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Habitat Restoration – Pacific Islands. Global Partnership for Oceans Taholo Kami IUCN . Regional: Applying a Climate Change Lens. Shift from Vulnerability to Value Climate change lens - 10m people in 30m sq Km of healthy ocean Per capita lens is no longer relevant
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Habitat Restoration – Pacific Islands Global Partnership for Oceans Taholo Kami IUCN
Regional: Applying a Climate Change Lens Shift from Vulnerability to Value • Climate change lens - 10m people in 30m sq Km of healthy ocean • Per capita lens is no longer relevant • Does the world need a “healthy Pacific islands region”? • More than Tuna…. Healthy ocean habitats • Support efforts for conservation and management of ocean resources • Large and small MPAs • Pacific wide approaches to management • Global value • Forests / Mangroves / Seagrass – carbon sequestration • Healthy ocean ecosystems / habitats • Minerals and natural resources
An “Extraordinary” Emphasis… Fixing Environment: Nature based solutions: • Climate Change – resilience, protection • Food Security • Livelihoods Strengthening Society: Long term reinforcement of Governance Systems • Communities • Provincial • National
Pacific Mangroves Initiative • “Securing” mangroves at a national level • Scientific baselines / best practice • National commitments • Community engagement • Management and restoration • Currently 5 countries (Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga) PNG, Palau, FSM and Marshall Islands likely • Co-chair with SPREP
Locally Managed Marine Areas • Ownership - communities • Governance structures • Community • National • Regional • Long term results
Large MPAs • Phoenix Islands • Cook Islands • Coral Sea • New Caledonia • Tokelau • ……
Challenges • Sustainability • Funding mechanisms • Alternative income • Securing ownership... At all levels • communities • governments
Development “Frontloads” a long term partnership with communities Infrastructure Schools Health Water Services, etc • Management of Environmental Goods • Forests • Water catchments • Coastal Fishery • Mangroves • Landowning Communities • Provinces • Civil Society • Government • Donors • Private Sector Trust Fund Mechanism
Sustainable Communities… Infrastructure Schools Health Water Services, etc • Management of Environmental Goods • Forests • Water catchments • Coastal Fishery • Mangroves • Long-term Commitment to Natural Resource Management • Supported by regular lease or similar payments • Technical support from NGOs and Government • Community Governance structures intact. • Government • Donors • Private Sector Trust Fund Mechanism
Funding Mechanisms Trust Fund Mechanism Trust Funds • Regional, national or site based • Long term commitments (perpetual) Source - Government, Donor, Private Sector • Climate Change & Extraction Industries • Special taxes
Climate Funds Trust Fund Mechanism Climate Funding - Mitigation (REDD+) • Adaptation – non-forests • Opportunity for significant new investment in healthy ecosystems and biodiversity • Develop environment friendly niche • Better management of natural resources Restoration of degraded marine and terrestrial environment • Enhance Government Budgets • Natural Resource Management vs Health, Education and Security • A new donor discussion • Align “climate related expenditure” • Call for Investment / matching from donors.
Private Sector Engagement / Investment Trust Fund Mechanism • Engaging Extraction industries – mining, gas, logging, fishing, etc • “Extraordinary investments” • National Biodiversity Trust Funds or Community Development Trust Funds • Benefits for private sector • Sustainability (fishery, forestry, etc) • Security and stability (mining, gas) • Reputational
Managing “Scale” Umbrella initiatives for the “small” • LMMAs • Pacific Mangrove’s Initiative Leveraging “Large” - “upscaling” funding • Long term economic benefits • beyond funding… New partnerships – surveillance, security, management Governance capacity – all levels • Government budgets • Civil society • communities