MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean

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1 IEEP meeting - 22nd January 2008 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Milena TEMPESTA WWF Italy - Miramare Natural Marine Reserve, Trieste (Italy( Italy) - info@riservamarinamiramare.it it WWF France Catherine PIANTE MedPAN Project Coordinator, Marseille (France) medpan.org - France - MedPAN 1

2 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit What is the MedPAN Network MedPAN (Medit Protected Areas Network) is a network whose aim is to facilitate exchange between managers of Medit marine protected areas (MPA) in order to improve the efficiency of the management of these areas. MedPAN conference on Medit MPAs network Port-Cros National Park (France) Credits: C. Gérardin This three-year project ( ) is funded by the Interreg IIIC South Initiative. It brings together 23 partners from 14 Countries around the shores of the Medit, of which 14 partners are European (France, Italy, Greece, Malta, Slovenia, Spain) and 9 partners from non- European countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Croatia, Turkey). 2

3 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Historical background 1990 : MedPAN is set up in Monaco thanks to the support of the World Bank and the contribution of IUCN and the French government. The secretariat was entrusted to the Port-Cros National Park 1990 / 1995 : The network is open to all the Medit marine and coastal protected areas 1996 : Activities suspended and hibernation of the network because of a lack of funds 1999 : MedPAN is set up as a non-profit association under French law thanks to Port-Cros NP and the unanimous request of the members, with the support of Medit Action Plan 2001 : Port-Cros National Park delegates the relaunching of the network to WWF-France 2003 / 2004 : Relaunch of the network after the completion of a feasibility study 2005 / 2007: MedPAN restarted as a project funded by INTERREG III C South Initiative with WWF-France as lead partner 3

4 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit MedPAN Medit Protected Areas Network Around 40 MPAs, both established and/or projected, are currently involved from 14 countries Andalousia Region Cabo de Gata-Nijar Alboran Estrecho Maro Cerro Gordo Conseil Général des Pyrénées Orientales RN Cerbère Banyuls Catalunya Region Medes Islands Cabo de Creus Cabrera National Park Fondation WWF France Port-Cros National Park Cinque Terre National Park Miramare Parc Naturel Régional de Corse Réserve Naturelle de Scandola Institut de la République de Slovénie pour la tutelle de la nature Kornati National Park Office de l Environnement SUNCE de Corse Réserve Naturelle Bouches de Bonifacio Asinara National Park WWF Turquie Authority for the Protection of Special Areas (APSA) Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts Al Hoceima National Park Gouraya National Park El Kala National Park Taza National Park Agence de Protection et d Aménagement du Littoral de Tunisie Zembra MPA La Galite MPA MEPA Zakynthos Marine National Park Lebanon Ministry of Environment Environmental General Authority Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency 4

5 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Working closely with Institutions RAC SPA, Medit Action Plan (UNEP) NGOs and IGOs WWF Medit Programme WCPA Medit Group IUCN Med Office Other Projects EMPAFISH, BIOMEX SUBMED MPA Global National MPA networks France, Italy (Federparchi) 5

6 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Current Objectives of the Network To facilitate exchange between Medit MPAs: Share experience amongst managers; Solutions to management problems; Capacity building; Make the role of marine protected areas known and encourage their recognition; Disseminate messages common to all marine protected areas MedPAN workshop on management planning Cabo de Gata Nijar Natural Park (Andalusia-Spain) Credits: MedPAN Goal: Management effectiveness 6

7 7 technical workshops over 3 years ( ) - Education and communication - Management plans - Sustainable management of tourism - Financing and economic impact of MPAs - Sustainable management of fisheries - Consultation and consensus building - Management of habitats and species MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Activities 15 Studies / Management Tools (Fishery, GIS implementation, Rapid Assestment of coastal areas, Monitoring Protocols, etc.) Communication Tools Fisherman at Kornati National Park Croatia Credits: Vladislav Mihelcic Institutional Support (lobbying) Development of field-oriented activities (Project documents, Fund raising, etc.) 7

8 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Studies and management tools 8

