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ABC o EU i Natura 2000
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ABC o EU i Natura 2000
WWF Mediterranean
Dr. Deni PorejDirector of ConservationWWF Mediterranean
WWF in the Mediterranean
WWF MedPO
Capacity BuildingFisheries
Projects managed by MedPO + partners
WWF Spain
WWF Italy
WWF Greece
WWF France
WWF Turkey
Capacity BuildingFisheries
Portugal Prj Team
Capacity BuildingFisheries Teams
Morocco Prj Team
Tunisia Prj Office
Dinaric Arc Prj Teams
WWF NOs WWF MedPO
Portugal• Restoration of forest
landscapes
• FSC certification
• Iberian Forest Trade Network
• Energy use/footprint
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Portugal is the world’s main cork-producing country and driver of the cork market, with around 54% of worldwide cork —an average of 185,000 tonnes— produced annually. FSC certification, with the support of the cork industry, the entire forestry and paper sectors, NGOs, land owners associations, and even the Nobel prize winner José Saramago, · The area of FSC-certified forests has reached 200,000ha (6% of Portuguese forest cover). · “The Eagle’s day” won the Gold lion at the Cannes Festival. · CocaCola and Sony Europe committed to the restoration of cork oak forest landscapes in southern Portugal. WWF signed agreements with both companies for financial support for restoration work at the Natura 2000 sites of Guadiana Basin and Monchique. · The Iberian Forest Trade network in Portugal and Spain is a collaborative initiative of WWF Spain and WWF MedPO to engage producers and traders in responsible purchasing of forest products, including cork. The initiative developed under the umbrella of the WWF Global
Morocco
• Forest restoration & economics
• Barbary Macaque
• Payment for water (PES)
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Objectives: Support IRBM WFD pilot implementation Sebou biodiversity and socio-economic assessment and conservation planning Merja Zerga lagoon: reduce agriculture impact and develop eco-tourism Progress: Analysis of economic importance, water pricing (PES), trends Conservation targets and threat analysis at basin level Pilot project on impact reduction (chemical inout and water use) in rice cultivation (El Gharb) Strawberry cultivation impact reduction (Merja Zerga) - certification Eco tourism capacity building Partners: Sebou River Basin Agency Office Régional de la Mise en Valour Agricole du Gharb Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development SEO Birdlife (AECI) EC The pilot restoration project developed in the Rif built on and increased the skills and experience of the personnel of the tree nursery of Ain Rami (near Chefchaouen in northern Morocco) to produce 16 different plant species associated with cork oak woodlands that they did not have the expertise to produce before the project started. A total of 11,000 plants of the 16 different species have been produced in the tree nursery.
Algeria• Community
participation in cork- oak forest management (El Kala)
• National strategy for wetlands conservation
• New Marine Protected Area
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CORK HARVESTING IN ALGERIA El Tarf and the El Kala Hatchets which meet technical standards and studied techniques for stacking cork. The project has the financial support of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Catalonia ALGERIA: NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR WETLANDS WWF update: Information Algeria is rich in wetlands: 1,451, of which 42 sites are on the Ramsar list of international importance, with the ranking of another 18 sites ongoing. WWF and the Algerian Directorate General of Forests are collaborating towards the design of a national strategy for wetlands
Tunisia• RAMSAR wetlands
conservation
• New Marine and coastal protected area at Cap Negro/Cap Serrat
• Forest fires & climate change
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Cap Negro/Cap Serrat in the North of Tunisia. The Coastal Protection and Development Agency (APAL) presented the strategy accepted by the State for the creation of marine and coastal protected areas. The Directorate General of Forests presented the integrated management project of the Cap Negro zone and identified the axes of collaboration with the MedPAN South Cap Negro project. The training workshop was held in Bizerte, Tunisia, 29-30 April, 2009. Organised by the WWF Tunis Office, in collaboration with APAL, the CRDA of Beja and the Directorate General of Forests. MARINE AND COASTAL PROTECTED AREA: CAP NEGRO/ CAP SERRAT REGION Sixteen young scientists from various universities in Tunisia learnt about marine protection and conservation during a week of training in July. This project’s purpose is to increase the effectiveness of Ramsar Convention implementation in Tunisia. The recent designation of 19 new Ramsar sites in Tunisia, supported by WWF International with MAVA Foundation funding, created higher attention and motivation in the Tunisian Government towards wetland management and protection, and improved the conditions for collaboration with different actors working on wetlands. In the follow up to the launch of the new Ramsar designations, the Tunisian government asked WWF to provide support for additional designations, and for the effective conservation of recently designated wetlands.
