Saving the sea turtles of Anguilla: Combining community action with scientific evidence to drive legislative change
Salvar las tortugas marinas de Anguila: combinar la acción comunitaria con la evidencia científica para impulsar el cambio legislativo
Brief Description:
This project seeks to address the current dearth of vital data about sea turtles in order to inform management and conservation on and around Anguilla. Data will be gathered using a capture-tag-and release methodology and used to identify important foraging and nesting sites. Threats to sea turtles will be assessed and mitigation plan developed. On the basis of the information generated by the project and stakeholder consultations, an Anguilla Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan will be completed. The project will also train individuals from Anguilla on the biology and conservation of sea turtles, sea turtle tracking and monitoring and marine spatial planning and data analysis. It will also develop a sea turtle eco-tour guide certification programme and certify at least twenty individuals, including local fishers, as sea turtle ecotour guides. A communications component will promote the need for sea turtle conservation. This is a BEST 2 initiative project.
Este proyecto busca abordar la actual escasez de datos vitales de las tortugas marinas con el fin de informar su gestión y conservación. Los datos se recopilarán utilizando una metodología de captura, etiquetado y liberación y se utilizarán para identificar sitios importantes de alimentación y anidación. Se evaluarán las amenazas a las tortugas marinas y se desarrollará un plan de mitigación. Sobre la base de la información generada por el proyecto y las consultas con las partes interesadas, se completará un Plan de acción de recuperación de tortugas marinas de Anguila. El proyecto también capacitará a personas de Anguila en biología y conservación de tortugas marinas, seguimiento y monitoreo de tortugas marinas y planificación espacial marina y análisis de datos. También desarrollará un programa de certificación de guías de ecoturismo de tortugas marinas y certificará al menos a veinte personas, incluidos pescadores locales, como guías de ecoturismo de tortugas marinas. Un componente de comunicaciones promoverá la necesidad de conservación de las tortugas marinas. Este es un proyecto de iniciativa BEST 2.
Lead Organization : Government of Anguilla, Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Donor: European Commission Directorate General for International Cooperation (DG-DEVCO)
Project Profile Manager: Stuart Wynne
Contact Email: Stuart.Wynne@gov.a Contact Phone:
Partners: Anguilla National Trustfund, University of Roehampton
Grant (USD):
$486,444.00
Total co-financing (USD):
$62,641.00
(Co) financing not originating from GEF:
Participating Country(s):
Anguilla
Contributions to the 10-year CLME+ Strategic Action Programme (2015-2025)
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1. Enhance the regional governance arrangements for the protection of the marine environment
1.6. Enhance the capacity within and among arrangements to undertake and mainstream lessons learned and findings from monitoring,science and research in regional, sub-regional and national decision-making
1.10. Establish and/or enhance the data and information quality and collection and management capacity of the regional, sub-regional and nationalgovernance arrangements for the protection of the marine environment, including through the establishment of public-private partnerships
2. Enhance the regional governance arrangements for sustainable fisheries
3. Establish and operationalise a regional policy coordination mechanismfor ocean governance, with initial focus on shared Living Marine Resources
4. Enhance the governance arrangements for ecosystem-based management for reefs and associated ecosystems
4.4. Coordinate and enhance (sub-)regional and national efforts for the conservation of the biodiversity of reef and associated habitats, including through the strengthening of networks of marine protected areas (MPAs), and initiatives for sustainable reef fisheries* such as programmes dealing with alien invasive species
4.5. Develop and implement initiatives for sustainable livelihoods by building capacity for diversification, fostering and facilitating viable alternative sources of Decent Work and/or improved incomes, and creating addedvalue (e.g. through marketing and sales)
4A. Enhance the governance arrangementsfor implementing an ecosystem approach for spiny lobster fisheries
4B. Enhance the governance arrangementsfor implementing an ecosystem approach for queen conch fisheries
5. Enhance the governance arrangements for implementing an ecosystem approach for pelagic fisheries
5A. Enhance the governance arrangements for implementing the ecosystem approach for flyingfish fisheries
5B. Enhance the governance arrangementsfor implementing an ecosystem approach for large pelagics fisheries
6. Implement EBM/EAF of the Guianas-Brazil continental shelf with special reference to the shrimp and groundfish fishery
Contributions to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Agenda (SDG’s)
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1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
10 Reduce inequality within and among countries
11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.5 By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Other Regional and Global Commitments
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