Gap analysis presentation: November 2008 Use the information to identify gaps Northern Madagascar.

Gap analysis presentation: November 2008

Use the information to identify gaps

Northern Madagascar


Prioritise gaps to be filled

Kinabatangan River, Malaysia

Gap analysis presentation: November 2008Valle des Baobabs: Madagascar

Agree strategy and take action


Increasingly these processes are expected to involve a wide range of stakeholders…


Filling the gaps

• All gaps can’t be filled at once, so PRIORITIZE.

• Prioritize based on threat, leverage, opportunity, irreplaceability, feasibility

• Consider early wins to build momentum, enthusiasm for protected areas locally and nationally


Elements of a gap analysis

Options for filling gaps

• Create new protected areas

• Expand boundaries of existing protected areas

• Improve management of existing managed areas

• Consider other conserved areas



Creating NEW protected areas

• New federal lands – consider issues of compensation, land and water purchase/acquisition

• Consider supporting creation of state and municipal reserves as part of national PA network (e.g. Bolivia)

• Consider aligning with other socio-economic-cultural opportunities, e.g. ecosystem services, cultural sites, recreational sites

• Use a variety of different management purposes (categories) and governance types to meet goals.



Other managed areas as seeds for protected areas

• Forest Reserves (state, community, indigenous –owned)

• Riparian or wetland protection policies• Fisheries regulations• Recreational areas• Other Conventions (e.g. Ramsar)


IUCN has a definition and six categories of protected areas, defined by their management objective

Managed mainly for science or wilderness protection Ia

Managed mainly for wilderness protection Ib

Managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation II

Managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features III

Managed mainly for conservation of species and habitats IV

Managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation or recreation V

Managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural resources VI

• An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means



Need for restoration?

• Restoration may be necessary to have functional sites that will meet conservation, protection goals

• May be passive succession, designation of only partially degraded lands (e.g. shaded agriculture), or active restoration efforts

• Important to identify best locales where restoration can be successful (e.g. with sources of plants, wildlife)



Consider Other Forms of Reserves and Governance

• Promoting Private Reserves

• Supporting Indigenous Managed Lands

• Looking at co-management options


Governance type

IUCN category (management objective)

A. Protected areas managed by the government

B. Co-managed protected areas

C. Private protected areas D. Indigenous and Community conserved areas

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IUCN increasing sees protected areas being defined by both management objectives (category) and governance type



Improved management of existing protected areas

• Improved management effectiveness to make paper parks functional.

• Adjust and expand boundaries to capture biodiversity representation and ecological needs

• Changes in governance and protected area category


The gap analysis should also at least consider well-managed land and water outside protected areas

Bamburi quarry: Kenya


Thank you

Gap analysis presentation: November 2008 Use the information to identify gaps Northern Madagascar.

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