Lebanon• Forest conservation
and community development in Chouf (with AFDC)
- Fire- Grazing- Pine nut, grape, honey
production- Environmental
education
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FOREST CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN LEBANON Issue : Mount Lebanon is one of the top biodiversity hotspots in the Mediterranean. The loss of forest cover due to forest fire is severely affecting ecosystems and local communities in the area. Objective : WWF MedPO and partner NGO Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC) have launched a project in the Chouf mountains of central Lebanon. The project goals are to mitigate degradation caused by fires and overgrazing, improve existing practices and develop nature-based income-generating activities for local communities. Ramlieh and Qornayel are the two chosen sites for field activities. Conservation highlights · During this year, the project team has undertaken field research and identified the suitable land to purchase for the building and operation of a traditional grape press for the production of molasses in the village of Ramlieh. · The AFDC Voluntary Unit in Qornayel and a Beekeepers Cooperative have signed an agreement with the Qornayel Municipality. They will provide land which will be used to build a Rural and Forest Center to host the pine nut and natural honey production facility. · AFDC has undertaken a restoration needs assessment for both sites and purchased a forest fire truck as well as forest fire-fighting equipment. · An environmental education programme needs assessment was conducted with school representatives during a workshop in March in Qornayel village.
Dinaric Arc• Protected Areas
• Trans-boundary collaboration
• EU Accession
• Water Infrastructures
Dinaric Arc – Protected Areas
• High level government commitments
• PA management – marine and terrestrial
• PA financing
• Scientific analysis
BIG WIN FOR DINARIC ARC
Environmental ministers of six governments signed a joint commitment and national- level commitments for delivering on the CBD PoWPA
- 13 new areas to be established (7 trans-boundary)
- Review of PA management effectiveness & financing
- Management plans (terrestrial and marine)
- Exchange of information and collaboration
Montenegro commitments
• Supporting the establishment of the Prokletije National Park • Examining possibilities for the establishment of Transboundary
Protected Area (TBPA) Durmitor National Park (Montenegro) - Sutjeska National Park (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Development of an institutional base for implementation of the CBD and capacity building
• Preparation of necessary steps for the development of NATURA 2000 network in Montenegro
• Development of sustainability indicators for Durmitor National Park• Establishment of marine protected areas (Island Katici, Stari Ulcinj
and Platamuni) • Establishment of basic functions of the Tara River Biosphere
Reserve
Trans-boundary collaboration
Trans-boundary collaboration
Trans-boundary collaboration
Trans-boundary collaboration
Trans-boundary collaboration
Trans-boundary collaboration
Trans-boundary collaboration
Marine PAs• MEDPAN South
- Capacity building Program for MPA Managers
- Pilot projects in Algeria, Tunisia, Croatia, Turkey and Libya
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Noah school – exchange of info (NGO, govt actions) -
New coalitions for biodiversity: Developing public-private partnerships within protected areas in five countries of
the Dinaric Arc
Project results
• Six modern, transparent, multi-stakeholder business plans for pilot protected areas in five countries of the Western Balkans completed and published in collaboration with environmental authorities
• At least one model public-private partnership established in each of the protected areas based on the business plans
• Five national studies proposing solutions to key policy problems which hamper broader public participation and private initiative in the management of protected areas are completed, published and proposed solutions promoted through meetings and other lobbying activities.
Balkans - EU Accession
• Establishment of N2000 marine network in Croatia
• N2000/WFD in BiH
• N2000 NGO networks in Serbia, Montenegro and Albania
• Policy and technical support
Balkans – water infrastructures
• Dialogue with civil society, governments, dam builders, investors & operators
• Campaigns
• Scientific analysis
• Policy development support
Climate change
• International conference on climate change adaptation in the conservation and management of Mediterranean forests (2008)
• Earth Hour
• Med Solar Plan
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Noah school – exchange of info (NGO, govt actions) -
Fisheries Programme
• Bluefin tuna
• Making Trawling Sustainable
• Selectivity and Bycatch
• Small Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean
• Policy and advocacy
• Field Work
• Markets/ sustainable consumption
Fisheries Programme
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Policy & advocacy: - Active participation in the CFP reform process - Work within RFMOs (GFCM and ICCAT) Field work: - Tuna tagging scientific programme - EBM-based work with coastal communities - Scientific work on EBM Markets work/sustainable seafood consumption: - Bluefin tuna boycott - Work with retailers (starting in Portugal) - Promotion of MSC in EBM-based small-scale
• Guidelines for investors (Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria)
• Libya – monitoring of “Green Mountains” plan
• Valorization of tourism values of PAs (BiH)
• Sustainable tourism schools
Tourism
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Policy & advocacy: - Active participation in the CFP reform process - Work within RFMOs (GFCM and ICCAT) - Protection of the High Seas (Barcelona Convention, etc.) Field work: - Tuna tagging scientific programme - EBM-based work with coastal communities (in preparation) - Scientific work on EBM (global assessment of ecosystem impact of fishing) Capacity building: - Promotion of EBM practices across the Mediterranean (in preparation) Markets work/sustainable seafood consumption: - Bluefin tuna boycott - Work with retailers (starting in Portugal) - Promotion of MSC in EBM-based small-scale fisheries (in preparation)
