1. Mainstreaming Conservation into Policies, Plans and Legal Frameworks Cedric Schuster WWF-South Pacific Program

2. What is mainstreaming  Mainstreaming conservation is the internalisation of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as an integral component of national and community development –Legislation and budgets endorsed through parliaments –National Development Plans, Policies, Programmes –National Budgets and Aid Programmes –Private Sector Actions –Community Plans and decision-making

3. Examples of Mainstreaming at the Government Level  National Sustainable Development Plan: FSM  National Environment or Sustainable Development legislation: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, etc..  National Tourism Plan: Samoa, Fiji  Vanuatu Cultural Policy  National Biodiversity, Marine, Water, and Forest Policies: Samoa  NBSAP’s (FSM, Niue, Vanuatu, RMI, Samoa, Fiji, Kiribati, Cook Islands

4. Critical Issues for Mainstreaming  Information – Generating the right information and making it available to the right audience at the right time  Capacity – Political and traditional leaders, civil servants and civil society capacity build to deal with conservation issues  Finances – Availability of mechanisms to access and generate funding for conservation  Network – Network available to facilitate collaboration and coordination of activities  Willingness to Act – Political, community and individual

5. Conservation Issues –Species Conservation –Habitat conservation –Cultural Conservation  Tools –Protected areas –Species protection –Biosecurity management –Ex-situ protection –Environmental Assessments and Monitoring –Economics Instruments –Environmental Education and awareness –International Agreements

6. Target Audience  Government. –Parliament and Cabinet –The National Planning, Finance and Foreign Affairs –Line Ministries  External Influences: Aid Donors, Tourists, Researchers  Private Sector: Exporters  Communities: Traditional leaders, Village/tribal councils, women's and youth groups  Schools  Religious Groups  NGO’s: environmental, gender, human rights and development NGO’s

7. Triggers and Drivers  Mainstreaming does not happen automatically, it is usually initiated and driven by something or someone. Pacific examples – Natural occurrences : – Concerned Leaders : – Concerned Civil Servants : – Concerned Citizens : – International commitment : – Outside pressures : – Availability of resources :

8. NBSAP’s in the Pacific  Information: –Public awareness materials –Public forums –Technical reports  Financial Resources: GEF and Governments  Network: Multistakeholder planning and implementation teams  Capacity: FSM, Cook Islands, RMI, Vanuatu, and Samoa

9. Issues for Consideration  Regional and International Level –Policies to support mainstreaming actions at the national level, –Coordination and technical support –International mechanisms supporting mainstreaming  National and Local Actions –Getting the right audience to act