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7th COP Convention on Biological Diversity

• 184 countries adopted the Programme of Work on Protected Areas– Committed to protecting 10% of representative

terrestrial and marine ecosystems by 2010 and 2012 respectively

• Grenada Declaration at 8th COP in 2006- Increased the commitment to 25% by 2020– National Environmental Management Strategy– National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan– St. Georges Declaration – OECS OPAAL Project

• Other... MEAs and ….

Grenada’s Protected Areas Systems Planning

Ecological Gap Assessment

VISION AND GOALS

IMPROVE PA NETWORK

DESIGN

IMPROVE PA MANAGEMENT

IMPROVE PA ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

ELEMENTS OF A PROTECTED AREA MASTER PLAN

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Ecological GAP Assessment for Grenada

Level 1:Habitat Medium

Level 2: Major

Habitat Type

Level 3: Ecoregions

Goal: ≥ 25%

Level 4:Fine Filter Habitats

Individual Goals

Terrestrial

Tropical Moist Forest

Windward Island Moist Forest

Cloud Forest – Elfin Forest: 99%

Forest Cloud Transitional – Montane Forest : 85%

Forest Evergreen and Seasonal – Rainforest: 32%

Mixed Wood Agriculture: 20%

Tropical Dry Forest

Lesser Antillean Dry Forest

Forest Dry Deciduous: 25%

Drought Deciduous Forest: 25%

Forest Semi Deciduous: 25%

FreshwaterTropical Island

Fresh Water Systems

Fresh Water BodiesEmergent Wetlands: 50%

Open Water Bodies: 75%

StreamsClass 4-6 Streams: 75%

Class 7-8 Streams: 100%

Level 1:Habitat Medium

Level 2: Major Habitat Type

Level 3:EcosystemsGoal: ≥ 25% Level 4:

Fine Filter HabitatsIndividual Goals

Marine

Shelf

Reef Habitat

Fore Reef 30%

Inter-tidal Reef Flat 40%

Reef Flat 25%

Shallow Terrace 20%

Shoal 10%

Shelf Structure 25%Outer Slope

Shelf Slope

Seagrass 40% Seagrass

Lagoonal Habitat 30%Lagoon Terrace

Nearshore

Enclosed Lagoon

Rocky Shore 25% Rocky Shore

Beaches

White Sand Beach 50%

Black Sand Beach 25%

Leatherback Nesting Sites 60%

Hawksbill Nesting Sites 60%

Mangroves 50% Mangroves

Map the Occurrence of Biodiversity

Grenada Conservation Target

Occurrence

• 9 Terrestrial – Status

• 6 Designated• 3 Pending

– IUCN Category• 5 Category II• 1 Category IV• 3 Category VI

• 5 Marine– Status

• 2 Designated• 3 Pending

– IUCN Category• 5 Category VI

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Identify Gaps

• 9 Terrestrial – Status

• 6 Designated• 3 Pending

– IUCN Category• 5 Category II• 1 Category IV• 3 Category VI

• 5 Marine– Status

• 2 Designated• 3 Pending

– IUCN Category• 5 Category VI

Grenada Conservation Target

Representation within Protected Areas

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Cloud Forest

Transitional Cloud Forest

Evergreen Forest

Mixed Wood Agriculture

Semideciduous Forest

Dry Deciduous Forest

Drought Deciduous Forest

Emergent wetlands

Fresh Water Bodies

Streams

Rivers

% Protected

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Cloud Forest

Transitional Cloud Forest

Evergreen Forest

Mixed Wood Agriculture

Semideciduous Forest

Dry Deciduous Forest

Drought Deciduous Forest

Emergent wetlands

Fresh Water Bodies

Streams

Rivers

% Protected

Goal

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Fore Reef

Intertidal Reef Flat

Reef Flat

Shallow Terrace

Shoal

Shelf Structure

Seagrass

Lagoonal Habitat

Rocky Shore

White Sand Beach

Black Sand Beach

Leatherback Nesting Site

Hawksbill Nesting Site

Mangroves

% Protected

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Fore Reef

Intertidal Reef Flat

Reef Flat

Shallow Terrace

Shoal

Shelf Structure

Seagrass

Lagoonal Habitat

Rocky Shore

White Sand Beach

Black Sand Beach

Leatherback Nesting Site

Hawksbill Nesting Site

Mangroves

% Protected

Goal

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Environmental Risk Assessment

Human Footprint

Grenada Environmental Risk Surface

Examples:• Population Density• Hotels• Marinas• Roads• Airports• Dumps• Anchorages• Agriculture• Fishing

Grenada Preliminary Results

ExcludingRiver/Streams Goals

Questions?