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summary report
REGIONAL FORUM ON SOLUTIONS FOR OCEANS, COASTS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE WIDER CARIBBEAN REGION
14 – 17 april 2015, cancun, mexico
implemented by:
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regional forum cancun 2015 table of contents
SUMMARY REPORT
regional forum on solutions for oceans, coasts and human well-being
in latin america and the wider caribbean region april 2015, cancun, mexico
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table of contents
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introduction
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background
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about the organizers
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messages from the high-level opening
Welcome addresses
Panel discussion: Learning without borders – sharing knowledge across a region
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the solution-ing approach
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solutions & building blocks
Marine and coastal spatial planning and management
Group A
– Spatial processes
Group B– Governance
Group C– Fisheries
Ecosystem services and sustainable finance
Group A
– Ecosystem services
Group B– Sustainable finance
Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
Group A
Group B
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solution-ing exercise
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closing remarks
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field trip
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appendix
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regional forum cancun 2015 introduction background
INTRODUCTION
This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Regional Forum on Solutions for
Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region, held in
Cancun, Mexico from 14 –17 April 2015. It provides an overview of the background, objectives and
organizers of the four-day event, followed by summaries of presentations and discussions. Presentations can be downloaded as PDFs and links are indicated in the text in blue.
The first day of the Forum began with messages from high-level representatives from the host
country of Mexico, inputs from both German government and international cooperation organization officials and statements by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. In
addition, Latin American country representatives offered their perspectives on knowledge sharing.
On the second and third days of the Forum, participants discussed solutions to marine and coastal
challenges. More than 40 solutions were presented, divided into three thematic sessions:
1) marine and coastal spatial planning and management
2) ecosystem services and sustainable finance
3) climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
Each session started with a keynote presentation and introduction into the topic, followed by parallel sessions in which participants presented their “blue solutions.” The final section of the report
summarizes the structure and results of the “solution-ing” exercise as well as next steps for the
continued exchange of solutions. The executive summary of an evaluation report, prepared by an
independent evaluator, summarizes inputs from the feedback session along with further feedback
collated via a questionnaire and interviews with Forum participants. On the last day of the event,
participants went on a field trip to Isla Contoy.
BACKGROUND
How can we ensure sustainable development approaches, successfully applied in coastal and marine
environments, can be scaled up and replicated across Latin America, the Wider Caribbean Region
and beyond? This requires an innovative method for generating and sharing inspiring solutions
such as that developed by the Blue Solutions Initiative. This approach was the focus of the Regional
Forum on Solutions. The four-day event provided a platform for practitioners and decision-makers
from Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region to exchange experiences and solutions in
marine and coastal planning, management and governance for sustainable development with the
objective to:
· Enable mutual learning and support knowledge transfer on experiences and “blue solutions.”
· Inspire participants and facilitate the adaptation of successful experiences towards the imple-
mentation of sustainable solutions in marine and coastal contexts.
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
The Regional Forum was organized by the Blue Solutions Initiative and held in partnership with Mexico’s
Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) and National Commission of Natural
Protected Areas (CONANP). The Forum was convened in collaboration with the Sustainable Ocean
Initiative (SOI) of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
The Blue Solutions Initiative is being implemented jointly by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), GRID-Arendal, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Through the Initiative, these four leading
environmental, conservation and development institutions combine their efforts to collate and further
develop innovative marine and coastal management approaches, enhance capacities and facilitate policy
advice – focusing on holistic solutions for the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources. By collating best practices, improving methods, developing and facilitating trainings and leadership processes,
as well as fostering knowledge exchange, action is being supported at the local, sub-national, national,
regional and global levels. The Blue Solutions Initiative is funded by the German Federal Ministry for
the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) through its International
Climate Initiative (ICI).
Please visit the project website for further information www.bluesolutions.info
The organizers extend their special thanks to CONANP and the state government of Quintana Roo,
Mexico for their support, especially for the coordination prior and during the event, the facilitation of
the high-level opening and the organization of the field trip. Moreover, the Blue Solutions Initiative extends its gratitude to GIZ Mexico, especially to the team of the BioMar project, for their efforts.
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MESSAGES FROM THE HIGH-LEVEL OPENING
The Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Latin America and the
Wider Caribbean Region was opened by Ilona Porsché, Head of the Blue Solutions Initiative. She welcomed government representatives, key speakers, solution providers and participants on behalf of the
Initiative.
welcome addresses
Carlos Rafael Muñoz Berzunza, Secretary of Ecology and Environment of the Government of
Quintana Roo, welcomed participants to the Regional Forum. He pointed out the importance
of the Quintana Roo area of Mexico, as it is home to a wealth of natural resources. Both the
Quintana Roo state government and Mexican national government support the management
and conservation of these essential resources and the area’s unique biodiversity,
e.g. through a large number of protected
areas. Mr Muñoz Berzunza noted that the
Forum is a great opportunity to exchange
and share knowledge of success stories
Mariana Bellot Rojas
and experiences locally, nationally and
Carlos Rafael Muñoz Berzunza
regionally.
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After this recognition, Mariana Bellot Rojas, Director of Institutional Development, National
Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP), greeted participants and professed her joy
that such an event is taking place in Mexico. She stressed that Mexico has made the commitment to fulfill the Aichi Targets by 2018 and will be hosting the 2016 Conference of the Parties
to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
César Chavez, Director General for Environmental Policy and Regional and Sectorial Integration, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), welcomed participants and
talked about Mexico’s potential to do more for oceans and coasts, especially recognizing and
highlighting the complex interactions between society and nature. Finally, he expressed his satisfaction in the choice of Quintana Roo as an appropriate venue to learn and share achievements.
Corinna Küsel, Country Director of German Development Cooperation (GIZ) in Mexico, mentioned the important work being done in the country by GIZ and partners. She singled out the
project “BioMar” in the Gulf of California (“Protection and sustainable use of ma-rine and coastal biodiversity in the Gulf of California”)
as an example of a successful project on
marine and coastal biodiversity in Mexico.
Rudolf Bittorf
Corinna Küsel
Aleke Stöfen O‘Brien
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Rudolf Bittorf, German Honorary Consul
for the state of Quintana Roo, offered remarks on behalf of the German Embassy.
Germany and Mexico share concerns for
the oceans and coasts and cooperate in
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the management and conservation of important marine and coastal biodiversity. Mr Bittorf is
personally engaged in conservation work in Quintana Roo, specifically on the island of Contoy,
through his organization “Amigos de la Isla Contoy”.
Aleke Stöfen O ‘Brien, Junior Professional Officer at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), addressed the audience with welcoming words from Mr Braulio F de
Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the CBD. Mr de Sousa Dias expressed appreciation for the
efforts of the Blue Solutions Initiative, a partner in the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI), for facilitating the exchange of knowledge and experiences to enhance capacities for the conservation
and sustainable use of coastal and marine biodiversity. This exchange is considered an important
contribution to enhancing collaboration and information sharing within and among countries,
thus furthering SOI’s vision and supporting the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of
the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020.
José Luis Funes, Undersecretary of Environmental Policy at the Secretary of Ecology and Environment of the
Government of Quintana Roo, described the coastal and
marine environments found in Quintana Roo and the
Caribbean Sea. He illustrated how heavily the area is impacted by urban development and what this trend means
for coastal and marine environments. Mexico, including
the state of Quintana Roo, is home to a number of very
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productive and diverse ecosystems such as coral reefs
and mangrove forests. To ensure these ecosystems can continue to play their valuable roles in
the future, Mr Funes concluded with remarks on resource management, highlighting area needs:
better coordination between different levels of government; adherence to international guidelines including towards the achievement of targets set by (international) conventions; an integrated coastal area management approach; and consideration of marine and coastal biodiversity
management under the context of sustainable development.
Christian Neumann, Blue Solutions Coordinator at
GRID-Arendal, introduced the Blue Solutions Initiative –
a global cooperation project on marine and coastal biodiversity implemented by GIZ, GRID-Arendal, IUCN and
UNEP. The Initiative works in close collaboration with
bilateral, regional and global projects of the four implementing partners and other interested organizations
Christian Neumann
on the topics of Integrated Coastal Zone Management,
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Marine Spatial Planning, Marine and Coastal Protected
Areas, Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Mitigation, Integration of Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Finance. One of the focal areas of the Blue Solutions Initiative is in identifying, documenting and supporting the exchange of solutions. These solutions contain applied tools,
methods, processes and/or approaches that were successful in their contexts and can inspire
further action for the sustainable use and conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity.
The Initiative provides a global public platform to collate and share knowledge and enhances
capacities for scaling up successes.
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welcome addresses
Dorothée Herr, Blue Solutions Coordinator at IUCN, engaged participants in a short exercise
to provide an overview on the background of the participants. She asked participants to stand
in response to the following questions:
·Who is from Latin America?
·Who is from the Caribbean?
·Who speaks Spanish?
·Who speaks English?
·Who works for the government / in a government agency?
