Carl Gustaf Lundin - Carole Martinez Islands How to achieve sustainability and biodiversity goals? INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme - Island Roundtable, April 2013 Content • Experience from islands examples • EU Overseas 2 Coastal ecosystems deliver multiple benefits Marine Biodiversity Fish Nurseries Coastal Water Quality Coastline and Beach Stabilization • Climate Change Adaptation • Sustaining Community Resilience and Coastal Livelihoods Islands partners of IUCN 4 New science and policy guidance on the role of marine and coastal ecosystems in climate change mitigation and adaptation 5 Other wetlands 6 Islands partners of IUCN 7 Islands partners of IUCN 8 Islands, partners of IUCN 9 • KUONI Maldives Project •Resilience-based management 10 Islands partners of IUCN • KUONI Maldives Project •Resilience-based management 11 supporting Cook Islands to create the world’s largest marine park 12 The designation of geographical entities in this strategy and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 13 EU Overseas Entities 34 Political Entities : 8 Outermost Regions 26 Overseas Countries and Territories. Linked to 6 Member States: Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. but more than 200 islands A total land area = EU Area A marine territory = Europe Continent Area The largest of the Globe The only one found in every ocean 14 EU Overseas Entities’EEZ 15 French Polynesia a marine territoty as wide as the EU 16 2008 a momentous moment : La Réunion Conference 17 EU Overseas Entities • 70% of EU’s Biodiversity • Internationally recognised • 43 Ramsar sites • 8 WH natural sites : – – – – – – – – 18 Isullat Icefjord - Greenland Gough and Inaccesible Islands Morne trois Pitons - Montserrat Laurisilva - Madeira Garajoney National park - La Gomera - Canary Teide National Park - Tenerife - Canary Lagons of New Caldonia Henderson Island - Pitcairn EU Overseas Entities • 70% of EU’s Biodiversity • Internationally recognised • 5 Global Biodiversity Hotspots 19 New Caledonia a hotspot itself A champion of Biodiversity! • 19000 Km2 • 2 423 endemic species /353 France • 22 Endemic species of birds 3 endemic genus and 1 endemic family Rhynochetosjubatus • High rates of endemism 75% to 82% • Remaining dry forest : 45 Km2 201% very fragmented EU Overseas: Biodiversity at risk • 1273 endangered species in EU Overseas • 1298 EU mainland • 652 endangered species for the Pacific Territories only! Ixora Captaincookia margaretae 21 EU Islands obvious allies? • Facts and figures : EU Overseas should be prioritary areas of EU actions and decisions •An increasing political acknowledgment •Critical importance still waiting for concrete actions and decisions •A framework for action for the next decade? NO Mention in Blue Book! NO mention in the 7th EAP! NO mention in the EEA report on PA ! NO mention in the EU CCA Strategy! IAS Strategy? •A fundamental missed opportunity for achieving the international and EU targets! 22 Aichi Target 11 : « By 2020,10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well connected systems of protected areas and other effective areabased conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes ». MPA coverage : • Caraibbean : 0,6% EU Overseas Entities waters • Indien Ocean : 3,1% • Pacifique Ocean : 0,1% • North Atlantique : 0,472% - Macaronesia : 0,1% • Sub-antractic : 4,2% • 4 OCTs : 10% or + ZEE with big MPAs o Saba 33%, o South Georgia 69% MPA coverage o the British Indian Ocean Territories 99%, o Mayotte 100 % 23 Championning the sustainabilty and biodiversity targets! • Mayotte on the way! • Marine natural Parc • Ongoing works for a Biodiversity Strategy • A necessary integrated and balance model of development 24 EU Policies and EU Overseas •EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 •1 single reference! 25 EU's biodiversity objectives: 6 mutually supportive and inter-dependent targets Conserving and restoring nature Maintaining services and enhancing ecosystems and their Ensuring the sustainability of agriculture, forestry and fisheries Combating invasive alien species Addressing the global biodiversity crisis Contributions initiatives 26 of other environmental policies and EU Policies and EU Overseas • Preparatory Action BEST : • 18 projects • Limits : 3 years – 2 millions per year • Next? • Concrete translation of a real partnership voluntary scheme? 27 EU overseas, real gateways of regional and international cooperation? 28 « We are all in this together! » We will be stronger with EU Overseas! Let’s navigate with them Thank you for your attention! [email protected] [email protected]