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Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem
Rudolf HermesChief Technical Advisor, BOBLME
1st Asia Pacific Regional Targeted Workshop for GEF IW Projects
Bangkok, Thailand, 27-28 Sept. 2012
Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project
Some Facts
o 8 countries
o 6.2 million km2
o 450 million people affected
Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project
Transboundary issues
• over exploitation of fish stocks
• habitat degradation
• land based pollution
Started in April 2009 (5 year Project)RCU located in Phuket, Thailand31 Mill. USD (12.1 million USD GEF)
NEW “A healthy ecosystem and sustainable use of marine living resources for the benefit of the countries of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem “
OLD: “to formulate an agreed on Strategic Action Programme (SAP) whose implementation over time will lead to an environmentally healthy BOBLME”
5 LME MODULES
Development of an Action Plan
Resources Management
Understanding the Environment
Ecosystem Health
Communications and M&E
(a total of 16 Sub-components)
The BOBLME Project has five Components
• TDA and SAP
• Integrated Coastal Management
• Policy Harmonization
• Fisheries Resources Assessment and Management
• Transboundary Critical Habitat Management
• Ocean Dynamics, Productivity and Climate Change
• Marine Protected Areas / Fish Refugia
• Ecosystem Health Indicators
• Land-Based Sources of Pollution
• Communications
10 Major Areas of Work in Environment and Fisheries
Two major outputs
1. Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA)
2. Strategic Action Programme (SAP)
Expected Outcomes of the BOBLME Project
• Healthier habitats and ecosystems, sustainable fisheries
• Capacity development
• Stronger governance and regional cooperation
• Increased understanding and better knowledge
• Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Management (EAFM)
Regional reviews on ICM, policy, fisheries management, MPAs, pollution
Bilateral consultative processes initiated in transboundary critical habitats
EAFM framework in place (regional assessments, advisories, WGs / RFMAC, EAFM Training
Most valuable results/innovations/lessons in the areas of process, stress reduction & environmental status
Ecosystem Approach (Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD)
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries, EAF(Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO)
Integrated approach to fisheries to balance diverse societal objectives, within ecologically meaningful boundaries
A strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way
Planning
Implementationcoordinated
Monitoring & Evaluation
EAF: Integrated Management System
ForestryEcosystem level
Cross-sectoral, applying Eco-health Indicators
Ecosystem levelIntegrated, cross-sectoral
Mining
Petroleum
ShippingM
arine affairs
Environment protection and conservation agency
Manufacturing
Tourism
Fishing
Agriculture
Project ownership
Selection of national implementing partners
Larger than expected capacity development needs
Major challenges and constraints
EAFM Framework
Stock assessment training
Science communication
Priority needs for capacity building
ASCLME: Large –scale processes / SAP
CCLME: MPA Guidelines
YSLME: Data visualization (oceanography), IMTA
“Indonesian Seas” LMEs:SCSLME, ATSEA, BOBLME
Opportunities for synergies or cooperation with other projects
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