Download NB Biodiversity Strategy: Goals and Management Outcomes

NB Biodiversity Strategy:
Goals and
Management Outcomes
New Brunswick Environmental Network
“Collaborating for Biodiversity”
10 November, 2010
NB Biodiversity Strategy - Outline
• Biodiversity Definitions
• Biodiversity Values
• Why a Strategy?
• Scope, Focus, Principles
• Biodiversity Goals and Outcomes
• Biodiversity Management
Framework
• Biodiversity Management
Outcomes
Biodiversity Values
• Ecological value
– ecosystems, species, genes
• Services for people
– provisioning, regulating and
supporting services
• Cultural, spiritual, aesthetic and
intrinsic values
Biodiversity in NB - What and How?
• What do we want to achieve?
– Biodiversity Goals and Biodiversity Outcomes
• How do we do it?
– Management Outcomes
Biodiversity Goals and Outcomes
Goal 1: Conservation of the genetic, species and
ecosystem diversity of New Brunswick
Conservation Outcomes
Natural ecosystems and their biota
Species at risk
Genetic variability
Domesticated flora and fauna
Invasive alien species
Biodiversity Goals and Outcomes (cont’d)
Goal 2: Sustainable use and development of New
Brunswick’s biological resources
Sustainable-use Outcomes
Wild flora
Wild fauna
Soil, water and air
Biodiversity Management Framework
• Leadership and coordination
• Stakeholder engagement
• Biodiversity management units
• Biodiversity assessment & info sharing
• Biodiversity thresholds & targets
• Integrated planning
• Stewardship
• Action Plans
• Reporting
Biodiversity Management Units
• Goals and Outcomes apply to the Province
• Distribution of intentions and actions is done via
Biodiversity Management Units
– Thresholds and targets established
– Management activities directed, and
– Indicators monitored.
Biodiversity Thresholds and Targets
• Thresholds describe the minimum
or maximum level of a biodiversity
value that is considered acceptable
• Targets are statements of desired
outcomes related to specific
biodiversity values
Biodiversity Actions Plans
Action plans will:
• Follow-up on directions identified in
the Strategy
• Identify actions to help achieve
management outcomes
• Be developed collaboratively with
stakeholders, and
• Build on existing initiatives.
Biodiversity Management Outcomes
20 Management Outcomes
• Describe where we need to be, in terms of management
capacity, in order to move the biodiversity agenda forward
• Provide broad direction, rather than
specific actions
• Apply to many sectors and types of
activities, and
• Are presented within hierarchy
developed by CCRM’s Biodiversity
Outcomes Framework for Canada.
Biodiversity Management Outcomes
Management
Outcomes
Management Outcomes – how and why?
Generated via 2 separate processes:
1. Modifications to existing sector activities, and
2. Identification of gaps in management processes.
1. MOs From Existing Activities
1. Activities were collected on a by-sector basis
2. Generic cross-sector activities were generated
3. Management Outcomes allow generic activities to better
meet biodiversity goals.
2. MOs From Gaps in Management Process
• To identify, prioritize and implement the right actions, we need:
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Goals that include biodiversity (sectors and government)
Targets that support the goals
Planning that directs or tracks biodiversity values, and
Rules, standards and BMPs that support planning direction.
• Sector-specific management outcomes were identified to fill
gaps in management processes, and
• Generic, cross-sector Management Outcomes were written to
capture potential gaps in management processes.
Management Outcomes Summary
Asses
• Inventory and monitoring
• Status of ecosystems and species
• Research and development (assessment and
management)
Plan
• Goals statements about ecosystems and
biodiversity
• Management strategies incorporate biodiversity
outcomes and targets
Management Outcomes Summary (cont’d)
Plan (cont’d)
• Targets for ecosystems and species
• Rules and BMPs consistent with biodiversity
outcomes
Do
• Action plans, communication, stewardship
Track
• Oversight criteria include biodiversity values
• Reporting on progress towards meeting
management outcomes
Successful Implementation?
1. Cooperative development of Action Plans
2. Development of Biodiversity Targets for appropriate
geographic units
3. Integration of Biodiversity Outcomes and Targets into
all planning exercises