Report on the implementation of the Message from Reunion Island Update on progress 25 September 2014

Status of document Final draft being prepared with comments, additions and corrections received, will be ready 30 September Main changes: – more examples and illustrations – a balance between the need to reflect issues and respect policy – new language on energy Case studies prepared

Biodiversity protection in Ascension Island (2 pages) BIONATURA project, Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores (1 page) Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (1 page) Codes de l’Environnement in New Caledonia (1 page) Implications of the European presence in the Caribbean on regional fisheries management (4 pages) Life+ Cap DOM project (2 pages) Marine protected areas in New Caledonia (1½ page) Saba’s approach to marine biodiversity conservation (1 page) South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (¾ page)

Status of case studies Reviewed and validated by the main actors Except the one on fisheries in the Caribbean, which requires more consultation and additional information Need at least two more: – Greenland – Guadeloupe

Items for consideration ItemRecommendations editing and proof-reading, approval of final text Conference co-organisers given one week from 1 October to give final corrections translation/abstractOne-page abstract in French formattingSimple, similar to that of Reunion Message authorshipNo named author credits to sources and informantsNo names, but preface to thank all contributors publisher(s)IUCN logosTo be confirmed additional case studies, especially from Greenland and Guadeloupe Finalised by 8 October