·Who works for an NGO?
·Academia?
·Anyone from the private sector?
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It became clear that almost 50% of the audience were from Mexico, with Spanish spoken by a
large majority. Government and government agency officials were well represented at about
25%. However, most participants were representatives from local, national, regional and international NGOs. Two participants came from the private sector and seven from academia.
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Ricardo Gómez, Regional Director for the Yucatan Peninsula and Mexican Caribbean, CONANP,
moderated a discussion of government representatives from six countries in Latin America.
Panelists expressed their thoughts, experiences and suggestions around the issue of “Learning
without borders – sharing knowledge across a region.” The following government representatives took part in this discussion:
· Andrea Ramirez, Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, Colombia
· Marco Vinicio Araya, National System of Conservation Areas, Costa Rica
· Jennifer Adriana Bedoya Reina, Ministry of Environment, Sub-Secretariat Marine and Coastal Management, Ecuador
· Benedicto Lucas, National Council of Protected Areas, Guatemala
· Nelson Ulloa, Secretariat of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines, Honduras
· César Chavez, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico
Marco Vinicio Araya
Andrea Ramirez
César Chavez
Jennifer Adriana Bedoya Reina,
Benedicto Lucas
Nelson Ulloa
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The discussion was structured around two sets of guiding questions:
1) Knowledge sharing:
·What do you think are the key challenges for sharing knowledge about what works effectively?
·How does your country support regional learning and knowledge sharing?
2) Marine and coastal challenges and solutions:
· What are the two main challenges your country is facing concerning the marine
and coastal realm?
· What are two examples of your country’s strategies/actions/programmes to tackle these challenges?
Panelists identified the implementation of cross-sectoral activities, the appreciation and integration
of local knowledge as well as the access to and systemization of information as common challenges
in the sustainable management and conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity.
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César Chavez
Jennifer Adriana Bedoya Reina
Benedicto Lucas
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The planning and implementation of projects,
which include various stakeholders and are based
on inter-institutional coordination, was considered an essential component to mainstream
biodiversity conservation across sectors and thus
move from single-directional to multi-directional
approaches.
Learning from experiences in the terrestrial realm and applying participatory spatial planning
approaches were regarded as important steps towards involving stakeholders and managing an area
of conflicting interests. This should go hand-in-hand with the development of a strategy for control
and monitoring of marine resource use. Political leadership was seen as vital to healthy ecosystems,
especially in highlighting marine and coastal conservation in addition to terrestrial biodiversity
management (which is often higher on political agendas). These processes can be supported and
enhanced by an engaged civil society.
In order to integrate and add value to ancestral and local knowledge, dialogues and information
communicated through story or song need to be appreciated as valuable data. However, as with
scientific knowledge, access to data, information, good practices and experiences can be limited.
Thus, there is a need to improve the process of documentation and systematization of successful
experiences, to support their replication in other regions or contexts.
Marco Vinicio Araya
Andrea Ramirez
César Chavez
Jennifer Adriana Bedoya Reina,
Benedicto Lucas
Nelson Ulloa
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The regional exchange forum was thus considered as an important step in achieving a broader
exchange of knowledge and experiences. It
would also be an opportunity to communicate
incentives for minimizing (human) impacts on
essential ecosystems across a region and support
efforts of Latin American and Caribbean countries in meeting the CBD biodiversity targets.
Ilona Porsché closed this first day of the Forum by thanking speakers and providing a brief synopsis
of the coming days of solution sharing.
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THE SOLUTION-ING APPROACH
The day began with introductions by the Regional Forum’s organizing team:
Ilona Porsché
Christian Neumann
Rob Barnes
Dorothée Herr
Valeria Bers,
Clare Waldmann
Tanya Bryan
Janina Korting
Jan Kleine Büning
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· Ilona Porsché, Head of the Blue Solutions Initiative, GIZ, based in Germany.
· Valeria Bers, Blue Solutions staff at GIZ, Germany. Overall coordination of the process of docu menting solutions for this event. Thematic focus: Integration of scientific information into policy
processes; scientific advice on other topics.
· Janina Korting, Blue Solutions staff at GIZ, Germany. Overall coordination of the event. Thematic focus within the project: Integration and valuation of ecosystem services, sustainable finance.
· Jan Kleine Büning, Blue Solutions staff at GIZ, Germany. Within the project regional contact partner for Latin America. Responsible for capacity development/training concept. Thematic focus: Marine Spatial Planning.
· Christian Neumann, Blue Solutions coordinator at GRID-Arendal, Norway. Thematic focus within the project: Integration and valuation of ecosystem services; contact for training on same.
· Tanya Bryan, Blue Solutions coordinator at GRID-Arendal, Norway. Thematic focus within the
project: Integration and valuation of ecosystem services, sustainable finance.
· Dorothée Herr, Blue Solutions coordinator at IUCN, based in Germany. Thematic focus within the project: (Ecosystem-based) climate change adaptation and mitigation.
· Clare Waldmann, Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow. Conduction of an independent evalu ation report of the event.
· Nadine Pauly, event manager at GIZ, Germany. Logistic support in holding this event.
· Rob Barnes, GRID-Arendal, Norway. Responsible for communication/outreach and filming forum presentations as well as conducting interviews with selected solution providers.
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Ulrike Krauss
Mela Drakatos
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Mela Drakatos, Context Partners, based in the
US. Facilitator of the Forum.
Ulrike Krauss, independent consultant, based in St Lucia. Facilitator of the Forum.
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THE SOLUTION-ING APPROACH
Following introductions, Valeria Bers and Janina Korting introduced the “Solution-ing Approach” and
explained how successful cases (“blue solutions”) are being documented and can be utilized. Blue solutions are good practices in marine and coastal management that have been applied with a demonstrated
impact. The basis of the solution-ing approach is in realizing that although solutions are context specific,
each has specific core elements or “building blocks.” These building blocks could be adapted and recombined to address challenges in other contexts. A template has been developed for the documentation
of these blue solutions which focuses on identifying and describing the building blocks and their interaction. The blue solutions documented and collated by the Initiative are used in various ways and shared
through different channels: they might be used as case studies for capacity development activities;
shared, exchanged and discussed in face-to-face meetings such as this Forum; and uploaded on an online
platform to allow users to gain detailed information for consideration of the solutions’ and building
blocks’ ap-plicability in other contexts. This interactive online platform is currently under development.
After this presentation, facilitators Mela Drakatos and Ulrike Krauss asked participants to take a moment
to note down challenges they are facing in the management and conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity. Participant responses were collected and displayed on a pinboard as input for the solution-ing
exercise on the last day of the event.
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SOLUTIONS & BUILDING BLOCKS
Solutions presentations were grouped into three thematic sessions:
· Marine and coastal spatial planning and management
· Ecosystem services and sustainable finance
· Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
Each thematic session was composed of three parts: keynote address; solution presentations in parallel
groups; and discussion in parallel groups.
marine and coastal spatial planning and management
Dr Jorge A. Jiménez, MarViva, Costa Rica, provided an
overview on the topic of Marine Spatial Planning and used
examples from Latin America to demonstrate the implementation of planning processes.
Natural resources exploitation regulation currently happens
mainly on a sectoral level. Cross-sectoral collaboration,
management and holistic vision are lacking. An ecosystem
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services perspective, recognizing the heterogeneity of
ocean-related economic activities, should be applied. A Marine Spatial Planning approach aims,
amongst other objectives, to reduce conflicts and optimize the sustainable use of marine resources. Steps for successful spatial processes include: governance; participation; maps; an analytical look; scenario creation; participatory mapping; and negotiations. Mr Jiménez shared examples of best practices from Colombia and Costa Rica. Some Marine Spatial Planning processes
have already begun elsewhere in Latin America and beyond and in the future we can improve
and learn from these experiences.
In three parallel sessions, solution providers presented case studies related to marine and coastal
spatial planning and management.
Group A – Spatial processes
Solutions presented in this session:
· Management committees for participatory MPA management
Bruno Monteferri, Conservamos por la Naturaleza, Peru
· ⋅Multi-level partnership for local management of marine reserves
Manoel Pedrosa, Instituto Recifes Costeiros, Brazil
· Assessing and managing scenery of the littoral zone
Nelson Guillermo Rangel-Buitrago, Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia
· Integrated approach for sea turtles conservation
Lucía Carolina García López, Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association (ARCAS),
Guatemala
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Group A – Spatial processes (continued)
· ⋅Thinking outside the protected area boundaries for flood risk management:
the Monterrico Multiple Use Natural Reserve in Guatemala
Francisco Castañeda Moya, University of San Carlos, Guatemala
· Multi-sectorial management vision for coastal and marine resources
Marco Vinicio Araya, National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), Costa Rica
Lucía Carolina García López
Bruno Monteferri
Marco Vinicio Araya
Nelson Guillermo
Rangel-Buitrago
Manoel Pedrosa
Francisco Castañeda Moya
Multi-stakeholder participation, governance,
upscaling of successes, availability of information, legal frameworks and conflicting
economic uses were the main themes presented and discussed in this session focused
on marine and coastal spatial processes.
