|
East Asian Seas Congress 2009
24-25 November 2009
Philippine International Convention Center
Pasay City, Metro Manila
OBJECTIVES
The Session on Networking of Marine Protected Areas: Benefits, Good Practices, Standards, and Next Steps is intended to provide a venue to build cooperation and harmonization across various initiatives, strategies, action plans, and working partnerships in MPA networking that have been developed or are being developed in the region.
Specifically, the Workshop aims to achieve the following objectives:
- highlight the benefits of managing MPAs as a network;
- showcase good practices and lessons learned in networking of MPAs; and
- develop recommendations for partnership/collaborative efforts in managing MPA networks for submission and consideration by national governments as represented by the Ministerial Forum.
SESSION OVERVIEW
In line with the 2009 Congress’ theme: “Partnerships at Work: Local Implementation and Good Practices”, the convenors recognize that many effective MPAs are locally managed and that MPA networks provide a supporting role to the individual MPAs. To generate participative discussion in line with this topic, Mr. Rodrigo U. Fuentes, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Philippines will co-chair the session together with Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim, Director, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Philippines.
|
DATE/TIME
|
ACTIVITY/ PRESENTATION
|
|
|
November 24
1030 – 1050
|
Welcome, Introduction and Review of relevant recommendations from the past Congress
|
Chairpersons
|
|
Part 1: Benefits of managing MPAs as a network
|
|
1050 – 1150
|
- Bio-physical benefits of managing MPAs as a network
- MPA Networking in the Philippines Finding Synergy Despite Adversity
- A Financial Management Framework for MPA Networks
|
Dr. Nicolas J. Pilcher, Marine Research Foundation, Malaysia
Dr. Porfirio M. Alino, Environmental Governance Project 2, Philippines
Mr. John D. Claussen and Mr. Stuart J. Green, Conservation and Community Investment Forum, Indonesia
|
|
1150 – 1230
|
Open Forum
|
|
|
1230 – 1400
|
Lunch
|
|
|
Part 2. Good practices in developing networks of MPAs
|
|
1400 – 1530
|
- A review of good practices in developing networks of MPAs in the ASEAN
- Partnerships for Sustainable Coastal and Marine Conservation Efforts in Batangas
- The Management of MPA networks in Indonesia
- A MPA network approach in China: Status and Challenges
|
Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi, ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment, Vietnam
Mr. Luis Awitan, Batangas Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office, Philippines
Ms. Ahsanal Kasasiah, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
Dr. Wang Bin, State Oceanic Administration, PR China
|
|
1530 – 1600
|
Open Forum
|
|
|
1600 – 1630
|
Tea/Coffee Break
|
|
|
1630 – 1730
|
- Management of National and Transboundary Marine Protected Areas in Malaysia
- Cooperation between Marine Protected Area and Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
- Participatory Approach for Sustainable Natural Resource Management and Coastal Conservation
|
Ms. Cheryl Kaur, Maritime Institute of Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Chu Manh Trinh, Cham Islands Protected Area Authority, Vietnam
Ms. Atjima Meepring, Thailand Environment Institute, Thailand
|
|
Part 3. Common goals, targets and standards for partnership and collaboration
|
|
November 25
1030 – 1045
|
Recap of Part 1 and 2
|
Secretariat
|
|
1045 – 1200
|
- The Benefits of a Network of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites) under the Convention on Wetlands
- Initiatives on Gap Analysis for MPAs in the ASEAN Region
- Review and potential MPA management effectiveness standards for the regional/national/site level
|
Dr. Llewellyn Young,
Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Switzerland
Dr. Filiberto Pollisco Jr., ASEAN Biodiversity Center, Philippines
Dr. Naoko Morimoto, Dr. Mark Tupper and Dr. Kohei Hibino, Japan Wildlife Research Center, Japan and World Fish Center, Philippines
|
|
1200 – 1230
|
Panel Discussion
- Is there are need to harmonize the various MPA networks being developed in the Region?
- What goals and targets might we want to work together on?
- What common standards might we adopt for our targets?
|
Panel Discussants:
Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi, ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment, Vietnam
Dr. Somboon Siriraksophon, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Thailand
Dr. Gabriel Antonius Wagey, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
Dr. Alan T. White, The Nature Conservancy, USA
|
|
1230 – 1400
|
Lunch
|
|
|
Part 4: Consensus on a joint strategy for MPA networks in East Asia
|
|
1400 – 1445
|
Small Group Workshop
How do we propose to achieve our goals?
|
|
|
1445 – 1515
|
Presentation of small group outputs
|
Small group representatives
|
|
1515 – 1530
|
Observations and Suggestions
|
Dr. Hugh Kirkman
|
|
1530 – 1600
|
Facilitated Discussion
- Building consensus on a joint strategy for MPA networks in East Asia
- Targets, approaches, timeframes, key players, roles
- How do we gain consensus from others back home?
- When do we come back together to assess progress?
|
|
|
1600 – 1630
|
Tea/Coffee Break (working break)
|
|
|
1630 – 1730
|
Facilitated Discussion (continued)
|
|
|
1730 – 1800
|
Break for Secretariat to finalize main points
|
|
|
1800 – 1830
|
Conclusion
Presentation and confirmation of consensus for submission to Theme Coordinator and Ministerial Forum
|
Chairpersons
|
|
ASEAN Biodiversity Events