United Nations Environment ProgrammeUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeGlobal Environment Facility Pacific Alliance for Global Environment Facility Pacific Alliance for

SustainabilitySustainability

Dr Greg Sherley (greg.sherley@unep.org)Dr Greg Sherley (greg.sherley@unep.org)UNEP Pacific OfficeUNEP Pacific Office

Care of UNDP, Apia, SamoaCare of UNDP, Apia, SamoaMr Joe Stanley (joes@sprep.org)Mr Joe Stanley (joes@sprep.org)

SPREP, Apia, SamoaSPREP, Apia, Samoa

Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

UNEP GEF PAS updateUNEP GEF PAS update

GEF 5 projects and issues GEF 5 projects and issues

GEF PAS conservation projects 1GEF PAS conservation projects 1(GEF contributions shown to be matched 1:1)(GEF contributions shown to be matched 1:1)

Micronesia Challenge – Palau, FSM, RMI (Guam, CNMI Micronesia Challenge – Palau, FSM, RMI (Guam, CNMI partners); $US6 (18)m; Project Document complete and partners); $US6 (18)m; Project Document complete and being reviewed by UNEP; resubmitted to UNEP Project being reviewed by UNEP; resubmitted to UNEP Project Review Committee 28 Jan 2010; co-finance guarantee Review Committee 28 Jan 2010; co-finance guarantee letters; behind schedule; Micronesia Conservation Trust letters; behind schedule; Micronesia Conservation Trust will be EAwill be EA

Phoenix Islands Protected Area- Kiritimati, $US1m (first Phoenix Islands Protected Area- Kiritimati, $US1m (first phase), Project Document underway – complete by 31 phase), Project Document underway – complete by 31 March, MELAD (Government of Kiribati) EAMarch, MELAD (Government of Kiribati) EA

Pacific Regional Invasive Species – ten countries; Pacific Regional Invasive Species – ten countries; $US3.5m, Project Document and consultation underway $US3.5m, Project Document and consultation underway – complete by 31 March 2010, workshop 4– complete by 31 March 2010, workshop 4thth week Feb week Feb Nadi, SPREP EANadi, SPREP EA

GEF PAS conservation projects 2GEF PAS conservation projects 2

Implementing Island Biodiversity Programme of Work Implementing Island Biodiversity Programme of Work with integrated management of island biodiversity and with integrated management of island biodiversity and conservation – Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Nauru; conservation – Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Nauru; $US2m; PIF approved for inter-sessional GEF Council $US2m; PIF approved for inter-sessional GEF Council agenda; PPG application submitted; SPREP EAagenda; PPG application submitted; SPREP EA

NGO sector conservation (examples – many more exist):NGO sector conservation (examples – many more exist):Conservation International – Critical Ecosystem Conservation International – Critical Ecosystem Protection Fund – Melanesia-Micronesia hotspotProtection Fund – Melanesia-Micronesia hotspotThe Nature Conservancy (and others) – Coral Triangle The Nature Conservancy (and others) – Coral Triangle InitiativeInitiative

Other GEF PAS projects 1Other GEF PAS projects 1

Renewable energy – Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Renewable energy – Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru; $3.45m; inception workshop; Tonga, Nauru; $3.45m; inception workshop; IUCN Oceania (Suva) EAIUCN Oceania (Suva) EAPersistent Organic Pesticides monitoring; Persistent Organic Pesticides monitoring; $0.517; $0.517; Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Palau, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Palau, Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands; underway; USP Cook Islands; underway; USP EAEADDT management; PNG, Solomon Islands, DDT management; PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Vanuatu, ThailandThailand; $1m; PIF written unknown ; $1m; PIF written unknown future; EA UNEP/FAO future; EA UNEP/FAO

Other GEF PAS projects 2Other GEF PAS projects 2

Integrated Management of Solid and Hazardous Wastes Integrated Management of Solid and Hazardous Wastes and POPs; Cook Islands, Federated States of and POPs; Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Repbulic of Marshall Islands, PNG, Samoa, Micronesia, Repbulic of Marshall Islands, PNG, Samoa, Tuvalu, Palau, Tonga, Kiribati, Niue; $3.5m; PIF Tuvalu, Palau, Tonga, Kiribati, Niue; $3.5m; PIF accepted for March inter-sessional; SPREP EA – accepted for March inter-sessional; SPREP EA – possibly other(s) as well.possibly other(s) as well.

