Developing Capacities in Decision Makers for Sustaining Biodiversity in The Highly Sensitive Coastal

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Developing Capacities in Decision Makers for
Sustaining Biodiversity in The Highly Sensitive
Coastal Marine Sabana-Camagüey Ecosystem,
Cuba
PROYECTO
CUB/98/G32
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Area of the project zone 75 000 km² Length of
the project zone 465 km Number of keys 2
517 Surface of the archipelago 22 814.5 km²
Land area 19 400.7 km² Total key area
3 413.8 km² 5 PROVINCES , 58 MUNICIPALITIES, 19
COASTAL ZONE
Study area
Cuba
Exclusive Economic Zone
VILLA CLARA
Marine shelf
CIEGO DE ÁVILA
Keys
CAMAGÜEY
Watershed
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Marine biological and ecological features
Marine habitats
Fish diversity
Manatee distrib.
Zoobenthic diversity
Algal diversity
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Characterization(Biological, physical,
socio-economical, cultural)
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Terrestrial biological and ecological features
Terrestrial vegetation
Diversity and endemism of Fauna
Landscapes
Diversity and endemism of Flora
Threatened species
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Non-biological features
Salinity
Geomorphology
Organic pollution
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Socioeconomy, Culture and Archaeology
Fisheries
Archaeology
Land use
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Salinity
Organic pollution
Threatened species
Landscape modifications
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Inferred Stress level
Ecologically sensitive areas
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Network of Monitoring Stations
Rehabilitation
Prioritized watersheds
Multi-Use Protected Area System
Tourist Potential
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Strategic planning (in four keys)
Ecologically sensitive areas
Areas to protect
Areas for tourist infrastructure
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Multi-Use Protected Area System
8 prioritized protected areas
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Monitoring stations
Varadero
Caibarién
Playa Vitoria
Cayo Coco
Cayo Sabinal
CIEGO DE ÁVILA
CAMAGÜEY
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Proposed development scheme
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Project Goal The conservation of valuable marine
and terrestrial biodiversity of Sabana-Camagüey
Ecosystem (SCE) and in particular of the
Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago (SCA), north of
Cuba. Scheme 1 UNDP/GEF Project CUB/98/G32
Protecting Biodiversity and Establishing
Sustainable Development in Sabana Camagüey
Ecosystem
Outcome 1 Establish eight key protected areas
for conservation, demonstration and potential
replication
Outcome 3 Educate and inform communities and
key actors active in the SCE about the need for
and importance of biodiversity conservation
Outcome 2 Consolidate the institutional
coordination capacities for integrated, sustained
and long-term coastal management in aspects
related to biodiversity conservation
Outcome 4 (Capacity 21 Project). Project Goal
Strengthen the awareness and capacity for the
environmentally appropriate integrated coastal
management among the institutions, sectors and
main communities along the Sabana-Camagüey
Ecosystem to reach sustainable development.
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The main starting points to develop Capacity 21
in Cuba

• The social system has as a main objectives the
  increasing of the life quality of all the
  citizens,
• The system of Cuban Environmental Management is
  sustained in the same existing organizations,
  institutions and social associations, to reach
  the economic and social objectives,
• The Cuban Environmental Policy is consolidated,
  implementing and putting into practice different
  instruments to guarantee the adoption of more
  adequate decisions to the conflicts, that emerge
  among economic, social and environmental
  activities,
• The Cuban society has instruments, procedures,
  mechanisms and process to guarantee the citizen
  participation,
• The minimal educational level of the population
  is secondary school, and most the decision
  makers are from higher level. Besides counting
  with an important scientific and technique
  potential.

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Objective 4
Strengthen the awareness and capacity for the
environmentally appropriate integrated coastal
management among the institutions, sectors and
main communities along the Sabana - Camagüey
Ecosystem to reach sustainable development
(Capacity 21)
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PROJECT GOAL

• TO ELABORATE A BASIC MODULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
  FORMATION FOR DECISION MAKERS CAPACITATION.
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• TO DEVELOP A WIDE CAPACITATION PROCESS FOR
  DECISION MAKERS IN EACH TERRITORY OF THE SCE.

