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Integrated Ocean Management through Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)/ Marine Protected Area (MPA) Planning in Oceania

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Join the IUCN Oceania Regional Office Marine Programme and learn about how Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa are implementing contextual integrated ocean management through MSP/MPA planning nationally. Join us virtually via (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88373455863?pwd=RldNanp1bFAvK3E0cWtkZTlaUC8vUT09) to listen to the progress made.
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The purpose of this session is to provide an update on the MSP/MPA processes undertaken by 5 countries in Oceania and highlight: 1. Important national milestones 2. Challenges faced and lessons learnt 3. Next steps

Session agenda

Speaker

Dr Kathryn MENGERINK

Executive Director,
Waitt Institute
United States of America


14:15 - 14:20

Ms Elisapeti VEIKOSO

Tonga National Marine Spatial Planning Project Manager,
Department of Environment, Ministry of MEIDECC
Tonga


14:20 - 14:25

Mr Christian MANEPOLO

Integrated Ocean Governance officer,
IUCN/WWF
Solomon Islands


14:25 - 14:30

Vatumaraga MOLISA

Vanuatu Project Liason Officer,
Department of Environmental Protection & Conservation
Vanuatu


14:30 - 14:35

Ms Alisi RABUKAWAQA

Fiji Project Liaison Officer,
IUCN
Fiji


14:35 - 14:40

  • Fiji Department of Environment [Fiji]
  • Ministry of Climate Change, Meteorology, Natural Disaster, Environment and Energy [Vanuatu]
  • Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology [Solomon Islands]
  • Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC) [Tonga]
  • Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa [Samoa]
  • IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
  • IUCN Regional Office for Oceania (ORO)
  • Oceans 5
  • Waitt Foundation
  • Waitt Institute
  • European Union
  • Swedish International Development Agency
  • Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership Programme
  • Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
  • GCCA+
  • Vibrant Oceans Initiative
  • Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Vava'u Environment Protection Association
  • Live & Learn Vanuatu
  • Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organisations
  • World Wildlife Fund
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Marine spatial planning is a practical way of organising the human use of marine areas to balance the demands of human activities with the need to protect the health of the ecosystems on which those activities depend.

Video - 02 Sep 2021 - 02:01 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEejVBbOOKU

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