The CLME + Project and the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for sustainable shared Living Marine Resources Management (CLME + SAP) Patrick Debels Regional Project Coordinator LME LAC COP, Cancun, September 2015

LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS CLME+ = 2 LMEs Caribbean LME + North Brazil Shelf LME Globally, 66 different LMEs have been delineated Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are regions of the world's oceans, encompassing coastal areas from river basins and estuaries to the seaward boundaries of continental shelves and the outer margins of the major ocean current systems, and/or occupying semi-enclosed seas. LMEs typically cover relatively large areas, characterized by distinct bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically dependent populations of marine species (NOAA, 2014). The LME concept was adopted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) as a meaningful geospatial unit for the implementation of an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach. Due to the transboundary nature of many LMEs, their adoption as a management unit generally requires inter-national coordination and collaboration.

MARINE CURRENTS IN THE CARIBBEAN Currents - januarySource:

LIONFISH INVASION

CLME + region = 2 LMEs: the CARIBBEAN LME and the NORTH BRAZIL SHELF LME 25 GEF-eligible countries + 19 dependent territories + USA

CLME Project: Sustainable Management of shared living marine resources in the CLME and adjacent areas CLME + Project : Objective: Facilitating EBM/EAF in the CLME + for the sustainable and climate resilient provision of goods and services from shared living marine resources, in line with the endorsed CLME + SAP Transboundary Diagnostic analyses Development of Strategic Action Programme Catalyzing the implementation of the politically endorsed 10-year Strategic Action Programme

HABITAT DEGRADATION UNSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES POLLUTION CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIETAL CHANGE CLME TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES: 3 KEY PROBLEMS throughout the CLME+

Through the Strategic Action Programme, the States and territories in the CLME+ region are adopting the following long-term vision on the marine environment: Vision statement for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LMEs: “a healthy marine environment in the CLME + provides benefits and livelihoods for the well-being of the people of the region” more fully articulated: “healthy marine ecosystems that are adequately valued and protected through robust, integrative and inclusive governance arrangements at regional, sub-regional, national and local levels, which in turn effectively enable adaptive management that maximizes, in a sustainable manner, the provision of goods and services in support of enhanced livelihoods and human well-being”.

ROOT CAUSES of the 3 (+1) CLME issues Weaknesses in GOVERNANCE limited HUMAN & FINANCIAL resources; inadequate (ACCESS to) DATA and INFORMATION/KNOWLEDGE inadequate public AWARENESS and INVOLVEMENT inadequate consideration of the VALUE of ECOSYSTEM goods & services POPULATION GROWTH and CULTURAL pressures; trade and EXTERNAL DEPENDENCY

Interactive governance the whole of interactions among civil, public and private actors taken to solve societal problems and to create societal opportunities; including the formulation & application of principles guiding those interactions and care for institutions that enable and control them

CLME Strategic Action Programme: 3 Regional Strategies APPLY SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE!

As of 07/02/2014, 31 ministers in 22 countries have endorsed CLME + SAP

CLME + Project ( , USD 12.5M) Catalyzing the implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the sustainable management of shared living marine resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs)

COMPONENTS OF THE CLME+ PROJECT (PIF) ENHANCE THE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS BUILD THE CAPACITY TO MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE ENHANCED ARRANGEMENTS DEMONSTRATE EBM/EAF (prioritize/select – limited $) building on results from C1&2 FEASIBILITY STUDIES – INVESTMENT NEEDS FOR UPSCALING OF RESULTS REGION-WIDE M&E OF SAP IMPLEMENTATION C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 enable facilitate demonstrate scale-up, replicate track progress, foster synergies, avoid duplication, review/revise approach

UNDP/GEF Caribbean & North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems Project (CLME + ) co-financing/co-executing partners prospective partners (declarations of intent)

HABITAT DEGRADATION UNSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES POLLUTION CLIMATECHANGE SOCIETAL CHANGE CLME TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES: 3 KEY ISSUES throughout the CLME+ Cartagena Convention Oil Spills Protocol LBS Protocol SPAW Protocol

Component 2 Proposed Action Facilitate the development of Regional Strategies and Actions Plans for the protection of marine habitats and the reduction of impacts from nutrients on marine ecosystems in the CLME + (linked to Component 4)

Component 4 Proposed Action Conduct a baseline and (pre)feasibility assessment of the investment needs and opportunities to protect and restore key habitats, reduce the impacts of pollution on human well-being, and safeguard the goods & services provided by marine ecosystems Coordinate the development of investment plans to reduce LBS pollution, with special attention to pollution sources known to cause substantial impacts on the provision of marine ecosystem goods and services that are of critical importance for human well-being and socio-economic development Coordinate the development of investment plans for large-scale action on habitat protection and restoration, with special attention for habitats of critical importance in terms of the current and potential future provision of ecosystem goods & services, and contributions to Global Environmental Benefits (GEBs)

Component 5 Proposed Action Contribute to the development of the “State of the Marine Ecosystems and associated Living Resources in the CLME + region” report and the development of a prototype CLME + SAP monitoring and evaluation web portal including but not limited to the development of the State of Convention Area Report

COLLABORATION/COORDINATION WITH MEXICO, others Invitation to formalize participation in the CLME + Project Co-financing commitment to the project? (formal letter) Representation on the CLME + Project Steering Committee (NFP, NICs) Become part of the CLME + Partnership: enhance coordination with, and among sLMR programmes & initiatives in the region Declaration of Intent, “Aide Memoire”, Memorandum of Understanding Use the above to access resources! (local + transboundary actions)

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