what is the coral triangle initiative on coral reefs, fisheries & food security?
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WHAT IS THE CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE on CORAL REEFS, FISHERIES & FOOD
SECURITY?
Congo Basin Initiative
Second largest intact tropical forest in the world
Coral Triangle Initiative
Global center of
marine abundance & diversity
In response to the alarming trends of destruction in the region, President Yudhoyono of Indonesia proposed to other CT leaders a new multilateral partnership to safeguard the region’s marine and coastal biological resources: the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF). This initial proposal set in motion a series of events that has advanced this effort quickly and decisively
● March 2006President letter to Biodiversity Convention
● September 2007 - 21 Government Leaders support CTI at APEC Summit in Sydney, Australia
● December 2007 – 6 CTI countries have 1st Senior Official Meeting in Bali
President President Arroyo Arroyo
(Philippin(Philippines)es)
PM PM Somare Somare
(PNG)(PNG)
President President Jose Jose Ramos- Ramos-Horta Horta (East (East TimorTimor) )
PM PM SogavarSogavare e (Solomo(Solomo
n n Islands)Islands)
PM PM Abdullah Abdullah Ahmad Ahmad Badawi Badawi
(Malaysia)(Malaysia)
President Yudhoyono President Yudhoyono (Indonesia)(Indonesia)
President President Bush (U.S.)Bush (U.S.)
PM Howard PM Howard (Australia)(Australia)
MEMBERSINDONESIAMALAYSIAPAPUA NEW GUINEA
PHILIPPINESTIMOR-LESTESOLOMON ISLANDS
PARTNERSUSAAUSTRALIA
ADBTNCCIWWF
Results: Principles and 5 Goals
• “Priority Seascapes” designated and effectively managed
• Ecosystem approach to management of fisheries and other marine resources fully applied
• Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) established and effectively managed, including community-based resource utilization and management
• Climate change adaptation measures achieved
• Threatened species status improving
11stst Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) – Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) – Bali, 6 – 7 December 2007Bali, 6 – 7 December 2007
1.1.Officially launch CTI-CFF to address threats to marine, Officially launch CTI-CFF to address threats to marine, coastal and small island ecosystem through accelerated coastal and small island ecosystem through accelerated collaborative actioncollaborative action
2.2.Adopt the CTI Regional Plan of Action (CTI – RPOA), a Adopt the CTI Regional Plan of Action (CTI – RPOA), a document to conserve and sustainably manage coastal and document to conserve and sustainably manage coastal and marine resourcemarine resource
3.3.Agreed to establish Secretariat to service the ongoing Agreed to establish Secretariat to service the ongoing implementation processimplementation process
1.The Ministers adopted the CTI Coordination Mechanism Structure and its Terms of Reference, and the CTI Regional Secretariat structure and its basic functions
2.Ministers endorsed Indonesia to host the CTI Regional Secretariat
3.The Ministers expressed their appreciation for the exemplary work of the interim CTI Regional Secretariat and agreed to extend its mandate until a permanent secretariat is formally established
2nd Ministerial MeetingGizo, Solomon Islands
November 2009
Agreed in SOM4, Kota Kinabalu Malaysia, Oct’09
CTI – CFF Coordination Mechanism Structure
Organization Structure
ROADMAP CTI-CFF 2010 - 2011ROADMAP CTI-CFF 2010 - 20112010 2011
Jan. - May June - July August Sept Oct - December
Jan-Jul August-Des
•Legal drafting of the establishment of the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat
•Legal drafting of the Host Country Agreement •Drafting rules
of procedure•Drafting
financial regulations
•Drafting staff regulations
•conciliation of legal draft documents
•6th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 6)
•3rd Ministerial Meeting (MM 3)
•SOM 7
•High Level Financial Meeting
•Finalizing procedures and regulations
•Recruitment process
•Finalizing Financial Commitment and Planning •CTI-CFF
Regional Secretariat operates
•Implementation of National Plan of Actions
•Preparation and development of Secretariat’s building
•Preparation and implementation of Prioritized Regional Plan of Actions
•Finalizing Host Country Agreement
Priority Actions Recommended for 2010 – 2011
Identified nine priority actions from the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action.
Goal 1. Priority Seascapes designated and effectively managedTarget 2. Marine and coastal resources within all “Priority Seascapes” are being sustainably managed. Action 1. Adopt a general “model” for sustainable management of seascapes.
Goal 2.Ecosystem Approach for Fisheries Management (EAFM) Target 1. Strong legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks in place for achieving an ecosystem approach to fisheries managementAction 1. Collaborate to develop a “common regional framework for legislation and policy” that would support EAFM; drawing on this, strengthen regional and national legislation, policies and regulations.Action 2. Improve enforcement of IUU fishing through greater collaboration.
Priority Actions Recommended for 2010 – 2011
Goal 3. MPA established and effectively managed
Target 1. Region-wide Coral Triangle MPA System (CTMPAS) in place and fully functional.
Action 1. Jointly establish overall goals, objectives, principles, and operational design elements for a CTMPAS centered around priority MPA networks.
Action 3. Build capacity for effective management of the CTMPAS.
Goal 4. Climate change adaptation measures achieved
Target 1. Region-wide Early Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation for the near-shore marine and coastal environment and small island ecosystems developed and implemented
Action 1. Identify the most important and immediate adaptation measures that should be taken across all Coral Triangle countries, based primarily on analyses using existing models.
Priority Actions Recommended for 2010 – 2011
Goal 4. Climate change adaptation measures achieved Target 1. Action 3 and 4. (blended) Complete and implement a Region-wide Early Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Conduct capacity needs assessments and develop capacity programs on climate change adaptation measures
Goal 5. Threatened species status improving Target 1. Improved status of sharks, sea turtles, seabirds, marine mammals, coral, seagrass, mangroves and other identified threatened species Action 3. Complete and implement region-wide Sea Turtles Conservation Action Plan.Action 5. Complete and implement region-wide Marine Mammals Conservation Action Plan.
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