Implementing Sustainable Integrated Water Resource Implementing Sustainable Integrated Water Resource and Wastewater Management in the PIC’s; Cooks, Fiji, and Wastewater Management in the PIC’s; Cooks, Fiji, Kiribati, FSM, Nauru, Niue, Palau, PNG, Samoa, Kiribati, FSM, Nauru, Niue, Palau, PNG, Samoa, Solomons, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Marshalls, Tonga; $9m; Solomons, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Marshalls, Tonga; $9m; underway; SOPAC EAunderway; SOPAC EA

Suggested GEF 5 conservation Suggested GEF 5 conservation projects 1projects 1

Ocean-scape - Kiribati proposal on ocean Ocean-scape - Kiribati proposal on ocean stewardship as per Cairns Pacific Island Forum stewardship as per Cairns Pacific Island Forum agreement; regional; $7m? IA = UNEP agreement; regional; $7m? IA = UNEP (possible) shared? EA = Cons Int Pacific (Apia)?(possible) shared? EA = Cons Int Pacific (Apia)?Pacific Ocean Ark (Kiribati) – sub-programme of Pacific Ocean Ark (Kiribati) – sub-programme of Ocean-scape - southern Micronesia and Ocean-scape - southern Micronesia and Polynesia archipelagos; $15m? Cook Islands, Polynesia archipelagos; $15m? Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Niue, Kiribati; Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Niue, Kiribati; IA = UNEP (possible); EA = CI (Pacific)?IA = UNEP (possible); EA = CI (Pacific)?

Suggested GEF 5 conservation Suggested GEF 5 conservation projects 2projects 2

Solomon Islands National Biodiversity Strategy Solomon Islands National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Implementation; $10m; IA = and Action Plan Implementation; $10m; IA = UNEP (willing) + partner ? (UNDP?); EA’s = CI UNEP (willing) + partner ? (UNDP?); EA’s = CI (Pacific, willing) + Birdlife (Pacific, willing)?(Pacific, willing) + Birdlife (Pacific, willing)?Western Melanesia biodiversity hotspots Western Melanesia biodiversity hotspots conservation implementation; Vanuatu and conservation implementation; Vanuatu and islands of PNG including Bismarks and islands of PNG including Bismarks and Bougainville; ? $ but FSP; IA = UNEP (willing); Bougainville; ? $ but FSP; IA = UNEP (willing); EA’s = CI (Pacific, willing) + Birdlife (Pacific, EA’s = CI (Pacific, willing) + Birdlife (Pacific, willing)? willing)?

Modelling optimal programme implementation # 1 Modelling optimal programme implementation # 1 (lessons for GEF 5 and the future):(lessons for GEF 5 and the future):

Avoiding too much, too soon and too shortAvoiding too much, too soon and too short

Trust endowment funds – longterm, moderated Trust endowment funds – longterm, moderated income, stable – solve a lot of recurring income, stable – solve a lot of recurring problems – especially capacityproblems – especially capacityCooperation/collaboration – avoid duplication, Cooperation/collaboration – avoid duplication, economies of scale – Pacific Round Table, economies of scale – Pacific Round Table, Invasives examplesInvasives examplesSet up and use regional scale service providers Set up and use regional scale service providers – technical support, information and capacity – technical support, information and capacity building (e.g. SPREP, SOPAC, SPC)building (e.g. SPREP, SOPAC, SPC)

Modelling optimal programme implementation Modelling optimal programme implementation # 2# 2

Rationalise similar programmes – requires Rationalise similar programmes – requires countries to lobby funding agenciescountries to lobby funding agenciesCollaborative/collegial behaviour – Collaborative/collegial behaviour – individuals need to put into practice individuals need to put into practice selfless actionsselfless actionsUrgency – don’t lose the benefits of past Urgency – don’t lose the benefits of past work – capitalise on the opportunity now work – capitalise on the opportunity now nor foreclose future optionsnor foreclose future options

Action strategy for nature conservation and Action strategy for nature conservation and protected areas in the Pacific Island region protected areas in the Pacific Island region

2008-20122008-2012

Process – product of extensive consultation Process – product of extensive consultation and input over decades – at least 1975and input over decades – at least 1975

Pacific region – almost unique with a Pacific region – almost unique with a conservation action strategyconservation action strategy

