediterranean MSCG, 11 February 2014.

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United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP)

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  1. United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) COP18 Outcomes of the Barcelona Convention relevant to the MSFD / Ecosystem Approach in the MediterraneanMSCG, 11 February 2014 Maria Luisa Silva MejiasExecutive Secretary and Coordinator United Nations Environment ProgrammeBarcelona Convention Secretariatwww.unepmap.org

  2. COP18 Key Substantive Outcomes • Adoption of a Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter; • Definitions of Good Environmental Status (GES) and concrete targets for 11 EOs aaloined with MSFD but adding coastal issues; • Strengthened cooperation with partners (UfM, IUCN); • Measures to enhance the protection and conservation of species and habitats; • Extending the power of initiative to the Compliance Committee – submissions from civil society; • timeline to revise the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) in line with global developments; • an Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) to be prepared by next COP. • Ministerial discussion on urban impacts on coastal and marine environment

  3. COP18 Key Financial and Institutional Outcomes • institutional reforms: establishing the structure and staffing of the Barcelona Convention Secretariat, changes in the funding to RACs and restructuring the REMPEC • the elaboration of a new Mid-Term Strategy (2016-2021) aligned with EcAp and launching the process of a possible MAP III • Financial recovery two years before planned

  4. EcAp COP Decision/Milestones • Sets targets, indicators and GES descriptions for the region, in order to reach the 11 Ecological Objectives • Sets out a clear timeline for Parties and the Secretariat on how to reach an Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme by COP19 in December 2015; • Foresees Assessment Fact Sheets to be developed by 2015 in areas more mature and a Second State of Environment Report by 2017; • Mandates the Secretariat to conclude an Analysis of existing measures to implement the Ecosystems Approach in the Mediterranean (including a socio-economic part of the analysis).

  5. Future EcAp Timeline Aim by 2015: Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme, Assessment Fact Sheets, Measures gap analysis Feb 2014 - CORGEST group to agree on common indicators; March 2014 - Sec to prepare Monitoring and Assessment Guidelines as basis of CORMON discussions; April-June 2014 - first round of CORMON group discussions (to be followed by two more rounds by mid 2015); Jan 2015 - Secretariat to prepare Measures Gap Analysis Jan 2015 - Secretariat to prepare Assessment Fact Sheets Mid-2015 - EcAp Coordination Group to endorse Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme/discuss gap analysis By December 2014 - Monitoring and assessment country capacities are assessed by the Secretariat, as well as UNEP-MAP capacity gaps identified

  6. Specific Links with MSFD Implementation/Challenges Timeline and implementation challenges, common aims but different background and capacities • EcAp MED fully follows principles and approach of the MSFD; • COP 18 agreed Integrated list of GES/Targets/Indicators and EOs are fully in line with MSFD; • Common indicators of Barcelona Convention, can help to trigger coherence in the approach of the countries in the MED; • Timeline is a challenge, especially for monitoring, but next cycle may be already more in line; • On Measures Barcelona Convention may provide good basis for regional measures, but their coherence with EcAp/MSFD need to be further elaborated (key outcome for 2015 the gap analysis of the Secretariat on this topic). • Capacity differences between EU and non-EU countries are a huge challenge, which need to be addressed specifically for the implementation of the integrated monitoring programme from 2016 on.

  7. Other MSFD relevant COP18 Decisions Pollution related Decision (EO 10) Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean in the Framework of Article 15 of the Land Based Sources Protocol Offshore related Decision (EO 6) Follow up actions regarding the Offshore Protocol Action Plan

  8. Other MSFD relevant COP18 Decisions Biodiversity related Decisions (EOs 1, 2, 3 & 4) Action Plans under the Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity Protocol including Monk Seal, Marine Turtles, Birds, Cartilaginous Fishes, and Dark Habitats Identification and Conservation of sites of particular ecological interest in the Mediterranean Amendments of the Annexes II and III to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean

  9. The Vision “A healthy Mediterranean with marine and coastal ecosystems that are productive and biologically diverse for the benefit of present and future generations”

  10. United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan Barcelona Convention www.unepmap.org

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