1. Building Capacity on Protected Areas Law & Governance Exercise 2 Understanding Basic Protected Area Concepts Introduction to the Course, Law & PAs

2. Background  Purpose  Promote an understanding of basic Protected Area concepts amongst Learners from non-PA backgrounds  Provide an opportunity for you to reflect on the above concepts through a case study  Structure  Introduction to Exercise (10 minutes)  Small Group Work (50 minutes)  Joint Class Discussion (20 minutes)  Consolidation (10 minutes)

3. The Case Study: Lagoon Bay Area

4. Importance & Value Importance? naturepeople ecosystem services cultural value maintain biodiversity areas of refuge provisioning regulating supporting climate change mitigation adaptation ecological resilience

5. Threats to Protected Areas Direct ThreatsIndirect Threats Urban expansion Habitat loss On-site development Unsustainable resource use On-site pollution Inappropriate land/sea use Off-site pollution Off-site natural events Natural events Illegal activities War & conflict Alien species Climate change Off-site development

6. Management Principles Reflect in PA law Planning Ecosystem Approach Management by Conservation Objectives Precautionary Approach Managing for Particular Threats Connectivity

7. IUCN Management Categories

8. Institutions & Stakeholders State Actors Non-State Actors Ministries Departments nationalsub-national Statutory Bodies Private Landowners Indigenous Peoples Local Communities Corporations NGOs National Institutions

9. Quality of Governance “Good Governance”? legitimacy & voice direction accountability fairness & rights performance public participation predictability transparency equity justice PA Pratitioner PerspectivePA Lawyer Perspective

10. The Questions  What particular threats to the ecosystem can you identify?  What would be the value of declaring Lagoon Bay as a Protected Area?  What objectives might be of relevance to a Protected Area such as Lagoon Bay?  What might be an appropriate management category for Lagoon Bay Protected Area? Provide reasons for your answer.  What are the key principles that should underpin and inform management of Lagoon Bay Protected Area?  What institutions and other role-players are relevant in the Lagoon Bay context and how might they be relevant?  What steps can the relevant government institutions take & what tools could they use, to promote good governance?