The importance of participatory approaches in spatial processes was highlighted.
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Even though participatory approaches can
be more time consuming, they ensure legitimacy of the overall planning and implementation.
Moreover, a legal framework and clear governance structures were considered of major importance for the success of spatial planning. In many cases spatial processes were seen as chances
for conflict resolution, especially with differing economic interests in one territory. Emphasis
was put on the creation of ownership through stakeholder and community empowerment.
The creation of alternative livelihoods and diversification of economic systems (e.g. fishing
communities involved in tourism activities) were also noted as important factors. Spatial processes were described as being continuous and long-term with most presented cases lasting
from 3 to 6, and even as long as 15 years.
It is important to use any windows of opportunity emerging within these long-term activities.
Spatial processes can be used to influence political and institutional agendas, and it is not
necessary for their rhythms to be aligned. Crucial for success are clear objectives as well as the
mandate and recognition for the process. Challenges mentioned included both the integration
of monitoring into management activities and showing benefits from said monitoring – as
monitoring is often regarded as an entirely scientific activity. Monitoring activities can also
lead to adaptive management and bring actors together.
During the discussion it was mentioned that there are few examples for coastal and marine
spatial processes, especially at larger national and regional scales. Thus, a recommendation is
to learn from existing good practices and use success cases as a basis for upscaling.
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Group B – Governance
· Reserva de biosfera Isla Cozumel: estregia para el manejo integrado Cristopher González Baca, CONANP, Mexico
· ⋅Mitigación de los impactos antrópicos sobre los arrecifes coralinos
Jaime González Cano, CONANP, Mexico
· The Grenadines Marine Resource Space-use Information System (MarSIS)
Robin Mahon, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES),
University of the West Indies, Barbados
· ⋅
Mesoamerican Reef Leadership Program
María Eugenia Arreola, Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (FMCN), Mexico
· ⋅Campañas por el orgullo para la conservación marina a través de la comunidad:
Zonas de restauración presquera
Ramón Alberto Flores, CONANP, Mexico
Ulises Mendez, Rare, Mexico
· ⋅Inspección y vigilancia en áreas naturales protegidas Alejandro Castillo López, Pronatura Noroeste, Mexico
Ramón Alberto Flores
Ulises Mendez
María Eugenia Arreola
Gabriela Nava
Jaime González Cano
Cristopher González Baca
Robin Mahon
Alejandro Castillo López
The common themes of many
presented solutions were intersectorial cooperation and community cooperation.
Inter-institutional coordination
is an important factor for the
coordination of enforcement
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efforts and the modification of
legal frameworks can lend support. Still, participation of relevant actors always depends on the
willingness of institutions to build alliances and cooperate. In this regard, the presentation on a
Participatory Geographic Information System provided a good example. The Participatory Geographic Information System was successful in integrating information and provided a holistic,
functional and transparent framework to strengthen governance and facilitate multi-level and
cross-scale networking, understanding and co-operation.
Participants identified gaps in transboundary cooperation as well as difficulties in convincing
different national governments to work together. In one example, the governments of Grenada
and St. Vincent and the Grenadines joined forces to achieve a transboundary world heritage site.
It was noted that the presence of authorities can reduce violation of protected area regulations
and illegal activities. Community inspection can be successful but relies on a structured followup process. A system of permanent consequences, equal for all, was recommended as the key
to successful surveillance. From a technical point of view, coral restoration programs were discussed as a means of increasing biodiversity while enhancing coastline protection and thus the
resilience of the entire system. Communication was considered an important factor and
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Group B – Governance (continued)
participants discussed options for message dissemination. One recommendation was the use of
a common language, e.g. using economic terms and focusing on ecosystem services to spread
the word about the importance of coastal and marine resources. Finally, it was stated that “you
have to believe in what you do – that makes you most convincing.” Recommendations included
upscaling of successful local approaches to the regional level.
Group C – Fisheries
· ⋅Cuatro elementos para la restauración de pesquerías y ecosistemas marinos María José Espinosa Romero, Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI), Mexico
· ⋅Áreas marinas de pesca responsable David Chacón, COOPE Tárcoles R.L., Costa Rica
· ⋅Aprovechamiento de residuos de la pesca Cecilia García Chavelas, CONANP, Mexico
⋅·Manejo Compartido por Cuotas (MCC): Más pesos, más pesos Ana Paola Suárez, Environmental Defense Fund, Mexico
⋅·AMPs y la certificación de la sustentabilidad de la pesca artesanal
Andy Bystrom, PRETOMA, Costa Rica
⋅·Aprendiendo el arte de la colaboración para el manejo sostenible de pesquerías artesanales
Andrea Moreno, Alianza Kanan Kay, Mexico
· ⋅Pesca sostenible en la Reserva Marina Galera
Cecilia Terán, NAZCA, Ecuador
· ⋅Manejo del Pez León Invasor, amenaza convertida en oportunidad
Ricardo Gomez Lozano, CONANP, Mexico
Common themes featured in many of the presentations included strengthening fishing community leaderships and ensuring local ownership. Moreover, it was highlighted that local initiatives
need government support to ensure successful, sustainable management of fishery resources.
Creating a sense of ownership among local fisher folk and promoting leadership within fishing
cooperatives were considered key factors for achieving progress in cooperation with fishing
communities. The clarification of access rights and adaptation of international guidelines, such
as the FAO Responsible Fishing Guidelines, to the local level are main aspects of ensuring organized and improved fishing practices. However, the lack of formal government regulation limits
the sustainability of any local level solution, even though bottom-up approaches have shown
local level success.
The discussion focused on specific solutions and explored various aspects, such as the creation
of alternative sources of income and incentives, to find new livelihoods. Such efforts can be
supported by funds for capacity development of the local community. This might include
trainings on new fishing techniques, business plan development or coordination with buyers
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Group C – Fisheries (continued)
on potential market options. When closing fisheries, compensation could be provided once
fishermen sign a conservation agreement to comply with achieving conservation outcomes or
activities.
On fisheries management, it was highlighted that Marine Protected Areas could help provide
guidelines and restrictions on fishing activity. Catch shares as a means to control catch per species and as a general methodology exist and can be adapted as needed. Governments generally
impose such systems from the top down. One case was presented, however, that demonstrated
the possibility for governments to formally adopt measures first put in place by NGOs and local
partners and accepted by the community. This allowed for the successful implementation of a
quota-based fishing system for artisanal fishermen.
As shared experiences regarding small-scale fishery certification show, there is interest to have
small-scale fisheries certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. However, the lengthy and
costly process makes it difficult for artisanal fishermen to get certified. Different mechanisms for
cost reduction are being explored and the creation of a “certification fund” could be an option
to lower these costs.
ecosystem services and sustainable finance
After the lunch break Lorenzo Rosenzweig, FMCN, Mexico, introduced the topic of sustainable
finance and ecosystem services in coastal and marine environments.
Lorenzo Rosenzweig described the global conservation finance gap and the need for private
sector investment. There is a significant unmet demand for conservation funding; to meet the
global need investments must to be scaled up to USD 200-300 billion per year, a 20-30 fold increase over current amounts. Sufficient capital would be available if the main investor segments
would allocate only 1% of new and/or reinvested capital
to conservation.
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Examples for organizations/initiatives engaged in conservation finance in the region include “Fondo Mexicano
para la Conservación de la Naturaleza” (FMCN), which
supports projects throughout Mexico. On a regional
level, the Mesoamerican Reef Fund acts as a conservation
finance tool and provides new opportunities to sustain
regional networks, generate scientific knowledge, inform
decision-makers, conserve regional ecological assets and
strengthen local conservation groups and community
organizations.
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Mr Rosenzweig continued with an overview on the topic of marine and coastal ecosystem services. He presented the Total Economic Value (TEV) framework that combines use and non-use
value of the many ecosystem services marine and coastal ecosystems provide. One example that
puts the approach into action is Belize, where the coastal capital and economic contribution of
Belize’s coral reefs and mangroves was estimated to be as high as USD 570 million. The case of
shark tourism vs finning exemplified how awareness on the much higher value of living sharks
for ecotourism could promote ecotourism and revenues could be used to further develop of
ecotourism.
Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico, applied the ecosystem services approach and the park is
now a special area for ecotourism. Activities such as sport fishing and diving generate about USD
600,000 per year, benefiting adjacent communities. Analyses of recreational activities in Caribbean Marine Protected
Areas, such as scuba diving,
demonstrate the power of
numbers: there are around
200 Marine Protected
Areas with coral reefs in
Latin America and the
Caribbean, with up to
7.5 million dives per year.
Currently, 25% of these
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Marine Protected Areas
charge an entry fee averaging USD 3, with earnings totaling 2-3 million dollars per year. The
potential income from only 3.75 to 4.5 million dives with an increased user fee of USD 25 user
fee would equal USD 93 million or 80% of the financial conservation gap.
