WHAT IS THE CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE on CORAL REEFS, FISHERIES & FOOD

SECURITY?

Congo Basin Initiative

Second largest intact tropical forest in the world

Coral Triangle Initiative

Global center of

marine abundance & diversity

In response to the alarming trends of destruction in the region, President Yudhoyono of Indonesia proposed to other CT leaders a new multilateral partnership to safeguard the region’s marine and coastal biological resources: the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF). This initial proposal set in motion a series of events that has advanced this effort quickly and decisively

● March 2006President letter to Biodiversity Convention

● September 2007 - 21 Government Leaders support CTI at APEC Summit in Sydney, Australia

● December 2007 – 6 CTI countries have 1st Senior Official Meeting in Bali

President President Arroyo Arroyo

(Philippin(Philippines)es)

PM PM Somare Somare

(PNG)(PNG)

President President Jose Jose Ramos- Ramos-Horta Horta (East (East TimorTimor) )

PM PM SogavarSogavare e (Solomo(Solomo

n n Islands)Islands)

PM PM Abdullah Abdullah Ahmad Ahmad Badawi Badawi

(Malaysia)(Malaysia)

President Yudhoyono President Yudhoyono (Indonesia)(Indonesia)

President President Bush (U.S.)Bush (U.S.)

PM Howard PM Howard (Australia)(Australia)

MEMBERSINDONESIAMALAYSIAPAPUA NEW GUINEA

PHILIPPINESTIMOR-LESTESOLOMON ISLANDS

PARTNERSUSAAUSTRALIA

ADBTNCCIWWF

Results: Principles and 5 Goals

• “Priority Seascapes” designated and effectively managed

• Ecosystem approach to management of fisheries and other marine resources fully applied

• Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) established and effectively managed, including community-based resource utilization and management

• Climate change adaptation measures achieved

• Threatened species status improving

11stst Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) – Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) – Bali, 6 – 7 December 2007Bali, 6 – 7 December 2007

1.1.Officially launch CTI-CFF to address threats to marine, Officially launch CTI-CFF to address threats to marine, coastal and small island ecosystem through accelerated coastal and small island ecosystem through accelerated collaborative actioncollaborative action

2.2.Adopt the CTI Regional Plan of Action (CTI – RPOA), a Adopt the CTI Regional Plan of Action (CTI – RPOA), a document to conserve and sustainably manage coastal and document to conserve and sustainably manage coastal and marine resourcemarine resource

3.3.Agreed to establish Secretariat to service the ongoing Agreed to establish Secretariat to service the ongoing implementation processimplementation process

1.The Ministers adopted the CTI Coordination Mechanism Structure and its Terms of Reference, and the CTI Regional Secretariat structure and its basic functions

2.Ministers endorsed Indonesia to host the CTI Regional Secretariat

3.The Ministers expressed their appreciation for the exemplary work of the interim CTI Regional Secretariat and agreed to extend its mandate until a permanent secretariat is formally established

2nd Ministerial MeetingGizo, Solomon Islands

November 2009

Agreed in SOM4, Kota Kinabalu Malaysia, Oct’09

CTI – CFF Coordination Mechanism Structure

Organization Structure

ROADMAP CTI-CFF 2010 - 2011ROADMAP CTI-CFF 2010 - 20112010 2011

Jan. - May June - July August Sept Oct - December

Jan-Jul August-Des

•Legal drafting of the establishment of the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat

•Legal drafting of the Host Country Agreement •Drafting rules

of procedure•Drafting

financial regulations

•Drafting staff regulations

•conciliation of legal draft documents

•6th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 6)

•3rd Ministerial Meeting (MM 3)

•SOM 7

•High Level Financial Meeting

•Finalizing procedures and regulations

•Recruitment process

•Finalizing Financial Commitment and Planning •CTI-CFF

Regional Secretariat operates

•Implementation of National Plan of Actions

•Preparation and development of Secretariat’s building

•Preparation and implementation of Prioritized Regional Plan of Actions

•Finalizing Host Country Agreement

Priority Actions Recommended for 2010 – 2011

Identified nine priority actions from the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action.

Goal 1. Priority Seascapes designated and effectively managedTarget 2. Marine and coastal resources within all “Priority Seascapes” are being sustainably managed. Action 1. Adopt a general “model” for sustainable management of seascapes.

Goal 2.Ecosystem Approach for Fisheries Management (EAFM) Target 1. Strong legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks in place for achieving an ecosystem approach to fisheries managementAction 1. Collaborate to develop a “common regional framework for legislation and policy” that would support EAFM; drawing on this, strengthen regional and national legislation, policies and regulations.Action 2. Improve enforcement of IUU fishing through greater collaboration.

Priority Actions Recommended for 2010 – 2011

Goal 3. MPA established and effectively managed

Target 1. Region-wide Coral Triangle MPA System (CTMPAS) in place and fully functional.

Action 1. Jointly establish overall goals, objectives, principles, and operational design elements for a CTMPAS centered around priority MPA networks.

Action 3. Build capacity for effective management of the CTMPAS.

Goal 4. Climate change adaptation measures achieved

Target 1. Region-wide Early Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation for the near-shore marine and coastal environment and small island ecosystems developed and implemented

Action 1. Identify the most important and immediate adaptation measures that should be taken across all Coral Triangle countries, based primarily on analyses using existing models.

Priority Actions Recommended for 2010 – 2011

Goal 4. Climate change adaptation measures achieved Target 1. Action 3 and 4. (blended) Complete and implement a Region-wide Early Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Conduct capacity needs assessments and develop capacity programs on climate change adaptation measures

Goal 5. Threatened species status improving Target 1. Improved status of sharks, sea turtles, seabirds, marine mammals, coral, seagrass, mangroves and other identified threatened species Action 3. Complete and implement region-wide Sea Turtles Conservation Action Plan.Action 5. Complete and implement region-wide Marine Mammals Conservation Action Plan.

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