LME Breakout Sessions 1. Share Experiences and Plan Future Learning 2. Monitoring & Evaluation – Program Study Recommendations

LME Break out session 1 – Share experience / learning needs Presentations: Biliana Cicin-Sain – Global Forum for Oceans Coasts and Islands Jan Tulin - Baltic Sea Project Johann Augustyn - Incorporating environmental variability into management of an LME (BCLME)

Presentation 1 (Biliana Cicin-Sain) highlights nest different governance approaches improve links between watershed, coastal and oceans management improve high seas governance Much more focus on socio-economic aspects and capacity building Upcoming program of the Global Forum

Presentation 2 (Jan Tulin) highlights Organisation of project structures is critical Participation of national politicians was the major challenge The key words for success are integration and outreach GEF has definitely catalysed a regional approach in just 2 years

Presentation 3 (Johann Augustyn on the BCLME) Environmental variability can be a trans-boundary issue of concern systems for monitoring and early warning can be cornerstones of the SAP modelling and monitoring can help predict negative events may also help predict the effects of climate change

LME Break out session 1 – Focus of discussions & consensus nesting of ocean governance mechanisms national ownership need for an integrated approach need to convince national politicians need for funds to make coordination work beneficial influence of external drivers importance of scientific work Major challenge of regional cooperation even after scientific work has been done

LME Breakout session 1 – concluding remarks Ensure ownership of the TDA process Ensure that such ownership is also national Understanding environmental variability is essential to LME management Focus on eventual leverage of funds Human health is a key objective of LME management

LME Breakout 1 – Learning needs Building political will Information and knowledge sharing Demonstrating the values of ecosystem goods and services Encouraging national and regional stakeholder ownership Development of cross-sectoral commissions Encouraging private sector engagement

LME Breakout session 2 – M&E, program study recommendations Presentations (session 1): Ante Baric, SAP for the Mediterranean Prof Lawrence Mee, University of Plymouth

Presentation 1 (Ante Baric) Description of the project processes, structures and M&E for the Mediterranean program. Lessons learned: Use existing structures Need to support national personnel Success of country driven approach depends on many factors and the availability of resources to take action.

Presentation 2 – Prof L Mee Focus on need for regional communication: managing human activities, not the ecosystems themselves Understand boundaries of system and integrate the human dimension Outward vision is critical, EcoQOs Build resilience into the human system

General discussion Challenge of assisting countries to adopt the right goals Value of international guidance (WSSD etc.) Critical importance of TDA for facilitating wise choices

Group discussion – regional coordination Needs: Great global demand for adequate M&E Demonstrate links between projects and beneficial impactss Need for wider scope of indicators (governance etc.) Need for coordination between GEF agencies and donors Strong need for coordination at national level Need for coordination at low cost Challenges: Existing frameworks not fully operational Multi-country context Political sensitivities

LME Breakout session 2 part 2 Presentations: Abdelmoula Ghzala - WIO Marine Highway Development Chris Corbin – Caribbean SIDS experience Ken Sherman – the LME Approach 2005-2010 Ken Sherman – Postscript - LME Cascade effects

Presentation 1 – WIO Marine Highway commitment of governments to institutional arrangements correct choice of project execution agency and co-ordinator building effective partnerships can help improve project design and implementation pairing weaker states with stronger ones can help build capacity close coordination with other GEF projects in the same region is critical

Presentation 2- Caribbean SIDS experience SIDS – a particular context tools must be effective and useful data must be useful for reaching decisions focus more on the root causes than on the systems themselves Adopt more holistic approaches Need for partnerships and making the right linkages.

Presentation 3 – LME approach 2005-2010 LME approach adopted by 121 states $650 million already committed Partnerships with UNEP Regional Seas and Strategic Partnerships can extend to an efective $2 billion TDA/SAP has had very beneficial impact LME approach better placed than ever to help achieve WSSD goals Questioned EcoQOs and proposes adoption of proven EPA ecosystem health indicators

LME session 3 – general discussion Relevance of link between WIO Highway and Globalllast Strong need for expertise on the socio-economic aspects of LMEs UNEP study to contribute to establishing LME valuation methods Importance of human health and cultural indicators

IW Learn e-mail dialogue concept for LMEs Preliminary learning priorities were presented and discussed. Consensus was for the following: governance –high priority. stakeholder participation (with stakeholder communication) project management (with performance indicators) and including regional coordination) coastal zone economic valuation – high priority. ballast water and alien species socio-economic integration – high priority

LME Postscript – System Changes / Cascade effects & management dilemma Eastern Scotia Shelf Presentation by Ken Sherman of 2 papers on the transformational impacts of cod depletion and other drivers on an LME Management of transformed system or attempt recovery? THANK YOU