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Mapping and natural resources governance in small island communities
ICFRE DG’s Visitto IUCN ARO,
1 February 2012
Mangroves for the FutureRole of Forestry in the context of Eco-Civilization
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Background:Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004
• The December 2004 tsunami devastated the countries of the Indian Ocean rim and created a large-scale humanitarian crisis.
• Serious environmental impacts arose from the tsunami and from post-disaster reconstruction.
• The tsunami brought deeper problems facing coastal ecosystems and livelihoods sharply into focus.
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Root causes• Coastal areas were already
fragile from decades of mangrove clearing, coral reefs damage, over-fishing and pollution.
• This weakened the resilience of the human populations and natural ecosystems.
• The demand for a longer-term initiative to strengthen coastal ecosystems and livelihoods begun to emerge about a year after the tsunami had struck.
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Call to action• In early 2006, IUCN and UNDP lead
development of a framework initiative on ecosystem restoration and conservation.
• UN Special Envoy on Tsunami Recovery Former US President Bill Clinton supports MFF. New York meeting in April 2006.
• Consultations, Strategy and Action Plan and agreement on governance structure and partners.
• MFF was launched in Phuket, Thailand in December 2006 by President Clinton.
“Build back better” - US President Bill Clinton, Special Envoy on Tsunami Recovery
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The MFF region
Member : BangladeshIndia Indonesia Maldives PakistanSeychelles Sri Lanka ThailandViet Nam
Outreach: Cambodia Myanmar Timor Leste
Dialogue:KenyaMalaysia Tanzania
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MFF’s Principles
Policy-relevant – supporting national legal and policy frameworks
People-centered – assisting coastal populations of the Indian Ocean
Partnership-based – seeking to meet the needs of all partners
Investment-orientated – recognizing coastal ecosystems as valuable natural infrastructure
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Regional Steering Committee (RSC)
National Coordinating Bodies (NCB)(Government, NGOs, Private Sector)
Supported by National Coordinators and Secretariat
Projects
Governance structure:A partnership for implementation
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MFF’s vision
Healthy coastal ecosystems for a more prosperous and secure future for all coastal communities
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MFF’s Goal
Conservation, restoration and sustainable management of coastal ecosystems as key natural infrastructure which supports human well-being and security.
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Objectives
1. KnowledgeImprove, share and apply knowledge to support the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of coastal ecosystems.
2. EmpowermentStrengthen Integrated Coastal Management institutions and empower civil society (including local communities) to engage in decision-making and management that conserves, restores and sustainably uses coastal ecosystems.
3. GovernanceEnhance coastal governance at all levels (regional, national, provincial, district and community) to encourage integrated management programmes and investments that are ecologically and socio-economically sound and promote human well-being and security.
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Knowledge1. Knowledge base for
coastal management
2. Ecologically and socio-economically sound rehabilitation
3. ‘Reef-to-ridge’ approaches
4. Ecosystem valuation
5. Environmental evaluation of post-tsunami response.
Knowledge1. Knowledge base for
coastal management
2. Ecologically and socio-economically sound rehabilitation
3. ‘Reef-to-ridge’ approaches
4. Ecosystem valuation
5. Environmental evaluation of post-tsunami response.
Empowerment6. Civil society
awareness and participation in decision-making
7. Building capacity of coastal managers
8. Environmentally sustainable livelihoods
9. Community resilience to natural disasters
10. Sustainable financing mechanisms
Empowerment6. Civil society
awareness and participation in decision-making
7. Building capacity of coastal managers
8. Environmentally sustainable livelihoods
9. Community resilience to natural disasters
10. Sustainable financing mechanisms
Governance11. National integrated
coastal management programmes
12. Environmental and social safeguards in land use planning
13. Marine and coastal protected areas
14. Adaptive coastal management
15. Environmentally sound business practices
Governance11. National integrated
coastal management programmes
12. Environmental and social safeguards in land use planning
13. Marine and coastal protected areas
14. Adaptive coastal management
15. Environmentally sound business practices
From strategy to action… 15 PROGRAMMES OF WORK
Climate Change, Gender Equality and Knowledge Management and Communications are Cross-Cutting
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MFF implementation modalities
NCB Support Programme:• NCB Work Plan (2013: USD 120K per country)
Small Grant Facility (Project limit: USD 25K) • Themes and projects approved by NCB• Contract signed by IUCN/UNDP country office • Oversight by NCB
Medium Grants Facility (Project limit USD 100K) • Themes and projects approved by NCB• External Review Process• Contract signed by MFF Secretariat• Oversight by NCB and MFF Secretariat
Regional Grants Facility (Project limit: USD 200K)• Themes and projects approved by RSC• External Review process• Contract signed by MFF Secretariat• Oversight by MFF Secretariat
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China• In 2012 China received Outreach
support from MFF to learn about the MFF initiative and processes and to develop a coastal programme for the four southern coastal provinces of China.
• A Sino-Vietnam transboundary coastal project opportunity was developed engaging NCB Vietnam and covers geographic area; – Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam &
coastal protected areas of the Red River Delta
– Southern coastal provinces of China; Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian & Hainan
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• Builds upon Letter of Cooperation between Vietnam Agency for Seas and Islands, State Ocean Administration, IUCN Viet Nam and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA signed in 2008, and on the;
• Discussion at APFNet workshop in Beihai, China in November 2012 which re-established that there were mutual interests between Vietnam and the southern China provinces in various aspects of mangrove ecosystem management: increasing the sustainable use benefits to local people from mangroves
Basis for Transboundary Collaboration
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Main focus of Transboundary Collaboration
• Providing opportunities for Viet Nam and China to convene and facilitate dialogues with key stakeholders from Viet Nam’s Quang Ninh Province and China’s Guangxi and Hainan provinces, in relation to further and develop the transboundary management interests and potential areas for cooperation in the Sino-Viet Nam coastal region.
• The specific nature of transboundary cooperation between China and Viet Nam will take various forms, including exchange of information and experience through joint workshops, study tours, and training courses.
• Focus on province-to-province, university-to-university and protected area to protected area cooperation, but would also aim to foster closer cooperation at the national and regional levels through association with the work of MFF and other regional organizations, programmes and projects, like APFNet, Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) and Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of the Indochina Mangrove Ecosystems Project (TDA-IME)