ICRI Secretariat 20032005 Taking things forward with the UK

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ICRI Secretariat 2003-2005Taking things forward
with the UK

• Robert Baldi
• Marine and Waterways Division

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UK arrangements for the Secretariat

• UNEP-WCMC provides Secretariat functions from 1
  July 2003 for two years
• UK, the Seychelles (our co-host) and ICRI Members
  determine policy and the path that ICRI follows
• UK and Seychelles co-chair meetings ofICRIs
  Co-ordination Policy Committee

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UK arrangements for the Secretariat

• Why UNEP-WCMC for the UK Secretariat?
• Enables Secretariat to draw on previously
  acquired experience and knowledge of the working
  of ICRI
• Provides an opportunity for joined-up working on
  coral reef issues

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UK arrangements for the Secretariat

• Secretariat will also use their expertise in a
  joined-up way to develop ideas, initiatives, and
  local development projects that can help to
  implement ICRI and WSSD goals

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Working with our co-host

• UK attaches considerable importance to ICRIs
  partnership approach
• Seychelles co-chairs CPC meetings
• Planning to host a CPC meeting in our co-hosts
  country
• Provision of a scholarship opportunity to
  UNEP-WCMC

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What we want to achieve

• Our framework for action is based on the
  Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, which
  contained a number of key coral reef issues
• develop national, regional and international
  programmes for halting the loss of marine
  biodiversity, including coral reefs and wetlands

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What we want to achieve

• Implementthe programme of action called for by
  the International Coral Reef Initiative
• Establish representative networks of marine
  protected areas by 2012

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What we want to achieve

• We want to establish approaches and strategies to
  focus on outcomes, so that ICRI can contribute to
  protecting and better managing coral reefs
• Challenging ICRI to take the lead on marine
  protected areas.

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What we want to achieve

• Greater co-operation and co-ordination between UN
  bodies, regional seas programmes and donor
  agencies etc
• Encourage developing country participation and
  ensure participation is at the right level
• Greater private sector engagement to support
  local development projects

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ICRI meeting, Nov 03

• Integration of ICRI into and linkages with a
  number of initiatives
• The Caribbean WW2BW initiative
• The World Parks Congress
• Preparations for Barbados10 (SIDS)
• Promotion of sustainable tourism and fishing
  practices

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ICRI meeting, Nov 03

• The importance of marine science
• Preparations for ICRS in Okinawa
• UN work on a Global Marine Assessment
• Assessing monetary damage caused to reefs by
  ship groundings

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ICRI meeting, Nov 03

• We sought to define a number of emerging issues
  in the international environment
• Defining fossil corals (for CITES)
• Trade in coral products (e.g. aquaria)
• Inclusion of cold water corals in ICRI

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ICRI meeting, Nov 03

• The UK offered 3 grants to small-scale projects.
  The following were successful
• Monitoring of Portland Bight Protected Area
  (Jamaica)
• Setting up MPAs close to Urban Areas
  (Philippines)
• Site Exchange with St Lucia Marine Management
  Area (Bonaire)

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TARGET
ACTION TAKEN
Develop programmes for halting the loss of marine
biodiversity, inc. coral reefs and wetlands

• Funding of projects. Co-ordinating with
  other secretariats, e.g., Ramsar

Raise awareness of importance of coral reefs.
Press for action to protect and manage them

• ICRI Newsletter and new-look website. ICRI
  presence in international meetings

Strengthen joint management plans and
international networking

• ICRI participation on WW2BW and international
  meetings, including sharing best practice

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TARGET
ACTION TAKEN
Greater co-operation and co-ordination between UN
bodies, regional seas programmes and donor
agencies

• Hosting of the Secretariat by UNEP-WCMC
  alongside UNEPs Coral Reef Unit.

Encourage developing country participation and at
right level

• Identification of contacts and funding
  developing countries and OTs attendance

Greater private sector engagement to support
local development projects

• UK-funded conference on sustainable tourism
  (WW2BW)

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ICRI Forum

• For further details of all the small-scale
  projects, the minutes of the meeting, discussion
  fora and all ICRI documents (including this
  presentation), please visit the ICRI Forum at
• www.icriforum.org