Mr Rosenzweig closed his presentation with a challenge to the audience of practitioners to
improve the scope of marine conservation finance in terms of scale, diversity of revenue, time
frame, impact, and inclusiveness, using different tools and building blocks such as access rights,
collaborative science, co-management, and unconventional partnerships. He committed two
institutions he is involved with (FMCN and MAR Fund) to field test the above challenge at the
Whale Shark Biosphere Reserve on the northeastern end of the Yucatan Peninsula.
In the afternoon solution providers shared their solutions on ecosystem services and sustainable
finance.
Group A – Ecosystem services
· Public use and recreational program in AMPs Javier Alejandro González Leija, CONANP, Mexico
· ⋅Coastal Capital: Economic valuation pf Belize’s reefs and mangroves Lauretta Burke, World Resources Institute, Belize
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Group A - Ecosystem services (continued)
· ⋅Empowering artisanal fishermen in manta ray ecotourism
Kerstin Forsberg, Planeta Oceano, Peru
· Financial mechanism for forest conservation and restoration of mangroves
Michael Schloenvoigt, GIZ, Costa Rica
· ⋅Mapping and valuing nature’s services to inform integrated management
Gregg Verutes, Natural Capital Project, WWF/Stanford University, USA
Samir Rosado, Coastal Zone Management Authority & Institute, Belize
The discussion covered several issues related to ecosystem services and putting approaches into
action. As presented examples demonstrated, the tourism sector can be an alternative income
source for fisherfolk, enabling them to change professions or simply complement their fishing
income. In this regard, the creation of social organizations can be helpful. These can support the
needs of the tourism sector as well as the objectives of local community initiatives.
Lauretta Burke
Gregg Verutes
Javier Alejandro González Leija
Samir Rosado
Kerstin Forsberg
Michael Schloenvoigt
Discussions on the valuation of
ecosystem services stressed the
challenge of dealing with data
uncertainty and low confidence
levels. Ground truthing of models can help, but it was noted
that the handling of uncertainties is case-specific and depends
on the objectives of the valua© Blue Solutions
tion studies. For example, if
the objective of a valuation study is communicating ecosystem service values to the public and
raising awareness of their (economic) importance, data does not need to be as precise as it does
for discerning carbon credits. Thus, understanding the perspective of the audience is important for any valuation study, the communication of related results and their use in influencing
decision-making and/or awareness raising. It was mentioned that in some cases, especially
regarding stakeholder discussions and outreach, it is not useful to use the term “ecosystem
services” but rather to use the more universal terms “nature’s values,” “nature’s benefits” or
“goods and services.”
Group B – Sustainable finance
· Carbono Azul, de la A a la Z: De pequeños proyectos a políticas nacionales
Miguel Cifuentes-Jara, CATIE, Costa Rica
· Building a market for lionfish removal in Belize Jennifer K Chapman, Blue Ventures, Belize
⋅·Financiamiento sostenible para la conservación marina de Costa Rica
Zdenka Piskulich, Forever Costa Rica Association, Costa Rica Paula Castillo, Forever Costa Rica Association, Costa Rica
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Group B – Sustainable finance (continued)
· Financiamiento sostenible para las Áreas Marinas Protegidas: Fondos patrimoniales
Rocío Rivera Campos, Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (FMCN),
México
· ⋅Iniciativa de Conservación Marina en la Región del Arrecife Mesoamericano
Ana Laura Barillas, Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (FMCN), Mexico
· ⋅Sustaining the Caribbean Natural Capital: A regional finance architecture for conservation
Yabanex Batista, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), The Bahamas
Anna Laura Barillas
Jennifer Chapman
Rocío Rivera Campos
Yabanex Batista
Pamela Castillo
Miguel Cifuentes-Jara
The discussion covered many
facets of sustainable finance.
Conservation projects often
require long-term and consistent financing for activities
such as monitoring to assess
if actions are appropriate and
have an impact. It was discussed how to best avoid the
creation of dependence on
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external funding mechanisms,
as this can hamper long term viability. Suggestions included empowering local actors to become
engaged and working with the private sector and local communities. A key issue when involving
the private sector is building trust in conservation programs which require several years to show
and/or measure results. In this regard, it was suggested to be cautious and not overpromise.
Similarly, when working with local communities it is necessary to state expected outcomes from
the project in clear language. Reporting and explanations on how local information is being used
are essential steps to create community trust in, ownership of and commitment to a project. In
this session the importance of including the human element into financial plans and promoting
benefits of ecosystem services to rural communities were stressed. If adequately planned and
implemented, projects integrating sustainable finance options could also help address a number
of other issues, such as gender gaps, by supporting and creating income streams for women and
families.
The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund was presented as a sustainable finance tool. It is a trust fund
that receives donations from private funds, crowd funding campaigns using national TV, text
messages and awareness campaigns. Thus contributions are half private funds and half contributions from individuals. The disbursement process of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund is
transparent. Communication on the use of funds needs to be very clear. The participation and
involvement of national governments are essential factors. An example of a resourceful sustainable finance solution to address the issue of invasive species and creating new income sources
was the establishment of a market for invasive lionfish. It was pointed out that communication
is an important factor. The development of a national long term strategy involving fishing cooperatives, restaurants and tourism could manage the lionfish population in such a way that
social enterprises would continue to build up around it.
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climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
Nicole Leotaud introduced the topic of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
Her presentation focused on the Caribbean as an area that is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters and at the same time depends on natural resources
for key economic sectors and livelihoods.
There are different approaches to climate change adaptation
including hard (grey) and soft (green and blue) solutions.
Soft solutions show many advantages over hard solutions,
and ecosystem-based adaptation in particular provides many
co-benefits. Ecosystem-based adaptation focuses on promoting resilient ecosystems and using nature-based solutions to
provide benefits to people, especially the most vulnerable.
Nicole Leotaud
Emerging basic principles that should accompany an eco© Blue Solutions
system-based adaptation approach are summarized below:
· Participatory, transparent, accountable, and culturally appropriate, while actively embracing equity and gender issues.
· Based on the best available science and local knowledge, and fostering knowledge generation and diffusion.
· Multi-sectoral and operating at multiple geographic scales.
· Seeking to maximize social, economic and environmental benefits and minimize trade-offs.
· Effectively engage stakeholders (including local communities) to build trust and foster col laboration and multi-partner management. Ecosystem-based and community-based adap-
tation approaches should be integrated.
Following this keynote address, solution providers shared their success stories in two parallel
sessions.
Group A
· Securing livelihoods through mangrove conservation and restoration
Marco Quesada, Conservación Internacional, Costa Rica
· ⋅At the Water’s Edge Ruth Blyther, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Grenada
· ⋅Restauración de un manglar impactado. Retos al trabajar un ecosistema Patricia Santos González, CONANP, México
· ⋅Climate-sensitive planning to decrease land-based impacts on reefs Guilherme F Dutra, Conservation International, Brazil
· ⋅Incorporando el cambio climático en el manejo de las Àreas Protegidas María Ximena Zorilla Arroyave, National Parks Agency, Colombia
· Social connectivity of coastal communities to combat climate change
Téa García Huidobro, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Mexico
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Group A (continued)
Guilherme Dutra
Marco Quesada
María Ximena Zorilla Arroyave
Patricia Santos González
Téa García Huidobro
Ruth Blyther
Sabrina Compton
Many innovative communication tools, used to share a theoretical concept like ecosystem-based
adaptation with local communities, were presented in this session. Stakeholder engagement,
a common topic throughout all presentations, was seen as invaluable for successful projects.
Further themes shared by many
solution providers included the
use of vulnerability assessments as
a step towards the implementation
of ecosystem-based adaptation,
the need for monitoring and evaluation and the importance
of obtaining a legal foundation
before implementing ecosystembased adaptation activities.
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During the discussion it was argued that ecosystem-based adaptation is just a new term for
“business as usual conservation” as it is challenging to add the adaptation component and go
beyond business as usual. However, experiments are being undertaken to simulate, for example,
different conditions of erosion due to ocean acidification or changes in wave energy to be able
to better manage coral reef ecosystems. Nonetheless, some projects labelled as ecosystembased adaptation
efforts actually focus on helping ecosystems adapt to climate change and
·
thus do not meet the Convention on Biological Diversity’s definition of ecosystem-based adaptation – which focuses on using ecosystems to help people adapt to climate change impacts.
One presentation showcased how hard engineering solutions can be combined with naturebased solutions for adaptation to climate change under the concept of eco-engineering. It was
mentioned that ecosystem-based adaptation will not be successful in all places, hence such an
approach seems a promising alternative to just having hard infrastructure.
On the communication of the (co-)benefits of ecosystem-based adaptation activities, participants suggested that it can be helpful to use comparisons of adaptation measures based on
economic implications, e.g. showcasing the high maintenance costs of hard infrastructure such
as sea walls as compared to soft adaptation solutions.
