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TheGrenadinesNetworkofMarineProtectedAreas
MartinBarriteau
[email protected]
(784)4858779
GrenadaandSt.VincentandtheGrenadines
Size:1500sq/km
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Participantsincoordinatingtheongoingtransboundarycooperation:
NationalGovernment:
• GovernmentAgencies,Grenada:
- FisheriesDepartment
- EnvironmentalUnitoftheMinistryofAgriculture
- MinistryofCarriacouandPetiteMartiniqueAffairs
• GovernmentAgencies,St.VincentandtheGrenadines:
- FisheriesDivision
- MinistryoftheEnvironment
- NationalParks,RiversandBeachesAuthority
- CommunicationsUnit,MinistryofAgriculture
Protectedareaadministration:
• TobagoCaysMarinePark
• SouthCoastMarineProtectedArea
• MustiqueMarineConservationArea
• SandyIsland/OysterBedMarineProtectedArea
• WoburnClarksCourtBayMPA
• Moliniere-BeausejourMPA
InternationalNGOs:
• TheNatureConservancy
• ThePhillipStephensonFoundation
• GulfandCaribbeanFisheriesInstitute(GCFI)
NationalNGOs:
• SustainableGrenadinesInc.(SusGren)
Intergovernmentalorganizations:
• UnitedNationsEnvironmentalProgramme–Caribbean
Academicinstitutions:
• UniversityoftheWestIndies(UWI),CentreforResourceManagementand
EnvironmentalStudies(CERMES),Barbados
• St.George’sUniversity(SGU),Grenada
NationalCorporations:
• GrenadaBroadcastingNetwork
LocalSmallBusinesses:
• TheCompassMagazine,
• WindandSeaLtd.(UnionIsland)
Community-basedOrganizations:
• UnionIslandWaterTaxiAssociation
• UnionIslandfisherAssociations
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Objectives:ThisagreementprovidesthebasisforfuturecollaborationbetweentheMPAs
andtheirpartnerinstitutionsandisafoundationforsharingofexperienceandbest
practicesbytheMPAsinrelationtoallaspectsofMPAmanagementandtheconservation
ofcoastalandmarineresources.
•
TocreatemoreeffectivemanagementtoolsforMPAsoftheGrenadaBank
•
ToincreaseopportunitiesforcommunicationandnetworkingbetweenMPA
managersandusersoftheGrenadaBank
•
ToprovideanopportunityforMPAmanagementstafftolearnfrombest
practicesofotherMPAsintheGrenadaBank
Valuesandimportance:ThetransboundaryGrenadinesisanareaofecological
significancesupportingthemostextensivecoralreefsandrelatedhabitatsinthesoutheasternCaribbean,yetitisthreatenedbydevelopment,overfishing,climatechangeand
limitedcapacityformanagementofprotectedareas.
Aspectsoftransboundarycooperation:Ecosystembasedmanagement:TheGrenadines
networkisaddressingbothdirectandindirectthreatstocoralreefsandassociatedcoastal
ecosystems.
Stageintheprocess:Operationalstagewithcollaborativeactivitiesongoingbasedonan
informal(gentleman’s)agreement,whichhasbeeninplacesince2011,andhasgrownand
beenre-signed,asnewmembershavejoined.
DateEstablished:January26,2011
OfficialProtectedAreaDesignation:AllparticipatingMPAsarelegallydeclaredby
NationalLegislation.
TheCatalyst:TherecentcontextoftheGrenadinesMPAstranslatestohugescopefor
buildingeffectiveMPAmanagement.Further,MPAmanagementintheGrenadinesis
characterizedbyarealityoflimitedresources.ThedistanceoftheGrenadinesfromtheir
respectivecapitalcitiespresentsanadditionalhurdletoeffectivemanagement.Thereis
alsoageneralneedtoreorientstakeholderexpectationstowardsmoresustainableuseof
marineresources.GNMPAwasestablishedonthebackofastrongwillingnessfor
collaborationthatwasexpressedbythethreefoundingMPAs(SIOBMPA,TCMPand
Moliniere-BeausejourMPA)andtherelatedgovernmentagenciesinbothcountries.
History:In2011,SusGren,acoastalandmarineenvironmentandsustainablelivelihoods
NGO,jump-startedtheGrenadinesNetworkofMPAs(GNMPA)aimedatstrengthening
managementcapacityofMPAsintheGrenadaBankthroughimprovednetworkingof
existingMPAs.Andinparttoassistthegovernmentsofbothcountriestoachievethegoals
oftheConventionofBiologicalDiversity(CBD),ProgramofWorkonProtectedAreas
(POWPA),andtheCaribbeanChallengeInitiatives(CCI)ofprotecting20%ofnearshore
resourcesby2020.
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ThelongtermconservationgoalistobuildaresilientnetworkofMPAsthatarecomanagedeffectivelybycommunityandgovernment,thatfunctioneffectivelyfor
communitywell-being,biodiversityprotection(especiallycoralreefs)andasacritical
climatechangeresponsemechanism.
