seychelles country presentation the gef portfolio in the seychelles: planning for success
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Seychelles Country Presentation
The GEF Portfolio In the Seychelles: Planning for success
May 2009
On behalf of the Political and Operational Focal Points
The Biodiversity Portfolio - Biodiversity and the Seychelles The Coordinating Unit - Introducing new synergies On Going - Constraints, Successes , Plans
Rich biodiversity calls for a coordinated approach in its protection and conservation.
The Portfolio Features several projects: -Biodiversity Mainstreaming-Biosecurity-Sustainable Land Management (cross-cutting with Biodiversity)-Protected Areas (early stages)
Biodiversity Programme BD Mainstreaming and Bio security - Ongoing
Sustainable Land Management – Ongoing
Climate Change - Second National Communication
Future Projects - Protected Areas, Capacity Building, Regional waters...
A National Dialogue was established to help the country as a whole establish a focus on productive sector on biodiversity
projects.
Projects
The Programme Coordination Unit
New and innovative for the Seychelles - Biodiversity under one roof - Cross-linkages between focal areas - Project Managers - Shared Space and experience - Overall Coordinator and Operations - A platform on which to develop
The Biodiversity portfolio and collective objectives
- Invasive Species, Tourism Development, Land use planning initiatives, permanent officers
Mainstreaming as an overall challenge- Acknowledging the importance of building rather than
duplicating Building Capacity between Projects- Managers exchanging information
How the PCU is working toward Biodiversity Mainstreaming
- Stakeholder involvement – NGO’s, Gov, private sector
- Steering Committees – Expert Sharing
- Combining local and Technical Knowledge – (Fishers
Association Praslin Island) - Instating Trust between various stakeholders - Pushing the Policy issue
.....all into the Mainstream....
Government, PCU, Stakeholders
Critical Learning at Early stages
Achieving Project objectives Moving in one collective direction :
coordination improved through PCU Seychelles continues to move on innovative
approaches to Biodiversity.... Engaging Civil society Sharing Experiences... Constraints – Capacity issues,
Administrative procedures, Coordination between sectors
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