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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Improving the effectiveness of coastal and marine resource management in the Philippines

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Non-governmental organization (NGO)
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    Description
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    Objectives-
    Enhance the effectiveness of fisheries code and NIPAS Act MPAs through long-term monitoring and research.
    Use data to inform all stakeholders, build the capacity of managers and decision makers, and create science-based management and planning documents to ensure that coastal resources are protected and in a way that lines up with current scientific consensus and relevant ecological data.
    Support all stakeholders in the enhancement of protected areas, through improving stakeholder inclusion and community based-management, and site selection and ecological networking.
    Partners
    Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Government); Negros Oriental MENRO and MAO (Government); Negros Oriental Environment and Natural Resources Division (Government)
    Quantify
    Consistent monitoring of MPAs in Negros Oriental to produce annual, representative ecosystem datasets for annual analysis to detect changes in ecosystem health and resilience.

    Goal 14

    Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

    Goal 14

    14.1

    By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

    14.1.1

    (a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

    14.2

    By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

    14.2.1

    Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

    14.3

    Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

    14.3.1
    Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

    14.4

    By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

    14.4.1
    Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

    14.5

    By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

    14.5.1
    Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

    14.6

    By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

    14.6.1

    Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

    14.7

    By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

    14.7.1

    Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

    14.a

    Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

    14.a.1
    Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

    14.b

    Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

    14.b.1

    Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

    14.c

    Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"

    14.c.1

    Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

    Name Description
    14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
    14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
    14.5 By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
    Enhance site selection of MPAs through establishing a ecosystem-based approach to site selection
    Establish equitable MPA management plans for all project areas
    Establish Municipal Integrated Coastal Resource Management Plans in all project municipalities
    Complete Coastal Resource Management Sections in Local Climate Change Action Plans in all project areas
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Skilled, innovative and passionate team developing and spearheading an rigorous approach to consistent ecosystem monitoring
    Title Progress Status Submitted
    Partnership Progress 2018-07-06 On track
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    Timeline
    01 March 2015 (start date)
    01 January 1970 (date of completion)
    Entity
    Marine Conservation Philippines
    SDGs
    Geographical coverage
    Negros Oriental, Philippines
    Other beneficiaries
    Philippines Coastal Resource Users (Coastal Communities and Fisherfolk)
    Ocean Basins
    North Pacific
    Communities of Ocean Action
    Mangroves, Coral reefs, Marine and coastal ecosystems management, Sustainable fisheries, Marine pollution, Sustainable blue economy, Scientific knowledge, research capacity development and transfer of marine technology
    Countries
    Philippines
    Philippines
    Contact Information

    Jonathan Baines, Conservation Manager