Group B
· ⋅Restauración de manglares en la reserve de la biosfera Sian Ka’an
Angel Omar Ortiz Moreno, CONANP, Mexico
· ⋅Acuerdos para el uso sustentable y custodia del manglar
Daniela Hill Piedra, Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador
· ⋅Coastal watershed conservation in the context of climate change
Rocío Rivera Campos, Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (FMCN),
Mexico
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Group B (continued)
· ⋅ICT tools in participatory climate change vulnerability assessments
Nicole Leotaud, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), Trinidad & Tobago
· ⋅Valuating climate adaptation options for Placencia Peninsula, Belize Nadia Bood, WWF, Belize
· ⋅Good practices for climate change adaptation Fernando Secaira, The Nature Conservancy, Mexico
Angel Omar Ortiz Moreno
Fernando Secaira
Rocío Rivera Campos
Nadia Bood
Daniela Hill Piedra
Nicole Leotaud
In this session topics discussed included the formation of alliances with other sectors and the involvement of various stakeholders in climate change adaptation activities. Moreover, participants
debated the issue of financing adaptation efforts. Financing mechanisms such as sinking funds,
endowment funds and public funds were presented. A participatory climate change vulnerability
assessment, which successfully reached and engaged a wide range of stakeholders, was one of
the innovative tools that was introduced. Participatory tools can become increasingly important,
especially if there is a lack of scientific data. An ongoing challenge is the mobilization and encouragement of stakeholders to participate in adaptation activities. Using media, including social
media, is a way to address this
issue. In one case presented, stakeholders created videos, shared via
social media and disseminated
through radio and television, to
address policy makers and other
audiences. This form of communication was identified as a powerful
tool for raising awareness and
creating understanding.
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One solution presented included the successful integration and involvement of developers,
architects, engineers and the hotel sector. It will be scaled up in other regions as hotel companies
were integrated as active partners to develop adaptation designs for certified based upon specific criteria. This ensures the quality of adaptation designs and has proven beneficial for hotels
regarding their communication and marketing strategies.
On a technical level, participants discussed mangrove restoration activities. It was noted that any
restoration project needs to be based on sufficient data, e.g. on previous mangrove distribution
and species composition, and relies on long-term monitoring efforts to be able to evaluate the
restoration success.
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SOLUTION-ING EXERCISE
Keeping the inspiring solutions shared previously in mind, on Thursday participants went into the
“solution-ing exercise.” This interactive session focused on using presented success cases to get inspired
to create new solutions to similar challenges. Mela Drakatos presented the objective, agenda and steps
for this exercise.
For this interactive session the room was equipped with round tables. Participants chose group tables
based on the challenge themes they wanted to discuss. These major themes were based on a clustering
of specific challenges raised by participants during the first exercise on Wednesday, thus directly relating
to issues participants currently face. The eleven themes identified were:
·
Integrated Management
·
Good Governance
·
Sustainable Financing
·
Sustainable Fisheries (2 groups)
·
Enforcement
·
Stakeholder Engagement
·
Political Will
·
Climate Change
·
Capacity Development
·
Public-Private Partnerships
· Information Gathering & Sharing
Participants then thought about a specific challenge in their own
work context related to the respective theme (step 1).
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The results of this individual work were shared and discussed within
the group (step 2). A group challenge was developed either based
on one specific example from the group or on a consolidation of
the group´s experiences (step 3).
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With this group challenge in mind, participants went “shopping
for building blocks”: each solution presented was summarized on
a poster and displayed in the conference room. Participants could
now browse through existing experiences and collect building
blocks they considered relevant to addressing their group challenge
(step 4).
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SOLUTION-ING EXERCISE
Back at the group tables, participants shared which building blocks
they had collated and then went on to jointly either select two
building blocks, or create two new building blocks inspired by
what they have collected (step 5).
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These two building blocks and an explanation on how these help to
address the group challenge were then noted on a worksheet and
used as a basis for presenting results in plenary (step 6). Each group
briefly presented their challenge, their results, and which building
blocks they had chosen or came up with.
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Participants then voted on the best adaptation of building blocks
to address a group challenge by using green dots (step 7).
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CLOSING REMARKS
In a final presentation, the Blue Solutions team shared immediate and long-term next steps for the
Blue Solutions Initiative, and suggested options for participants’ further engagement.
A summary version of all solutions that were presented at the Forum will be collated in a publication
“Blue Solutions from Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region” to be published in autumn 2015.
This publication will feature a short description of each solution, its building blocks and the impacts of
the solution, as exemplified by a personal story of a beneficiary or someone involved in the implementation of the solution. Moreover, the Blue Solutions Initiative is currently developing an online solution
exchange platform which will allow users to contribute their successful experiences, browse through
solutions from all around the globe and use these solutions as inspiration to address challenges in other
contexts. Furthermore, there will be a film using footage from presentations and interviews recorded
during the Forum.
The Blue Solutions team encouraged participants to continue to engage with Blue Solutions Initiative
activities after the end of the Forum. This engagement could include sharing with the Blue Solutions
team how presented solutions and/or building blocks have served as an inspiration to address challenges in a participant’s work context. Sharing these stories will showcase the added value of contributed
building blocks and support the Blue Solutions Initiative in learning what facili-tates the application of
building blocks in other contexts. The Blue Solutions Initiative will continue to collate solutions and
use these success stories as real life examples, for example in trainings. Moreover, the Initiative aims to
further develop the solution-ing approach itself based on participants’ feedback. There will be a third
regional solutions exchange event next year for Africa. In addition, the Initiative will start to foster an
inter-regional exchange of solutions through the online platform and perhaps
also in face-to-face exchanges.
In a feedback session, participants had the opportunity to give comments on the event publicly as
well as note thoughts anonymously on a feedback form. Based on input during this feedback session, the responses of the feedback form as well as personal interviews with selected participants,
Clare Waldmann, Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow, with support from Daniela Rubio,
prepared an evaluation report summarizing feedback and providing recommendations for the
Blue Solutions Initiative in their way forward.
The Forum was closed by Ilona Porsché, who, on behalf of the entire Blue Solutions and support team,
expressed her gratitude to all participants who made it possible to exchange on approaches that have
been successful in the Latin America and Wider Caribbean Region in contributing towards healthier
oceans and coasts. She thanked the Government of Mexico at the national and state level for hosting
both the event and field-trip and also for expressing their support to the purpose of the gathering;
the high-level speakers for their encouragement and support, as well as insights into challenges and
approaches around knowledge sharing on marine and coastal issues; the key note speakers for their
great introduction to the three themes of the event; and the solution providers, who provided their
valuable inputs on solutions that they have implemented in specific contexts. Furthermore she
thanked all Blue Solutions implementing partners, including the regional offices of GIZ (Mexico),
GRID-Arendal, IUCN and the UNEP Regional Seas office for their support in identifying solution
providers and curating solutions, as well as financing participation of some participants. Within the
Blue Solutions team she thanked Janina Korting for conceptualizing and organizing the entire event,
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CLOSING REMARKS
Valeria Bers for overseeing the curation process of the solutions, Rob Barnes for filming presentations
and interviews and Nadine Pauly for managing the logistics. Moreover, she thanked the facilitators and
the translators who managed to translate the technical inputs immaculately and to the point, the hotel
and the very accommodating audio-visual team. But most of all, she thanked the participants who came
to learn from one another and join hands to work towards healthy oceans and coasts. It was they who
made this event a success.
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FIELD TRIP
On the last day of the Forum a field trip to Isla
Contoy took place. This small island with an
area of 3.2 km2 is the oldest natural protected area in the state of Quintana Roo. Its first
decree dates from 1961, when it was named
a Natural Reserve Area and Fauna Refuge. In
1986 it was declared Marine Turtle Protection Area, and in 1998 it officially became a
National Park, the most restrictive category of
protected areas in Mexico. The island is jointly
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run by the National Commission of Natural
Protected Areas (CONANP) of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
and the NGO Amigos de Isla Contoy A.C. Isla Contoy National Park harbors around 85 species of flora
that form the different vegetation types on the island: coastal dunes, tropical dry forest, coconut palm
grove and mangrove. The national park is considered as the most important bird refuge in the Mexican
Caribbean, sheltering around 173 species including the magnificent frigate bird (Fragata magnifiscens),
the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus).
The beaches of Contoy Island
also represent an important
nesting site for three different
sea turtles: the hawksbill turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata), the
green sea turtle (Chelonia
mydas) and the loggerhead sea
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turtle (Caretta caretta).
There are no permanent settlements on the island, but supervised eco-tourism and regulated commercial fishing is allowed on and near the island. Only a few tour companies have permission to bring
a maximum of 200 daily visitors to Isla Contoy. As some of these 200 authorized visitors, participants
had the opportunity to learn about the national park and its biodiversity on a guided
tour through the Conservation Centre.
Moreover, participants had the opportunity
to climb the observation tower to enjoy the
great view. It is an ideal spot for bird watching.
