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© TNC

2011 Marine Aggregation

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Outline• Scope and launch of the MC

• Commitments and goals

• Important pre-conditions

• Financing targets

• Progress in Conservation Measures

• Key advantages of Challenge approach

• Jurisdiction highlights

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Scope and launch

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Commitments and goalsThe governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Territory of Guam committed:

to effectively conserve at least 30% of the near-shore marine resources and 20% of the terrestrial resources across Micronesia by 2020

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Important pre-conditions

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Financing targets• 2005: TNC assisted Palau to identify SF needs for

PAN

• 2006: Phase I:• TNC and CI each pledged $3M to seed 2:1 match for initial

endowment target of $18M (doesn’t include CNMI & Guam)

• GEF pledged $6M regional grant

• 2007-2009: MCT & TNC assisted FSM, RMI, CNMI, Guam to develop jurisdictional SF plans

• 2009-2010: Phase II:• MCT, MCRO, TNC, local consultants assisted in development

of Regional Business Plan/ Fundraising Strategy

• New total endowment target of ~$55M (includes original $18M)

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Progress in Conservation Measures

Identified baseline of existing areas under some form of management

Established standardized regional monitoring methods to assess management effectiveness and training local teams in data collection and analysis

MC regional database is being piloted-PALARIS is leading this effort

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Key advantages of Challenge approach

• Opportunity to go beyond “paper parks”:• Ensure long-term sustainability, management

effectiveness• Add new sites faster • Better manage big threats outside protected areas

(e.g. fisheries, coastal development, climate change, invasive species…)

• Opportunity for major commitment of funds / enhanced regional collaboration to maximize resources, providing strong foundation to scale-up and leverage learning (NOAA, DOI, GEF, German BMU, USFS, Packard Foundation, CEPF, TNC, CI, NaturalEquity, AusAID, and others…)

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Jurisdiction Highlights

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Focusing on watershed management

Laolao Bay project

30%

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TIME2006 2020

Goal

Current

Garapan watershed

LaoLao Bay

Tachogna Tinian

NE Tinian coast

CNMI

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Executive Order supporting the MC –directing agencies to support conservation efforts

Implementing Piti-Asan Watershed Conservation Action Plan and Rare Campaign to reduce wildland fires

Guam

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Atoll Vulnerability Assessment completed Watershed partnerships developed

FSM

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Community-based planning process

RMI

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Implemented a $15 Green Fee for PAN Collaborated with PEACE org. and submitted a grant

application to develop a “PAN Communications Strategy”

Proposed new “Division of Protected Areas Network” within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism

Palau

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Young Champion ProgramInternship program to help prosper future

leaders to their respective islands Two interns per jurisdiction

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Thank You

Si Yu’us Ma’ase

Olomwaay

Kommol tata

Sulang

Kilisou chapur

Kalahngan

Kamagar

Kulo Mulalap

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Questions?