IABIN – IWCAM BIODIVERSITY
INFORMATICS WORKSHOP
FOCUSING ON MARINE ISSUES FOR THE
CARIBBEAN REGION
March 10-12, 2008
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Venue:
Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort & Spa
www.sunsetresortsjamaica.com
Workshop Objectives
IABIN
The GEF-IABIN project
objectives of the meeting are to:
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Establish
collaborative mechanisms especially among Caribbean states, where
project proposals are developed for access to content-building
grants from IABIN thematic networks. Emphasis will be placed on
common areas of interest including Invasive Alien species, Protected
Areas and Ecosystems and Pollinators.
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Establish a
Caribbean management effectiveness database using the existing MPA
Global database and review geospatial technologies with respect to
development of monitoring and evaluation tools for protected areas
management.
IWCAM
The GEF-IWCAM project
objectives of the meeting are to:
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Present the
findings of the IWCAM indicators mechanisms and capacity assessment
in the participating countries for discussion, inputs and feedback
from participants;
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Present the draft
indicators template for discussion and obtaining consensus;
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Discuss the way
forward for implementation of the indicators template
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Speakers -- PRESENTATIONS
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Marine Protected Areas: Summary
| Overview on Management Effectiveness
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Agenda
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Dionne Newell |
Caribbean Marine
Protected Areas (IABIN Focal Point)
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Helena Pavese
Colleen Corrigan |
Linking the WDPA with Caribbean MPA Initiatives (UNEP-WCMC)
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Georgina Bustamante
Alessandra Vanzella |
Caribbean MPA: The New
Marine
Protected Areas Management Network and Forum (CaMPAM) MPA Database (UNEP)
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Christopher Madden |
Coastal Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) and the Ecosystem (NatureServe)
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Kimberly John |
The Nature Conservancy’s
Marine Protected Area Work
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Eduardo Dalcin |
Protected Areas Thematic Network (Fundacion Boticario)
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Richard Huber |
Capturing Ecotourism Benefit Values in Marine Parks (OAS)
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Janeen Bullard
LaKeshia Anderson
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Marine Protected Areas
in the Bahamas
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John Nicholls |
Folkstone Marine Reserve
and Marine Museum in Barbados
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Hector Ivan Gonzalez |
Marine Protected Areas
in the Dominican Republic
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Omar Ebanks |
The past and future of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in
Jamaica
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Sarita Williams |
Marine Protected Areas
in Saint Lucia
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Emile Pemberton |
Marine Management Areas
in St Kitts and Nevis
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Allan Guy |
Reef Marine Park in
Trinidad and Tobago
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List of Participants
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Draft Proceeding
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Workshop on Marine Protected Areas
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