9 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit 9

10 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Studies and management tools Assessment of the effectiveness of the reserve s educational activities - Miramare Natural Marine Reserve The ecological representativity of the Network of Marine Protected Areas of Andalucía Census, management and recycling of waste of transformation units on the terrestrial part of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos Evaluation of the Management Effectivenes of the Marine Area of Port-Cros National Park - Port-Cros National Park Rapid assessment of coastal areas as a tool in the decision-taking process for MPAs planning - Cabrera National Park Evaluate the impact of the protection of the marine area onto the socioeconomic activities existing in the MPA Bonifacio Strait Natural Reserve 10

11 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Communication tools 11

12 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Communication tools 12

13 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Institutional support Source: Maison et al., 2007, 1st MedPAN Conference, Port-Cros NP, France As the zones currently designated as MPAs in the Medit amount to less than 0.5% of the sea s total surface area, MedPAN try to foster the creation of new MPAs. 13

14 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Source: Gomei et al., 2007, 1st MedPAN Conference, Port-Cros NP, France Current spacing is too broad to ensure ecological functionality of a network of MPAs 14

15 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Source: Abdulla et al., 2007, European Symposium on MPAs, Mrucia, Spain 15

16 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit The Port-Cros declaration Presented at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Barcelona Convention (January, ) 1) Create a coherent, representative and effectively managed ecological network of MPAs in the Medit by 2012; 2) Establish action plans, and ensure the provision of adequate financial and human resources to implement them; 3) Communicate the value of the services provided by the Medit marine environment and the role of MPAs; 4) Ensure cooperation between MPA managers, political authorities, the scientific community, the relevant public administrations, regional, international, non-governmental and intergovernmental organisations; 5) Promote North-South collaboration to share knowledge and lessons learned; 6) Improve knowledge of under-studied and under protected species, habitats and landscape 7) Improve governance structures, financing mechanisms and legal frameworks at international, national and/or local level. 16

17 Extranet MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Directory of MPAs MedPAN Bulletin Sent to all Medit MPA managers 300 adresses Download Section 17

18 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit MedPAN to contribute to the 2010 target Defined in the CBD s 2004 Programme of Work on protected areas as: the establishment and maintenance by 2010 for terrestrial and by 2012 for marine areas of comprehensive, effectively managed, and ecologically representative national and regional systems of protected areas that collectively, inter alia through a global network, contribute to achieving the three objectives of the Convention and the 2010 target to significantly reduce the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional, national and sub-national levels and contribute to poverty reduction and the pursuit of sustainable development. COP7 also set an additional target that there should be effective conservation of at least 10% of each of the world's ecological regions by

19 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit MedPAN future All the members without exception consider desirable, even essential, to: ensure the network has a permanent existence and the necessary resources to operate on a permanent basis consolidating its statute safeguarding the flexibility and autonomy with which it works at present hard core of the network must however remain composed of MPA managers Feasibility study for the continuation of MedPAN after the end of the Interreg project to ensure funds and activities among the partners 19

20 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit MedPAN Association MedPAN will remain an independent no-profit association with a new statute and a permanent Secretariat. A working group made by different members will decide during 2008 transition phase the organisation and functioning of this new MedPAN association: finalise the statute of the association evaluate the offers of hosting the Secretariat define programmes funding and hiring staff Posidonia oceanica endemic Medit species Credits: Torre Guaceto MPA 20

21 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Two financial means are now in their first development steps to establish the Secretariat and ensure the network activities: 1) Project Southern Med MPA : submitted to the Global Environmental Funding; elegible only for the non-eu Countries with pilot projects in South and East Med Countries 2) Project MED : one of the programmes following Interreg III; elegible only for the EU Countries Activities funded within projects Project Southern Medit MPA Project MED (follow-up Interreg) Other projects Other activities ETC 21

22 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Calendar Establishing the Secretariat Beginning of the activities Transition phase Project MED (follow-up Interreg) Project Southern Medit MPA (GEF) Other projects - activities 22

23 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Success and failure Success the activities of the network globally met the needs of managers; the meetings were useful to know each other and to start new collaboration among partners the level of presentations/discussions during the meetings has been of high quality Failure the network s means of action, based on project funds, do not enable its members to build a long term common vision three meeting per year are considered some time too many for the next phase more activities on-the-field based on the need of small regional sub-networks are suggested 23

24 MedPAN: : the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Medit Thank you for your attention 24

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