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METHODOLOGY
Workshps (9) 2Nac2(ESC) 5Prov. Meetings with
specialists (experts) Revision of Oficials papers
about Cuban Environmental Policy. Inform of SCE
Project (1st Part). Other documents.
Compilation of information
Analisis of the information
Group of experts
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METHODOLOGY (Cont.)
Elaboration of contents of each theme and support
materials
Group of experts
Elaboration of the methodology for valuation and
monitoring
Nacional Workshop III
Provincial Workshops (5)
Developing of capacitation, valuation and
monitoring process
Training to trainers
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METHODS

• Team Work
• Braintorming with facilitators of discussion
• Elaboration of proposals of problems,
  problematics and subjects.

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ISSUES OF THE PROCESS
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BASIC MODULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FORMATION

• 14 Panphlets
• 5 (Of Top priority)
• 6 (Of Priority)
• 1 (Of Importance)
• 1 (Of Good Practices of
• Sustainability)
• 1 (Methodological Manual)
• Others

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Materials of Support
6 videos Biodiversity Management,
Integrated Coastal
Management (ICZM),
Sustainable Agriculture, Cleaner
ProductionPractices,
Sustainable Tourism,
Hydraulic Resources
Management. 9 Infographys Several themes as
Renovable Energy,
Cleaner Production
Practices, Interrelation
between the ecosystems and others. 2 sueltos
ICZM and Conservation of the
Biodiversity Estrastegy.
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Issues of the Capacitation Process
Trainers formed in all 481 Camaguey 100 Ciego
de Avila 51 Villa Clara 183 Sancti Spiritus
96 Matanzas 51
Personnel formed by sectors / decision makers Non
productiv sector 2542 / 1208 Productive Sector
2197 / 1046 Total 4739 / 2254
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CUBA.
STRENGTHEING OF LINKAGAGES BETWEEN
UNIVERSITIES, SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT , MES,
CITMA MINTUR ,
DELOPING CAPACITIES FOR IMC, SOSTAINABLE TOURISM
AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
UN I VERSITIES MUNICIPALITIES

Martí Matanzas
Nuevitas Camagüey
Strengthening
Sagua La Grande Villa Clara
Morón Ciego Ávila
Caibarién Villa Clara
Yaguajay Sancti Spíritus
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Disemination of Capacity 21 experiences

• TRANSFERENCIAS DE EXPERIENCIAS Y LECCIONES
  APRENDIDAS

• Three Workshops to reply the project results,
  with the participation of 130 specialist from all
  the provinces of country.
• Regional Workshop of Great Caribbean (Coco Key)
  to transfer experiences and lessons learned to
  other countries of the Caribbean region (140
  delegates from 9 countries)
• Workshop of the ESC as part of IV Ibero American
  Environmental Education Congress, and in the CSA.
• Participation in the Fire of Environmental
  Solutions in Ancona province, Italia, Mazatlan
  Mexico,.

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CUBA(PAD) SINERGIAS CON OTROS PROYECTOS
Proyecto Sabana / Camaguey CAPACIDAD 21

• Proyecto de Adaptación al Cambio Climático

• Creación de capacidades de Diversidad Biológica

• Proyecto Cuenca del Cauto Mecanismo Global

• Proyecto Areas Protegidas

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Proyecto LADA
PPD
Proyecto Productos Quimicos
Progranmas y proyectos de Desarrollo
Sostenible
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THE MAIN LESSON LEARNED

• The implementation of actions to stimulate the
  coastal integrated management.
• The capacity to detect environmental problems.
• The inclusion of the environmental dimension in
  the government effort.
• The identification of environmental variables in
  the territorial environmental planning.
• The sensitiveness of the actors.
• Strengthening of linkages between popular
  organizations and NGOs.
• Linkage with PDHL, CSA.
• Adhesion to environmental codes on waste
  management.
• Diminution of negative environmental impacts.
• Comprehension of the interrelations between the
  urban zone and the natural ecosystems.

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• EDUCATION FOR SOSTAINABLE DEVELOPMNET
• POPULAR PARTICIPATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE

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