Staff from CONANP and Amigos de Isla
Contoy explained and presented the island’s
biodiversity during a guided tour across the
island as well as during a guided snorkel tour
in the reef just offshore.
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APPENDIX
executive summary of the evaluation report
The findings and subsequent recommendations presented in this evaluation summary provide
a basis for the Blue Solutions team to modify and plan activities which are responsive to participant feedback.
Adapted from evaluation report prepared by Clare Waldmann, Robert Bosch Fellow with the
Blue Solutions Initiative February – May 2015
An evaluation report was prepared following the Blue Solutions Regional Forum for Oceans,
Coasts and Human Well-Being in Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region. Findings are
based upon observations of the Forum and participant feedback collected through interviews,
surveys and informal conversations both during and after the event. The report provides feedback on the strategies and mechanisms used to promote knowledge exchange, framed by two
sets of relevant objectives:
1)The aims of the Forum as stated on the agenda:
· Enable mutual learning and support knowledge transfer on experiences and
“blue solutions.”
· Inspire participants and facilitate the adaptation of successful experiences towards the
implementation of sustainable solutions in marine and coastal contexts.
2)The objectives of the overall Blue Solutions Initiative and approach “to collate, share and
generate knowledge and capacity,” which the team works towards through various activities
as described below.
The following is a summary of findings and recommendations from a longer report submitted
to the Blue Solutions team, organized around three main aspects: the solution-ing approach,
ongoing Blue Solutions activities, and the Regional Forum.
Solution-ing approach
Participant responses, especially those captured through the final session feedback form,
indicated that they found the solution-ing approach to be helpful for their work. Participants
noted that many of the building blocks are very similar or overlap significantly, and they found
the similarity among both Latin American and Caribbean solutions interesting. A few participants commented that it was not clear what the direct and demonstrated impact of a given
solution is, or how these solutions collectively are meeting conservation targets. Many participants indicated they would adapt building blocks to their local contexts and test new strategies
through combining them. Participants are eager to hear about solutions from around the world,
especially those that are “cutting edge.” Feedback provided during the closing session indicated
participants’ interest in tracking building blocks, especially to identify which building blocks are
consistently used in successful projects.
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Recommendations to the Blue Solutions team for refining the solution-ing approach based on
the feedback provided include:
· Further refining building block definition approaches (e.g. categories) to emphasize demon strated impacts.
· Including search capabilities in the forthcoming online platform to enable identification of
common building blocks across solutions so users can assess how to adapt them for their
specific context. As more solutions are collected, a future project could use the platform to
analyze which building blocks are most commonly included in solutions and across themes
or challenges.
· A tracking system could be developed in conjunction with and facilitated by the forthcoming
online platform, with unique identifiers assigned to submitted building blocks and solutions
and incentives for building block users to report back on how building blocks are used and
adapted or scaled.
Other Blue Solutions activities
Findings regarding the solution-ing approach and how the Forum went are relevant to these
ongoing projects within the Blue Solutions Initiative:
· Platform: Participants are eager to make solution descriptions available publicly, and facilitate
future opportunities to share additional solutions. Participants also indicated that having
solutions available online prior to the Forum would have been helpful. Suggested features
include contact details for each solution to foster further information exchange and intuitive
search capabilities.
· Regional & cross-regional collaboration: Suggestions included developing a regional Blue
Solutions network or working with existing regional networks to replicate the solution-ing
approach model in regional ocean governance projects and ensure that interaction is main tained among Forum participants. The Blue Solutions team could explore organizing cross-
regional exchanges in conjunction with larger events.
Regional Forum
Overall event
Feedback was largely positive regarding the structure and implementation of the event. Participants found that there were significant opportunities for idea exchange, especially across
geographies, and the Forum was well organized on the whole with minimal logistical issues.
Feedback and recommendations for future forums included the following:
· Structure: The balance between formal and informal portions of the event allowed multiple
opportunities for exchange among participants, and participants noted that it was easy to
share their work as well as learn from others. Many participants indicated that the Forum
provided ample opportunities for networking and engagement, but several desired more
time for structured exchange during the formal program.
· Language: Participants were pleased that an event was held to bring people from the re gion together, which does not often occur. Including Spanish as an official language facilitated
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exchange and helped identify what participants had in common. It is recommended that
future forums also accommodate regional language needs.
Recommendations to diversify participants, including local community members and private
sector participation, include the following:
· Invited participants could bring one or two active community members with them to share
and exchange knowledge.
· As has been discussed in the context of other Blue Solutions activities, private sector entities
could be further engaged and possibly included in future fora.
· Communications: Expanded use of social media platforms during the forum, by both organ izers and participants, can help share event highlights as they occur with a global audience.
Individual sessions & activities
· High-level event: The tone of the high-level event was more formal than the following days
and set the event apart from the rest of the Forum. The guiding questions provided in ad vance to the panel structured the discussion and highlighted solutions from multiple coun-
tries.
· Plenary presentations (keynotes & initiative presentations): Both solution providers and
other participants found the “Blue Solutions approach” presentation on the beginning of
the second day helpful to understanding the essence of the building block concept, especially
through graphic visualization. The key note addresses were very thought provoking and at
times prompted expression of diverse opinions.
· Solution presentations: The clustering of solution presentations by themes (e.g. ecosystem
services, governance, etc.) was at times not clear to participants, including why or how the
solution related to the session theme. Participants commented that it would have been inte-
resting to have sessions with multiple topics addressed and they felt they lost the opportunity
to learn about valuable aspects of other topics. Some participants found the very structured and therefore repetitive nature of presentations made them less interesting, and they would
have appreciated increased diversity in presentation formats. Level of discussion varied be tween sessions depending on time remaining and the degree to which the facilitators or
Blue Solutions team provided commentary, which often prompted further thoughts from
the audience.
· Solution-ing exercise: The exercise helped participants understand the building block concept
and become familiar with the range of presented building blocks while integrating their own
experiences to design solutions. Challenges and building block discussions allowed partici-
pants to explore connections with their work, with references from their own experiences
included when developing new building blocks. Participants noted that the exercise helped
highlight the many common building blocks and significant overlap across solutions, despite
the differences in solutions and contexts. In the end, less recombining of building blocks
from different solutions occurred. Discussions focused on currently used strategies rather than identifying new ones, as compared to previous solution-ing exercises which had a slightly
different method (less outside the box thinking).
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Regional Forum (continued)
The findings and subsequent recommendations presented in this evaluation summary provide
suggestions for the Blue Solutions team to consider when planning activities which are responsive to participant feedback.
