Building Capacity on Protected Areas Law & Governance Management Module 5

Building Capacity on Protected Areas Law & Governance

Management

Module 5


Management

PA laws should create effective & accountable management authorities.

PA laws may enable the sharing of functions, powers and responsibilities between management authorities.

PA laws should prescribe a clear management planning regime.

PA laws may enable different management approaches and levels of regulation within one site through zoning.

PA laws should promote buffers and connectivity.

Overview of the Seminar

Management Authorities

Management Planning

Co-Management

Zoning

Buffers & Connectivity

Objectives

Clarify who can be appointed as management authorities, the appointment process and their functions, powers and duties.

Distil the different management options ranging from single management to co-management.

Describe the different legal mechanisms aimed at promoting management monitoring and reporting within a PA.

Examine the legal mechanisms governing zoning, buffers and connectivity within and adjacent to PAs.

Explain the form, nature, approval process and legal mechanisms for implementing management plans for PAs.

Outcomes

Clarity on the legal process for selecting, appointing and prescribing the functions, powers and duties of management authorities.

Awareness of the different management options ranging from single management to co-management.

Awareness of different legal mechanisms aimed at promoting management monitoring and reporting within a PA.

Knowledge of legal mechanisms governing zoning, and buffers and connectivity within and adjacent to PAs.

Understanding of the form, nature, approval process and legal mechanisms for implementing management plans for PAs.

who are the relevant management authorities?

what is the nature of the management authority?

is there a management plan for the PA?

who has appointed them?

are any zones created in the PA?

Management & the Law…


National Parks Agency

Westyo Community

Mudland Wilderness Authority

Mudland Trust Co-Mgt Authority

Mudland Community Co-Mgt Authority

who appoints?

nature of authority?

source of mandate?

management plan?

who appoints?


source of mandate?

management plan?

who appoints?


source of mandate?

management plan?

who appoints?


source of mandate?

management plan?

who appoints?


source of mandate?

management plan?

zones?


the

PA

law

who are the relevant management authorities?

what is the nature of the management authority?

is there a management plan for the PA?

who has appointed them?

are any zones created in the PA?

Management & the Law



Management Planning

Co-Management

Zoning



who

functions,powers & duties

appointment process

reporting & accountability

mandate termination

who

influential factors

nature of authorities

form of government

size & complexity

PA governance types

capacity & resources

government non-government

department

statutory authority

statutory corporation

local community

NGO

corporate entity

indigenous group

private person

Management Authorities…


appointment process

power to appoint

process to appoint

government

lead agency

consultation

agreements

formal designation

criteria

co-management


powers & duties

purpose

types

mandate

accountability

manage site

enter transactions

employ staff

prepare management plan

prepare reports


reporting & accountability

nature

timing

to whom

mandate termination

grounds

process

consequence



Co-Management

Co-Management…

“co-management”

voluntary conserved areas

general legal issues

Co-Management…

what is it?

governance type

ownership/resource right

the parties

joint management

collaborative management

shared governance

THE AGREEMENT TERMS Parties Area Conservation Objectives Management Plan Rights & Obligations Use Rights Sharing of Costs & Benefits Performance Indicators Reporting Requirements Breach Dispute Resolution Duration

Co-Management…

general legal issues

definition

authority

written agreements

consistency

PA status

Co-Management


capacity-building & support

flexibility

clarity

free prior informed consent

customary rights



Management Planning

Co-Management

Management Planning

“PA planning”

management planning

management principles

what is it?

approval process

implementation

Protected Area Planning

two different dimensions

types of PA plans

planningfor establishing

a PA

“planning”?

Protected Area Planning…

what types of PA plans exist?

system plans management plans

Management Principles reflect in

man

agem

ent

plan

nin

g reg

ime

planning

ecosystem approach

management by conservation objectives

precautionary approach

managing for particular threats

connectivity

Management Planning…

form/nature

monitoring & reporting

approval process

content

voluntary-conserved areas


form/nature

scope

purpose

duration

group/cluster of sites

single site

promotes accountability

guides mandate

legal status


content

management authority

boundaries

conservation objectives

biographical context

socio-eco context

threats

vulnerable areas

management zones

buffers/corridors

protected structures

prohibited activities

permitted activities

scientific research

resources/capacity

priority work

management criteria


approval process

public participation

preparation of draft

intergovernmental consultation

revision

formal approval

publication

interim protection


monitoring & reporting

to whom

government

lead agency

by whom

about what

failure

when

Management Planning


adapative management

need a management plan

plan preparation

key content

public participation



Management Planning

Co-Management

Zoning

Zoning

prescription

what is it

consequences

establishment

management plan

regulation



Management Planning

Co-Management

Zoning



nature

role of PA law

relevant legal sectors

within PAs

between PAs

Nature

connecting habitats

connecting ecological processes

connecting evolutionary processes

landscape corridors

linear corridors

stepping stonecorridors

buffer zones

scale

Relevant Legal Sectors

conservation

fiscal

sustainable use

land-use planning

development control

coastal management

buffers &connectivity

Role of PA Law

PA systems plan

site management plans

voluntary conservation

planning for a PA

consultation & cooperation



Management Planning

Co-Management

Zoning


Objectives

Clarify who can be appointed as management authorities, the different selection criteria and process for appointing them.

Examine the different composition of management authorities and the range of powers and functions accorded to them.

Describe the different legal mechanisms aimed at promoting management monitoring and reporting within a PA.

Examine the legal mechanisms governing zoning, buffers and connectivity within and adjacent to PAs.

Explain the form, nature, approval process and legal mechanisms for implementing management plans for PAs.

Outcomes

Clarity on the legal process for selecting and appointing management authorities.

Awareness of the different composition of management authorities and the range of powers and functions accorded to them.

Awareness of different legal mechanisms aimed at promoting management monitoring and reporting within a PA.

Knowledge of legal mechanisms governing zoning, buffers and connectivity within and adjacent to PAs.

Understanding of the form, nature, approval process and legal mechanisms for implementing management plans for PAs.

Core Texts

15 Case Studies 5 Case Studies


Module 5

Management

SeminarPresentation

Exercises

knowledge transfer skills development

Documents

Building Capacity on Protected Areas Law & Governance Management Module 5