Barriers,challenges,obstacles,orconstraints:Amajorchallengewillcontinuetobe
scalingupfromeffortsatthelevelofasingleMPAtomorebroadlyeffectivemanagement
acrossthenetwork.Thusfardonorsupportfortrainingenforcement,harmonizationof
monitoringandevaluationactivities,andenhancedoutreachandknowledgemanagement
havebeengoodbutwillneedtocontinue.Governmentsupportandrecognitionforthe
networkremainsthebiggestchallengeforfundraising,networkroleswithincountryMPAs
andinstitutionalizationofthenetwork.
TheGovernanceandManagementStructures
● Cooperativerelationship:Itisaformalbutnon-bindingagreementbetweenthe
MPAs“tocollaboratetogether,toensureeffectiveMPAmanagementandtopromote
theconservationandsustainableuseofmarineresources”.
● Legalbasisforcooperation:N/A
● Governancestructure:SusGrenfacilitatedtheoriginalsigningofthenetwork
agreement,continuestochampionthenetworkandstrivestomatchneedswith
opportunitiesforexpertiseandfunding.WhileSusGrentakesafacilitatingrole,the
MPApartnersshareaccountabilityforimplementation.CurrentlysevenMPAsare
membersofthetransboundarynetwork,andorganizationsinvolvedwithtwo
proposedMPAshaveobserverstatus.
● Cooperativemanagementarrangement:Withnoformalcooperative
managementguidelines,norinstitutionalstructure,GNMPAwasestablishedonthe
backofastrongwillingnessforcollaborationthatwasexpressedbythefounding
MPAsandtherelatedgovernmentagenciesinbothcountries.Eachyear,the
networkingmeetinghasincludedafacilitatedprocesstoassisttheMPAswith
definingtheirpriorityneedsandidentifyingthoseofGNMPA.Thenetworkconducts
jointmonitoringexpeditionsandtrainingprogrammesandassistsmemberswith
takingadaptivemanagementdecisionsbasedonfindings.
Results:AdditionalMPAshavejoinedthenetworkovertheyears,fromthreeparticipating
membersatthestarttosevenareascurrently.Improvednetworkingamongparticipating
membershaspermittedlearningbyexchanginginformationandworkingtogethertosolve
someoftheimportantcommonissuesandchallengesfaced.Thenetworkhasbeenableto
addressfundamentalMPAmanagementchallengesincludinggovernance,management
planning,standardoperatingproceduresforlawenforcement,standardizedcoralreef
monitoring,attachmentandexchanges(fieldvisitsandtraining),andincreasedoutreach
andknowledgemanagement.
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LessonsLearned:GNPMAisnowfirmlyestablishedwithsevenMPAmembersandits
sixthannualnetworkingmeetingheldin2016,lessonslearnedinclude:
• Government support was instrumental in the initial establishment of the network
andencouragesitscontinuationandgrowth.
•
Public support is growing and broader stakeholder engagement is achieved with
eachcommunity-focusedactivity.Theinclusionoflocalfishersandchefsintraining
onlionfishhandlingraisesthelocalprofileoftheMPAsandtheirstaff.Schoolsand
communitieswarmlyreceivetheinclusionoflocalchildreninhands-ontrainingfor
MPAstaffineducationandoutreach.
•
FormalizinganagreementtocollaboratebetweenthepartnersservesGNMPAwell
in ensuring willingness on the part of member MPAs and in demonstrating
commitmenttodonorsandexperts.
•
Joint participation of the MPAs in enforcement training is helping to encourage
moreconsistentenforcementofrulesandregulationsacrosstheGrenadines.
•
The strategy of inviting media representatives to the networking meetings is
increasing communications and raising the profile of the participating MPAs
throughongoingpublicationsofMPAactivities.
•
TrainingforMPAstaffandstakeholders,togetherwithdirectfundingtotheMPAs
viasmallgrants,havehelpedtoincreasebiologicalandsocio-economicmonitoring
bymemberMPAs.
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Aprogrammeofannualmeetings,fieldvisits,jointtrainingandinter-MPAexchange
visits is serving to both increase communications amongst the MPAs and to share
bestpracticesforeffectivemanagementacrossinternationalboundaries.
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ForMoreInformation
Name
Title
Organization
Email
Phone
Ms.Emma
Doyle
Project
Manager,MPA
Support
Gulfand
emma.doyle@g
Caribbean
cfi.org
Fisheries
Institute(GCFI)
Tel+1-8325982838/Cel
+1-8325660484
Ms.Orisha
Joseph
Program
Manager
Sustainable
Grenadines
orisha.joseph@
gmail.com
Work:1784
485
8779|Cell:1
4735373479|
Mr.Kenneth
Williams
Operations
Manager
TobagoCays
MarinePark
(TCMP)
tcmp191@hot
mail.com
Mr.AndrewA.
Lockhart
Superintendent
-Marineand
Terrestrial
Parks
NationalParks,
Riversand
Beaches
Authority
andylockhart65
@yahoo.com
Tel:784453
1623
Mobile:784
5330028
Mr.Davon
Baker
MPASupport
Manager
Ministryof
Carriacouand
Petite
Martinique
Affairs
dkmbaker@gm
ail.com
Tel:(473)443
6026
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