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AGENDA
tuesday,
14 april 2015
12:00
Registration
14:00
Opening
Ilona Porsché, Head of Blue Solutions Initiative
14:10 Welcome address by the Secretariat of Ecology and Environment of the Government of
Quintana Roo, Mexico
Carlos Rafael Muñoz Berzunza, Secretary of Ecology and Environment of the Government of Quintana Roo
14:25 Welcome address by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas, Mexico
Mariana Bellot Rojas, Director of Institutional Development
14:40 Welcome address the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico
Cesar Chavez, Director General for Environmental Policy and Regional and Sectorial Integration
14:55 German Embassy and German International Cooperation in Mexico
Rudolf Bittorf, German Honorary Consul for the State of Quintana Roo
Corinna Küsel, Country Director GIZ Mexico
15:10 Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Aleke Stöfen-O’Brien, Junior Professional Officer
15:20
Quintana Roo and the Caribbean Sea
José Luis Funes, Undersecretary of Environmental Policy
15:30 Blue Solutions Initiative
Christian Neumann, Blue Solutions Coordinator at GRID-Arendal
15:45 Introduction of participants
Dorothée Herr, Blue Solutions coordinator at IUCN
16:00 Panel discussion - Learning without borders – sharing knowledge across a region
Andrea Ramirez, Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, Colombia
Marco Vinicio Araya, National System of Conservation Areas , Costa Rica
Jennifer Adriana Bedoya Reina, Ministry of the Environment, Sub-Secretariat Marine and Coastal Management, Ecuador
Benedicto Lucas, National Council of Protected Areas, Guatemala
Nelson Ulloa, Secretariat of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines, Honduras
Cesar Chavez, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico
17:00
Closing remarks
Ilona Porsché, Head of Blue Solutions Initiative
19:00 Dinner reception
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wednesday,
15 april 2015
08:30 The Blue Solutions approach: Identifying and building solutions to overcome challenges to
sustainable development and human well-being in the marine and coastal realm
Valeria Bers & Janina Korting, Blue Solutions Initiative
09:30 Coastal and marine spatial planning and management: Keynote address
Jorge Jimenez, MarViva
10:00 tea / coffee break
10:30 Parallel Sessions: Solutions on coastal and marine spatial planning and management
Presentations and discussion
Group A – Spatial Processes
Group C –Sustainable Fisheries
Management Committees for
participatory MPA management
B. Monteferri, Conservamos por
la Naturaleza, Peru
Reserva de biosfera Isla
Cozumel: estrategia para
el manejo integrado
C. Gonzales Baca CONANP,
Mexico
Restauración de pesquerías y
ecosistemas marinos
M. J. Espinosa-Romero, COBI,
Mexico
Multi-level partnership for local
management of marine reserves
M. Pedrosa, Instituto Recifes
Costeiros, Brazil
Mitigación de los impactos
antrópicos sobre los arrecifes
coralinos
J. M Gonzales Cano, CONANP,
Mexico
Pesca artesanal responsable
D. Chacón, CoopeTárcoles R.L,
Costa Rica
Assessing and managing scenery Grenadines Marine Resource
of the littoral zone
Space-use Information System
N. Rangel, UA, Colombia
(MarSIS)
R. Mahon, CERMES, Grenada
Aprovechamiento de residuos de
la pesca
C. Garcia Chavelas, CONANP,
Mexico
Integrated approach for
sea turtles conservation
L. Garcia, ARCAS, Guatemala
Mesoamerican Reef Leadership
Program
M. E. Arreola, FMCN, Mexico
Manejo compartido por cuotas:
Más pesos y más peces
A. Suarez, EDF, Mexico
The Monterrico Multiple Use
Natural Reserve in Guatemala
F. Castañeda, USC, Guatemala
Campañas por el orgullo para la AMPs y la certificación de la susconservación marina a través de tentabilidad de la pesca artesanal
la comunidad: Zonas de restaura- A. Bystrom, PRETOMA, Costa Rica
ción pesquera
R. Flores, CONANP, Mexico
U. Mendez, RARE, Mexico
M. Araya, SINAC, Costa Rica
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AGENDA
wednesday,
15 april 2015
Parallel Sessions: Solutions on coastal and marine spatial planning and management
Group A – Spatial Processes
Multi-sectorial vision for coastal Inspección y vigilancia en áreas
and marine resources
naturales protegidas
A. Castillo Lopez, Pronatura
Noroeste, Mexico
Group C –Sustainable Fisheries
Aprendiendo el arte de la colaboración para el manejo sostenible
de pesquerías artesanales
A. Moreno, Alianza Kanan Kay,
Mexico
Pesca sostenible en la Reserva
Marina Galera
C. Terán, NAZCA, Ecuador
Manejo del Pez León, amenaza
convertida en oportunidad
R. Gomez Lozano, CONANP,
Mexico
12:30 lunch
14:00 Sustainable finance and ecosystem services: Keynote address
Lorenzo Rosenzweig, FMCN
15:00 Parallel Sessions: Solutions on sustainable finance and ecosystem services
Group A – Ecosystem Services
Group B – Sustainable Financing
Public use and recreation program for
Cabo Pulmo National Park
J. A. Gonzalez Leija, CONANP, Mexico
Carbono Azul, de la A a la Z:
De pequeños proyectos a políticas nacionales
M. Cifuentes, CATIE, Costa Rica
Coastal Capital
L. Burke, WRI, Belize
Building a market for lionfish removal
J. Chapman, BlueVentures, Belize
Empowering artisanal fishermen in
manta ray ecotourism
K. Forsberg, Planeta Oceano, Peru
Financiamiento sostenible para la conservación
marina de Costa Rica
P. Castillo, Forever Costa Rica Association,
Costa Rica
Z. Piskulich, Forever Costa Rica Association,
Costa Rica
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AGENDA
wednesday,
15 april 2015
Parallel Sessions: Solutions on sustainable finance and ecosystem services
Group A – Ecosystem Services
Group B – Sustainable Financing
Financial mechanism for forest conservation and
restoration of mangroves
M. Schloenvoigt, GIZ, Costa Rica
Financiamiento sostenible para las Áreas Marinas
Protegidas: Fondos patrimoniales
R. Rivera Campos, FMCN, Mexico
Mapping and valuing coastal and marine ecosystem services for integrated management
G. Verutes, Natural Capital Project,
WWF/Stanford University
S. Rosado, CZMAI, Belize
Iniciativa de Conservación Marina en la Región
del Arrecife Mesoamericano
A.L. Barillas Gómez, FMCN, Mexico
Caribbean Biodiversity Fund - sustainable financing for conservation
Y. Batista, CBF, The Bahamas
17:00 Closing session
19:00 dinner
thursday,
16 april 2015
08:30 Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: Keynote address
Nicole Leotaud, CANARI
09:00 Parallel Sessions: Solutions on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
Group A
Group B
Securing livelihoods in the Nicoya Peninsula
Restauración de manglares en la Reserva de la
through mangrove conservation and restoration
M. Quesada, CI, Costa Rica
Biosfera de Sian Ka‘an
A. O. Ortiz Moreno, CONANP, Mexico
At the water’s edge: building coastal resilience
through ecosystem-based adaptation
R. Blyther, TNC, Grenada
Acuerdos para el uso sustentable y custodia del
manglar
D. Hill Piedra, Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador
Restauración de un manglar impactado.
Retos al trabajar un ecosistema
P. Santos González, CONANP, Mexico
Coastal watershed conservation in the context
of climate change
R. Rivera Campos, FMCN, Mexico
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AGENDA
thursday,
16 april 2015
Parallel Sessions: Solutions on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
Group A
Group B
Climate-sensitive planning to decrease
land-based impacts on reefs
G. Dutra, CI, Brazil
ICT tools in participatory climate change vulnerability assessments
N. Leotaud, CANARI, Trinidad & Tobago
Incorporando el cambio climático en el manejo
de las Áreas Protegidas
M. X. Zorrilla, National Parks Agency, Colombia
A case study on valuation of climate adaptation
options for Pacencia
N. Bood, WWF, Belize
Social connectivity of coastal communities to
combat climate change
T. García-Huidobro, IUCN ORMACC, Mexico
Good practices for climate change adaptation
F. Secaira, TNC, Mexico
11:30 Solution-ing exercise: Building on the presented solutions and building blocks to co-create
new solutions around challenges identified by participants
Mela Drakatos & Ulrike Krauss
12:30 lunch
14:00 Solution-ing exercise (continued)
16:00 Moving forward with the solution-ing approach: Reflection on the past days and discussion
on the way forward
Mela Drakatos, Ulrike Krauss, Blue Solutions
17:00 What’s next for the Blue Solutions Initiative
Blue Solutions
17:30Closing
19:00 Solution reception
friday,
17 april 2015
Field trip – Return to hotel by 6pm.
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regional forum cancun 2015 participants list
PARTICIPANTS LIST
institution
first name
name
country email
Centre for Resource
Robin
Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES),
University of the West Indies
Mahon
Barbados
[email protected]
World Wildlife Fund-Mesoamerican Reef Program
Nadia
Bood
Belize
[email protected]
Caribbean Community
Climate Change Centre
Mark
Bynoe
Belize
[email protected]
Blue Ventures
Jennifer Kate
Chapman
Belize
[email protected]
Caribbean Community
Kenrick
Leslie
Belize
[email protected]
Caribbean Community
Sharon
Lindo
Belize
[email protected]
Caribbean Community
Kenneth
Reid
Belize
CZMAI
Samir
Rosado
Belize
[email protected]
Caribbean Community
Ulric
Trotz
Belize
[email protected]
Conservation International
Brazil
Guilherme
Fraga Dutra
Brazil
[email protected]
Secretary of Environmental
and Sustainability of
Pernambuco
Andrea
Olinto
Brazil
[email protected]
Instituto Recifes Costeiros
Manoel
Pedrosa
Brazil
[email protected]
GIZ
Ingrid
Prem
Brazil
[email protected]
UNEP/Convention on
Biological Diversity
Aleke
Stöfen-O‘Brien Canada
[email protected]
GIZ
Tangmar
Marmon
Colombia
[email protected]
Ministerio de Ambiente y
Desarrollo Sostenible
Andrea
Ramírez
Colombia
[email protected]
Universidad del Atlántico
Nelson
Guillermo
Rangel
Buitrago
Colombia
[email protected]
Colombia National Parks
Agency
Maria Ximena Zorrilla
Colombia
[email protected]
SINAC
Marco Vinicio
Araya
Costa Rica
[email protected]
Pretoma (Asociación
Programa Restauración de
Tortugas Marinas)
Andrew
Benjamin
Bystrom
Costa Rica
[email protected]
Forever Costa Rica
Association
Pamela
Castillo
Costa Rica
[email protected]
CoopeTárcoles R.L
Cooperativa de pescadores
David
Chacón Rojas
Costa Rica
[email protected]
page 38
PARTICIPANTS LIST
institution
first name
name
country email
CATIE
Miguel
Cifuentes
Costa Rica
[email protected]
IUCN ORMACC
Téa
GarciaHuidobro
Costa Rica
[email protected]
MarViva
Jorge Arturo
Jimenez
Ramon
Costa Rica
[email protected]
Forever Costa Rica Association
Zdenka
Piskulich
Costa Rica
[email protected]
Conservation International
Marco
Antonio
Quesada
Alpízar
Costa Rica
[email protected]
GIZ
Michael
Schloenvoigt
Costa Rica
[email protected]
Reef Check Dominican
Republic
Ruben E
Torres
Dominican [email protected]
Republic
Ministerio del Ambiente
(MAE)
Jennifer
Adriana
Bedoya Reina
Ecuador
[email protected]
Ministerio del Ambiente
(MAE)
Daniela
Hill Piedra
Ecuador
[email protected]
GIZ
Irma
Jurrius
Ecuador
[email protected]
IUCN - Regional Office for
South America
Karen
Johanna
Podvin
Ecuador
[email protected]
NAZCA
Cecilia
Terán
Ecuador
[email protected]
GIZ, PROCAMBIO
Damian
Villacres
Ecuador
[email protected]
Lighthouse Foundation
Jens
Ambsdorf
Germany
[email protected]
Fisheries Division,
Ministry of Agriculture,
Lands, Forestry, Fisheries &
the Environment
Roland
Baldeo
Grenada
[email protected]
Grenada Fund for
Conservation
Sabrina
Compton
Grenada
[email protected]
The Nature Conservancy
Nealla R.S.
