Caribbean & North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems 10-year CLME + SAP and 5-year UNDP/GEF CLME + Project Patrick DebelsLaverne Walker Regional CoordinatorSenior Project Officer

4-year project (co-)financed by GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF) GEF Contribution: aprox. US$ 7 million Focal Area : International Waters Start Date: May 2009 End Date: Feb 2014 CLME Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME) and Adjacent Regions

GEF Operational Strategy For IW kinds of GEF interventions:  Foundational Capacity Building:  Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA)  National Inter-sectoral consultation &coordination  Strategic Action Program (SAP) developed & approved  Implementation of SAP - Stress Reduction Measures: based on an agreed SAP, GEF supports a “SAP Implementation Project”, including policy/legal/institutional reforms & enhancements, demonstration investments for transboundary priorities, regional institution-building - ECOSYSTEM APPROACH CLME PROJECT – current phase GEF support for implementation of CLME SAP NOW ( ) aim: start in 2014

ROOT CAUSES OF THE 3 CLME + ISSUES

CLME SAP: 6 main STRATEGIES and 4 sub-strategies S1 – Protection of the Marine Environment S2 – Sustainable Fisheries S3 – Inter-sectoral Coordination S4 – EBM, Reef Ecosystems S4a Spiny Lobster Fisheries S4b Queen Conch Fisheries S5 – EAF, Pelagic Ecosystem S5a Flyingfish Fisheries S4b Large Pelagics Fisheries S6 – EBM/EAF, Continental Shelf

CLME Strategic Action Programme: 3 Regional Strategies

TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS PILOT PROJECTS CASE STUDIES GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS IMS-REMP PROTOTYPE SAP “UMBRELLA” Exisitng Projects New Projects Implementation of new projects under the SAP supported by the GEF The CLME + SAP Umbrella PROJECT / PROGRAMME COORDINATION & OVERSIGHT

5-year project (co-)financed by GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF) GEF Contribution: aprox. US$ 12,5 million Focal Area : International Waters Start : 2014 End : 2019 CLME + Catalyzing implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LMEs and others

catalyzing implementation of the SAP! The UNDP/GEF CLME + Project Component 1: Strengthening and consolidating the institutional, policy and legal frameworks Component 2: Enhancing the capacity of key institutions and stakeholders to implement knowledge-based EBM/EAF Component 3: Piloting the implementation of EBM/EAF (replication of best practices, up- scaling of early results, demonstration of improved/alternative livelihoods,..) Component 4: (Pre-)feasibility studies to identify major high-priority investment needs and opportunities Component 5: Monitoring and assessing progress of and results from the overall implementation of the CLME + SAP

Preparation of the Project Document for the Full Sized UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project The PPG (Project Preparation Grant)

Thank you CLME Project Coordination Unit Cartagena, Colombia (57) (5)