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Call for contributions to: Call for contributions to: Global Report on Progress on Meeting the Global Goals of Achieving Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management by 2010
Achievement of these global goals established by heads of State at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development is essential for attaining sustainable development of oceans and coasts. Yet, implementing the new paradigms of Integrated Ocean and Coastal Management (ICM) and Ecosystembased Management (EBM) at national and regional levels and in areas beyond national jurisdiction (64% of the ocean) has proven difficult and faced many obstacles. This report will assess the extent to which, and under what circumstances, progress is being (or not being) made in achieving implementation of ICM and EBM in areas of national jurisdiction (coastal zones and Exclusive Economic Zones), in various transboundary ocean regions, and in ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction. Within the limits of available information, the report will provide a report card on how far we have come, what needs to be done, what emerging issues must be addressed, what obstacles must be overcome, what funding is needed, and what capacity must be developed to further propel the implementation of integrated and ecosystem-based management approaches to governance of the world’s oceans. The report card will also take into consideration the effects of climate change on ocean and coastal ecosystems and peoples. This report builds on the 2006 Global Forum report on Meeting the Commitments on Oceans, Coasts, and Small Island Developing States Made at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development: How Well Are We Doing? The Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands Co-Chairs’ Report of the Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: Moving the Global Oceans Agenda Forward, UNESCO, Paris, January 23-28, 2006, by Biliana Cicin-Sain, Veerle Vandeweerd, Patricio A. Bernal, Lindsey C. Williams, and Miriam C. Balgos.
Contributions are invited under the major categories noted below from major entities involved in funding, studying, and applying EBM and ICM at national, subnational, regional and global levels; from global, regional, and national agencies working on the application of these frameworks; and from scholars and providers of technical assistance in the field. Please send an expression of interest to Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain, Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, and Editor-inChief, Ocean & Coastal Management Journal (Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, bcs@udel.edu, 302-831-8086, by July 1, 2007). Potential contributions will be peer reviewed for their suitability for incorporation in several issues of the international journal Ocean & Coastal Management. Major findings from the contributions will be synthesized in a report for decision-makers presenting major conclusions and specific recommendations for further action. The report for decision-makers will be presented for consideration by high-level policymakers from around the world at: --the 4th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 7-11, 2008. --the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, New York, June 2008. --the World Ocean Conference, Manado, Indonesia, May 11-15, 2009.
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Major Report Categories (Draft)
I. Operationalizing Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management Operationalizing the Ecosystem-Based Management Approach: An Emerging Scientific Consensus Operationalizing Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: A Well-Established Approach Marrying Ecosystem-Based Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: UN Consensus
IV. Achieving Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management in Transboundary Regional Ocean Areas --Regional Seas Programme --Large Marine Ecosystem Programme (LME) --Linking Freshwater to Oceans in Regional Seas Programmes and in LMEs --The Experience of International Conventions which Call for the Ecosystem Approach --NGO Efforts at Large-Scale Ecosystem-Based Management
II. Status and Trends in Ocean and Coastal Ecosystems and Peoples Review, Synthesis, and Commentary on Major Efforts to Assess Status and Trends in Ocean and Coastal Ecosystems and Peoples --Millennium Ecosystems Assessment—Status and Trends in World Ecosystems --Global Marine Assessment --Millennium Development Goals—Tracking Progress in Coastal Areas --Census of Marine Life --Status of World Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries --Status of Coral Reefs of the World --Global International Waters Assessment --UN Millennium Project --Factoring in the Effects of Climate Change on Ocean and Coastal Ecosystems and Peoples
V. Achieving Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management in Ocean Areas Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction --Review, Synthesis, and Commentary on UN, CBD, NGO, and Academic Reports on Ecosystem Management in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
VI. Toward a Common Set of Indicators to Measure Ecological and Socio-Economic Conditions, and Governance Performance in Coastal and Ocean Areas --Review, Synthesis, and Commentary on Major Efforts to Develop Coastal and Ocean Management Indicators to Measure Progress on the Application of ICM and EBM
III. Achieving Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management within 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) under National Jurisdiction --Coastal Area Management --Exclusive Economic Zone Management --Reports from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) --The Evidence from Small Island Developing States --Linking Freshwater to Oceans in National Management: National Programmes of Action Under the UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (NPAs/GPA), Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Coastal Management, and Their Interrelationships --Management of Large Marine Ecosystems within National Jurisdiction
VII. Assessment: How Far We Have Come, What Needs to Be Done, What Emerging Issues Must Be Addressed? What Obstacles Must Be Overcome? What Funding is Needed? What Capacity Must Be Developed and How?
About the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: The Global Forum brings together ocean experts from governments, intergovernmental and international organization, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and scientific groups to advance the global oceans agenda. Since 2001, Global Forum activities have involved ocean experts from 93 countries. See http://www.globaloceans.org About the international journal Ocean & Coastal Management (Elsevier Publishers, 12 issues per year): Ocean & Coastal Management is dedicated to the study of all aspects of ocean and coastal management at local, regional, national, and international levels. The Editors encourage articles involving analytical approaches, development of theory, and improvement of management practice. See http://ees.elsevier.com/ocma 2