ICRI Secretariat

29th ICRI General Meeting 20st -23rd October 2014, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Plan of Action 2014-2015

1. engaging other sectors, 2. promoting marine spatial planning for coral reef

management, 3. revisiting ICRI’s place among multilateral environmental

agreements, other international bodies and initiatives

Plan of Action 2014-2015

1. engaging other sectors, 2. promoting marine spatial planning for coral reef

management, 3. revisiting ICRI’s place among multilateral environmental

agreements, other international bodies and initiatives

< 20-year review of ICRI’s activities and achievements >

A working group convened to discuss and refine the action plan for the 20-year review, and based on its outcome, the Secretariat will undertake the revised project in two stages:

1.Prepare a compilation of ICRI’s achievements 2.Based on the compilation, develop a questionnaire survey for ICRI members to help improve ICRI’s relevance and value for its members.

Desk based survey : ICRI Forum 1. ICRI History 2. Outputs : recommendation & resolution 3. Contribution to the international policies

1994: announcement @CBD COP-1 1995: international workshop (Dumaguete) Founded by 8 governments:

Australia Philippines France Sweden Jamaica UK Japan USA

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

ICRI was born Regional workshop

International Workshop (Dumaguete)

ITMEMS1 (Townsville)

ITMEMS2 (Manila)

ICRS (Panama)

ICRS (Bali)

Tropical America (Jamaica) South Asia (Maldives)

Pacific (Fiji) East Africa (Seychelles)

East Asia (Okinawa) Middle East (Aqaba)

IYOR

USA

Australia

France

Philippines Sweden

Secretariat

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Regional workshop

ITMEMS3 (Cozumel)

ITMEMS4 (Guadeloupe)

ICRS (Okinawa)

ICRS (Florida)

CR Monitoring (Curacao)

East Asia (Tokyo)

IYOR

UK Seychelles

Japan Palau

Mexico USA

France Samoa

Australia Belize

Japan Thailand

ICRS (Cairns)

Ecosystem valuation (Curacao)

East Asia (Hoi an)

East Asia (Jeju)

East Asia (Siem Reap)

East Asia (Phuket) Lion Fish (Cancun)

Lion Fish (Puerto Rico) East Asia (Singapore

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1. Key Documents

2. Recommendations (formerly Decision/Statement)

3. Host Secretariat Advisories

4. Resolutions 5. Member’s report 6. General Meeting Minutes 7. ICRI publications, reports and posters

1. Key Documents

2. Recommendations (formerly Decision/Statement)

3. Host Secretariat Advisories

4. Resolutions 5. Member’s report 6. General Meeting Minutes 7. ICRI publications, reports and posters

Policy 1.Call to Action (1995) 2.Framework for Action (1995) 3.Renewed Call to Action (1998) 4.A Continuing Call to Action (2013) 5.A Framework for Action 2013 Management 1.Organization and management procedure (2009) 2.Organization and management procedure (2013)

documents adopted by ICRI in order to call attention to issues of serious, widespread concern.

These had formerly been called ‘Decisions’ and

‘Statements’ before 2013 when the “Organisation and Management Procedures for the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)” clarified the term.

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20CP

C01

CPC0

2CP

C03

CPC0

4CP

C05

CPC0

6CP

C07

CPC0

8CP

C09

CPC1

0CP

C11

CPC1

2CP

C13

CPC1

4CP

C15

GM

16G

M17

GM

18G

M19

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20G

M21

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22G

M23

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24G

M25

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26G

M27

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28G

M29

1995 2000 2005 2010 2014

Total number of Recommendations adopted at each CPC/general meeting from 1995 to 2014

1. Integrated Coastal Management 2. Capacity Building 3. Research & Monitoring 4. Review & Performance Evaluation

1. Integrated Coastal

Management16%

2. Capacity Building

62%

3. Research and

Monitoring14%

4. Review and

Performance Evaluation

8%

1995-2004

1. Integrated Coastal

Management28%

2. Capacity Building

43%

3. Research and

Monitoring17%

4. Review and

Performance Evaluation

12%

2005-2014

1. Integrated Coastal

Management16%

2. Capacity Building

62%

3. Research and

Monitoring14%

4. Review and

Performance Evaluation

8%

1995-2004

To guide the Host Secretariat, the conduct of General Meetings and/or the activities of ICRI Networks and Committees

Resolutions relating to ICRI Networks or Committees

should be drafted in consultation with the coordination team of these networks/committees.

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4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20CP

C01

CPC0

2CP

C03

CPC0

4CP

C05

CPC0

6CP

C07

CPC0

8CP

C09

CPC1

0CP

C11

CPC1

2CP

C13

CPC1

4CP

C15

GM16

GM17

GM18

GM19

GM20

GM21

GM22

GM23

GM24

GM25

GM26

GM27

GM28

GM29

1995 2000 2005 2010 2014

Total number of Resolution adopted at each CPC/general meeting from 1995 to 2014

ICM12%

Capacity Building

68%

Research/Monitoring

19%

Review1%

1995-2004

ICM33%

Capacity Building

33%

Research/Monitoring

5%

Review29%

2005-2014

ICM12%

Capacity Building

68%

Research/Monitoring

19%

Review1%

1995-2004

GCRMN publications

Global status Status of Coral Reefs of the World

Emergency report Tsunami (2005), Bleaching & Hurricane (2005)

Regional Status East Asia, Pacific, Caribbean

Ecological monitoring Practical Guide, Methods for monitoring

Socio-economic MT Socio-economic Manual, SEA, Caribbean, IO

Management Catchment management

Workshop report Tropical America Resilience Workshop

Sample size Governments: 16 Organizations: 12

Conservation efforts of member countries

56%44%

94%

13%

13%

31%44%

6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

National Coral Reef ActionPlan

National Coral ReefInitiative or Task Force

National BiodiversityStrategies and Action Plan

(NBSAP)

no

yes/no

yes

Conservation efforts of member countries

81%94%

19%6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Regional programs/initiatives

National monitoringprogram

no

yes

Official Documents: to highlight urgent issues and provide directions

for implementing management actions

Global Networks managers/scientists (ICRI) (GCRMN)

Contribution to international policies Insertion of text in international documents

(e.g. UN General Assembly, CBD decision, Ramsar resolution)

Enhancement of member’s effort national/regional/global levels

Only “ICRI” It is only the international framework of governments

and non-governmental organizations focusing on management of coral reefs and related ecosystems.

Strong networks ICRI has developed a global network linking with the

strong regional networks of scientists and managers through its long history and contribution.