Publisher : Coral Triangle Initiative On Coral Reefs, Fisheries And Food Security
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Publication year : 2009
Thematic : Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape
Language : English
Note
To ensure effective protection and sustainable development of the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), the Governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 13 February 2004. The signing of the MoU was one of the highlights in the Side Events of the 7th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The three countries essentially agreed to adopt the Ecoregion approach to conservation that will facilitate the realization of the four fundamental goals of biodiversity conservation which are: representation, sustainability of ecological processes, viability of species, and resiliency, which are embodied in the Ecoregion Conservation Plan (ECP). The ECP for SSME is a product of region-wide consultations across the three countries involving the stakeholders and various experts from the resource managers, academe, up to the policymakers. The ECP contains objectives that would allow the conservation of the coastal and marine resources of the Region without having to sacrifice the livelihood of the people. This involves ten objectives that the ECP hopes to attain in alignment to its 50-year vision. The signing of the MoU led to the creation of the Tri-National Committee for the SSME. Subsequently, the committee had its 1 Meeting on 01 March 2006 in East Kalimantan, Indonesia and created the Sub-Committee, namely: Threatened, Charismatic, and Migratory Species; Sustainable Fisheries; and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Networks. The respective Sub-Committees met in 2007 and elected their respective Chairpersons, developed their Terms of Reference (TORs) as well as their Work Plans for the implementation of the ECP. The publication and launching of the Work Plans of the Sub Committees was approved by the SSME Tri-National Committee during its Fourth Meeting in Batam, Indonesia in July 2009. The publication is a priority because it will not only keep the stakeholders informed and reminded of the work for the SSME but as well be a useful tool to attract potential donors. This Booklet includes the Work Plan of the Sub-Committee on Threatened, Charismatic, and Migratory Species, its achievements, and the lessons learned in its implementation in the past three years. The lessons learned from previous programs that have been implemented in the Region will be useful to countries in the Coral Triangle in meeting the targets, particularly in Goal No. 5: Threatened Species Status Improving, of the Regional Plan of Action and the corresponding National Plans of Actions on the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF).
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Keywords : Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
Encoded by : Mae Belen Llanza