Vision and Mission – see SPREP websiteVision and Mission – see SPREP website

MissionMission

ToTo protect and conserve the rich protect and conserve the rich natural and cultural heritage of the natural and cultural heritage of the Pacific Islands forever for the benefit Pacific Islands forever for the benefit of the people of the Pacific and the of the people of the Pacific and the worldworld

Objectives – five yearsObjectives – five years

1. Ensure conservation has a development context that 1. Ensure conservation has a development context that recognises, respects and supports sustainable recognises, respects and supports sustainable livelihoods and community development aspirationslivelihoods and community development aspirations

2. Identify, conserve and sustainably manage priority 2. Identify, conserve and sustainably manage priority sites, habitats and ecosystemssites, habitats and ecosystems

3. Protect and recover threatened species and species of 3. Protect and recover threatened species and species of ecological, cultural and economic significanceecological, cultural and economic significance

4. Manage threats to biodiversity, especially climate 4. Manage threats to biodiversity, especially climate change impacts and invasive specieschange impacts and invasive species

Principles – “A code of conduct”Principles – “A code of conduct”6. Co-ordination (example)6. Co-ordination (example)Conservation is more effective when partners Conservation is more effective when partners co-ordinateco-ordinate and work and work

within a strategic frameworkwithin a strategic framework

National Partners will commit to:National Partners will commit to:Ensuring NBSAP’s and other locally devised conservation Ensuring NBSAP’s and other locally devised conservation programmes are strategic, focused and set clear local prioritiesprogrammes are strategic, focused and set clear local prioritiesTaking a Taking a leadership roleleadership role in co-ordinating all in co-ordinating all partnerspartnersProviding national and local Providing national and local focal pointsfocal points for co-ordinating NBSAP for co-ordinating NBSAP and other programme implementationand other programme implementation

International Partners will commit to:International Partners will commit to:Working within the legislation, policies, strategies, programmes and Working within the legislation, policies, strategies, programmes and priorities established by priorities established by national partnersnational partnersWorking with each otherWorking with each other to ensure to ensure collaborativecollaborative analysis, analysis, strategies, agreed priorities and co-ordination of strategies, agreed priorities and co-ordination of political political engagementengagement to avoid duplication to avoid duplicationAvoidingAvoiding programming that directly programming that directly competescompetes with national with national partners for projects and fundingpartners for projects and funding

The other principlesThe other principles

Community rightsCommunity rightsConservation from a Pacific frameworkConservation from a Pacific frameworkOwnership of conservation programmesOwnership of conservation programmesFinancial sustainabilityFinancial sustainabilityGood governanceGood governance[Co-ordination][Co-ordination]Capacity developmentCapacity developmentAccountabilityAccountability

Action Strategy implementationAction Strategy implementationNational Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans – collectively are the implementation plan(s) for – collectively are the implementation plan(s) for the Strategy the Strategy

The Round Table is the support mechanism for The Round Table is the support mechanism for countries implementing NBSAP’s (via their countries implementing NBSAP’s (via their steering committees)steering committees)

Meets annually – facilitated (currently) by IUCN Meets annually – facilitated (currently) by IUCN SuvaSuva

Working groupsWorking groupsFunction as : Function as : fora for interagency collaboration; fora for interagency collaboration;

implementing arms for the action strategyimplementing arms for the action strategy

Invasive speciesInvasive speciesCapacity buildingCapacity buildingThreatened speciesThreatened speciesInformation and communicationInformation and communicationOthersOthers

HowHow::Chair, members from active agenciesChair, members from active agenciesShare experiences, collaborate projectsShare experiences, collaborate projects

Modelling optimal programme implementation: Modelling optimal programme implementation: Invasive Alien Species Working Group and the Invasive Alien Species Working Group and the

Regional IAS ProgrammeRegional IAS Programme

IASWG could act as advisory body to the RIASP IASWG could act as advisory body to the RIASP starting with developing the Programme starting with developing the Programme Document (the blueprint saying what the Document (the blueprint saying what the programme will do) :programme will do) :– Country and annual work plans (alignment with Country and annual work plans (alignment with

NBSAP’s and Regional Conservation Action Strategy)NBSAP’s and Regional Conservation Action Strategy)– Identify leverage opportunities with other projectsIdentify leverage opportunities with other projects– Assist with technical and practical supportAssist with technical and practical support– Role in monitoring and evaluationRole in monitoring and evaluation– Ensure maximum use of existing networks e.g. PILN, Ensure maximum use of existing networks e.g. PILN,

PII etcPII etc