Frederick
Grenada
[email protected]
GIZ
Andre
Joseph-Witzig
Grenada
[email protected]
Center for Conservation
Studies, University of
San Carlos of Guatemala
Francisco
Javier
Castañeda
Moya
Guatemala [email protected]
Asociación de rescate y
conservación de vida
silvestre (ARCAS)
Lucia Carolina
Garcia Lopez
Consejo Nacional de Áreas
Protegidas (CONAP)
Benedicto
Lucas
Secretariat of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment
and Mines (MiAmbiente)
Nelson Saul
Ulloa Colindres Honduras
FMCN
Maria Eugenia Arreola
FMCN - CONANP
Ana Laura
Barillas Gomez
[email protected]
Mexico
[email protected]
Mexico
[email protected]
page 39
PARTICIPANTS LIST
institution
first name
name
country email
CONANP
Mariana
Bellot Rojas
Mexico
[email protected]
The Nature
Conservancy
Diana
Bermúdez
Mexico
[email protected]
German Consulate Yucatan
Rudolf
Bittorf
Mexico
[email protected]
[email protected]
CEDO
Tonatiuh
Carrillo
Mexico
[email protected]
SuMar
María de los
Angeles
Carvajal
Rascón
Mexico
[email protected]
Pronatura Noroeste
Alejandro
Castillo López
Mexico
[email protected]
Ministry of Environment and César
Natural Resources of Mexico
Chavez
Mexico
[email protected]
GIZ, ValuES
Maria
Fernanda
Contreras del
Valle
Mexico
[email protected]
GIZ, BioMar
Daniel Hugo
de la Torre
Bueno
Beingolea
Mexico
[email protected]
FMCN
Lorenzo José
de Rosenzweig
Mexico
[email protected]
GIZ, BioMar
Friederike
Eppen
Mexico
[email protected]
Comunidad y Biodiversidad
(COBI)
Maria Jose
Espinosa
Romero
Mexico
[email protected]
Sustentur
Vicente
Ferreyra
Mexico
[email protected]
CONANP
Ramón
Flores
Mexico
[email protected]
Secretary of Ecology and
Environment, Government
of Quintana Roo
José Luis
Funes
Mexico
[email protected]
Amigos de Isla Contoy A.C.
Catalina
Galindo de
Prince
Mexico
[email protected]
CONANP
Cecilia
García
Chavelas
Mexico
[email protected]
CONANP
Maria del
Carmen
Garcia Rivas
Mexico
[email protected]
Sociedad de Historia Natural Sarahí
Niparaja
Gomez
Mexico
[email protected]
CONANP
Ricardo
Gomez Lozano Mexico
[email protected]
CONANP
Cristopher
Gonzalez Baca
[email protected]
CONANP
Jaime Manuel
Gonzalez Cano Mexico
[email protected]
CONANP
Javier
Alejandro
Gonzalez Leija
Mexico
[email protected]
CONANP
Nallely
Hernandez
Mexico
GIZ
Corinna
Küsel
Mexico
[email protected]
FMCN
Elisa
López
Mexico
[email protected]
Mexico
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PARTICIPANTS LIST
institution
first name
name
country email
Amigos de Isla Contoy A.C.
Gisela
Maldonado
Mexico
Rare
Ulises
Mendez
Mexico
[email protected]
FMCN - CONANP
Natalia
Mendizábal
Beverido
Mexico
[email protected]
Amigos de Sian Ka‘an
Melisa
Mendoza
Mexico
[email protected]
Soc: Coop. de Producción
Pesquera Pescadores de
Vigía Chico
Gamaliel
Isidro
Mendoza
Ramírez
Mexico
[email protected]
Amigos de Sian Ka’an
Gonzalo
Merediz
Mexico
[email protected]
Alianza Kanan Kay
Andrea
Moreno
Mexico
[email protected]
Instituto Politécnico
Nacional
Norma
Patricia
Muñoz
Mexico
[email protected]
Secretary of Ecology
and Environment
Government of
Quintana Roo
Carlos Rafael
Muñoz
Berzunza
Mexico
FMCN
Gabriela
Nava
Mexico
[email protected]
CONANP
Omar
Ortiz Moreno
Mexico
[email protected]
Ministry of Environment and Francisco
Natural Resources of Mexico
Ramos Duron
Mexico
[email protected]
FMCN
Rocío Urapiti
Rivera Campos
Mexico
[email protected]
Pronatura México
Elisa P.
Rojas
Mexico
[email protected]
IUCN
Mariana
Daniela
Rubio
Izquierdo
Mexico
[email protected]
Organización Mexicana para Paul
la Conservación del Medio
Ambiente
Mexico
SanchezNavarro Russell
[email protected]
[email protected]
CONANP
Patricia
Santos
Mexico
[email protected]
The Nature
Conservancy
Victor
Fernando
Secaira Fajardo
Mexico
[email protected]
ONG Vitalis Latinoamérica
Ignacio
Gustavo
Suarez Solis
Mexico
[email protected]
EDF de Mexico
Ana
Suárez Uribe
Mexico
[email protected]
GIZ
Silvia
Ullrich
Mexico
[email protected]
Centro Regional Ramsar CREHO
Rebeca
Magaña
Panamá
[email protected]
GIZ
Paul-Gregor
Fischenich
Peru
[email protected]
Planeta Oceano
Kerstin
Samantha
Forsberg Ghio
Peru
[email protected]
Conservamos por
Naturaleza
Bruno
Monteferri
Peru
[email protected]
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PARTICIPANTS LIST
institution
first
name
name
country
email
Caribbean Public Health
Agency
Environmental Health and
Sustainable Development
Department
Shermaine
Clauzel
St. Lucia
[email protected]
Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
Yabanex
Batista
The Bahamas [email protected]
Caribbean Natural
Resources Institute
(CANARI)
Nicole
Leotaud
Trinidad and
Tobago
[email protected]
Vera
Agostini
USA
[email protected]
World Resources Institute
Lauretta
Burke
USA
[email protected]
The Ocean Foundation
Mark J
Spalding
USA
[email protected]
CEDO
Margaret
(Peggy)
Turk Boyer
USA
[email protected]
Natural Capital Project
(Stanford University and
World Wildlife Fund)
Gregory
Verutes
USA
[email protected]
VITALIS A.C.
Diego
Diaz Martin
Venezuela
[email protected]
Ruth
Blyther
Virgin Islands, [email protected]
US
Interpreter
Roberto
Ahedo
Mexico
[email protected]
GRID-Arendal
Robert
Barnes
Norway
[email protected]
team
Blue Solutions, GIZ
Valeria
Bers
Germany
[email protected]
Interpreter
Mariana
Boatwright
Mexico
[email protected]
GRID-Arendal,
Blue Solutions
Tanya
Bryan
Norway
[email protected]
Context Partners
Mela
Drakatos
USA
[email protected]
Interpreter
Raquel
Dubrovsky
Mexico
[email protected]
GIZ, BioMar
Sonia
Gautreau
Mexico
[email protected]
Interpreter
Sharon
Hall
Mexico
[email protected]
IUCN, Blue Solutions
Dorothée
Herr
Germany
[email protected]
Blue Solutions, GIZ
Jan
Kleine Büning
Germany
[email protected]
Blue Solutions, GIZ
Janina
Korting
Germany
[email protected]
Independent Consultant
Ulrike
Krauss
St Lucia
[email protected]
GRID-Arendal,
Blue Solutions
Christian
Neumann
Norway
[email protected]
GIZ
Nadine
Pauly
Germany
[email protected]
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team
institution
first
name
name
country
email
Blue Solutions, GIZ
Ilona
Porsché
Germany
[email protected]
Robert-Bosch-Foundation
Fellow
Clare
Waldmann
Germany
[email protected]

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