Marine conservation through Ridge-to-Reef approach in Grenada
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Local / Regional Government
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Description
This will be achieved through a multi-focal strategy having a Ridge to Reef approach that increases protected areas management effectiveness and applies targeted land management practices to include: (i) Development of a policy-based legal, planning and institutional /regulatory framework in support of a sustainably managed network of terrestrial and marine protected areas; (ii) Development and management of landscapes and seascapes by adopting the approach of integrating sustainable land/forest management (SLM/SFM) principles and practices; (iii) By piloting SLM/SFM practices in the Annandale/Beausejour watershed to minimize land degradation that would impact downstream landscapes and seascapes.
The components of the project directly relevant to implementation of SDG 14 include the following:
A legal and regulatory framework for management of PAs: Existing legal and regulatory provisions for MPAs will be reviewed and adjusted to ensure consistency with current requirements for active and effective management
Expansion of protected areas system: The project envisions a long-term solution to the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems functions through the implementation of strategic integrated management plans for MPAs with their adjacent landscapes and seascapes. To this end, 3 existing and 4 new MPAs will be converted into 7 fully-functional MPAs.
Management of expanded PA network institutionalized: PAs will be mainstreamed as a key instrument in a programmatic approach to the management and conservation of the biodiversity and ecosystems function in Grenada in close collaboration with NGOs and community-based organizations.
Climate resilient sustainable land management practices applied in the Beausejour watershed to reduce threats adjacent to and upstream of PAs: Climate resilient technologies will be developed and implemented by local area communities on 1,527 Ha. of Beausejour watershed leading to improved habitat integrity in the Annandale Forest Reserve as well as nearby MPAs. This intervention is expected to reduce sediment load and fertilizer/pesticide carriage by about 15%.
SDGS & Targets
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
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
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
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
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
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
SDG 14 targets covered
| 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 |
Deliverables & Timeline
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Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| Partnership Progress 2019-03-06 | Off track |
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Gabor Vereczi, Regional Technical Specialist