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An global perspective on MPAs and update onAn global perspective on MPAs and update on WCPA – Marine activities, spring 2009

Dan Dan LaffoleyLaffoley

IUCN WCPA Vice Chair IUCN WCPA Vice Chair –– MarineMarine

Chief Scientist’s Team, Natural England, UKChief Scientist’s Team, Natural England, UK

Sponsored by

Google Ocean Council of Advisors, 27 June, 2007The World Conservation Union Exeter University, 7 March, 2008 WCPA – Marine update, Spring, 2009

New Caledonia marine World Heritage Site

IUCN vision and mission

• A just world that values and conserves nature.

• To influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integritythroughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

Google Ocean Council of Advisors, 27 June, 2007The World Conservation Union WCPA – Marine update, Spring, 2009

Species Survival CommissionSSC

Commission on Environmental LawCEL

IUCN

International CELInternational Union for

Conservation Commission on Education and C i ti CEC

of NatureCommunication CEC

World Commission on Protected

Governments

Institutions

Areas WCPA

C i i i lInstitutions

NGOs

Commission on Environmental Economic and Social Policy

Google Ocean Council of Advisors, 27 June, 2007The World Conservation Union Exeter University, 7 March, 2008

Commission on Ecosystem Management CEM

Google Ocean Council of Advisors, 27 June, 2007The World Conservation Union WCPA – Marine update, Spring, 2009 Courtesy USGS/NASA

WCPA – Marine focus on:

• The challenges• The programmeg• The latest products• The next steps

Courtesy USGS/NASA

Image: Gerry Allen/CIImage: Gerry Allen/CI

An epaulette shark (Hemiscyillum freycineti), believed to be a new species. They spend most of their time on the sea floor looking for crustaceans and molluscs.

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Google Ocean MPA workshop, 4 December, 2007The World Conservation Union Marine World Heritage Workshop, Bahrain, 24 – 26 February, 2009 WCPA – Marine update, Spring, 2009

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Slide courtesy of Plymouth Marine Laboratory

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geographical visualization created by David Tryse

WCPA Steering Committee briefing, 20 September , 2007The World Conservation Union Exeter University, 7 March, 2008 Marine World Heritage Workshop, Bahrain, 24 – 26 February, 2009 WCPA – Marine update, Spring, 2009

Some headlines

• Better data and mapsp• Greater scale of protection• Greater understanding of progress• High Seas a priority• Marine World Heritage a priority

Gl b l i l l l t ki i it• Global-regional-local networking a priority• Capturing and sharing best practice a priority• Visibility of current protection a priority• Visibility of current protection a priority• Citizen engagement a priority – political commitment• Web-based supportpp

Focusing our actions

Accelerating progress in achieving the Global MPA Agenda

Encouraging, developing and sharing solutions for creating and managing MPAs and MPA networks

Increasing visibility, understanding and awareness of MPAs and MPA networks

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Focus of the PPO Reviews

What’s MPAs are there?

Focus of the PPO Reviews

What s MPAs are there? What’s missing? What’s new?What’s new? What are the challenges? What are the priorities?

Fi t i ill f th M ditFirst review will focus on the Mediterranean

Google Ocean Council of Advisors, 27 June, 2007The World Conservation Union WCPA – Marine update, Spring, 2009

Focusing our actions

Accelerating progress in achieving the Global MPA Agenda

Encouraging, developing and sharing solutions for creating and managing MPAs and MPA networks

Increasing visibility, understanding and awareness of MPAs and MPA networks

Changing Changing titiperceptionsperceptions

Changing the public’sChanging the public s perception:

A blue ocean – invisible ‘life’

Much of it is protected (30% p (- 40%!)

Not sure where protection is p(?Barrier Reef)

No idea of scale

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Visibility on MPA Visibility on MPA progressprogressprogressprogress


All MPAs designated All MPAs designated by midby mid--20082008

4400 MPAs, 2.35 million km2, 0.65% of oceansyy

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Communicating Oceans & MPAs

Access to information

Better dataBetter data

Better decision making

A public good


A public good

Google Ocean MPA workshop, 4 December, 2007The World Conservation Union Marine World Heritage Workshop, Bahrain, 24 – 26 February, 2009 WCPA – Marine update, Spring, 2009 Courtesy USGS/NASA

Google Ocean MPA workshop, 4 December, 2007The World Conservation Union Marine World Heritage Workshop, Bahrain, 24 – 26 February, 2009 WCPA – Marine update, Spring, 2009 Google

www.protectplanetocean.org

A l b l b t l MPA t i fA global web portal on MPAs to inform, educate and entertain

Web IT support:Technology Partners:

Mission Programs >

Research Research, Conservation,

& Exploration >& xp

REMOTE IMAGING

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve: Glovers Reef Atoll

--600 m offshore,--20 m depth

Partnership:

NGSNGSUN FoundationIUCNIsla Marisol Resort

Remote Imaging www.nationalgeographic.com/wildcam

WildCam and CrittercamWildCam and Crittercam…… exciting Remote Imaging tools amazing and valuable NG imaging resources,

l ith t talong with partner assets

Bringing the oceans, MPAs, World Heritage to life for

Remote Imaging

World Heritage to life for viewers the world over

Coming up!

• Carbon management in marine ecosystems

• Building the global network

• Protect My Ocean

• Ocean Voices

• High Seas

• Marine World Heritage

• TED ‘wish’

Sylvia’s ‘Wish’

"I wish you would use all means at your disposal -- films! expeditions! the web! more! -- to ignite public support for p g p ppa global network of marine protected areas, hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet “heart of the planet.

Courtesy of NASA/JPL

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