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COASTAL AND MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING

- CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME

19th Jan – 24th Jan 2015

Berjaya Palace Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

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INTRODUCTIONCollaboration with NOAA:

Mr. Edward Lindelof, Senior Policy Analyst; Mrs. Ellen Brody, Great Lakes Regional Coordinator.

Objectives: To strengthen skills in participating, leading, or facilitating CMSP processes.

Approaches: Presentations, case studies & interactive exercises.

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Pre-planning process

Understanding impacts

Developing the plan

Implementing and evaluating

Four Stages

of CMSP

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DAY 1: OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS• What is MSP?– Process for analysing & allocating coastal & marine

space for multiple uses in order to achieve specific ecological, economic, and social objectives.

• Why it is needed?– Human activities adversely affecting natural areas,– Incompatible human activities,– Designate space for new human activities,– Need a long-range vision for a marine area.

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DAY 1: OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS• Drivers behind successful CMSP include the ability

to control:– Space (4D)– Scale– Intensity (Size of operation)– Conditions (to be more acceptable)

• Basic Principles– Ecosystem-based management,– Precautionary principle,– Adaptive management

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Malacca Management Areas

Source: Original map from Digital Traveller Maps website

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DAY 2: UNDERSTANDING THE SETTING

• Multiple interest in terms of achieving the objectives:– Conservation– Socio-economic– Governance– Cultural

• SMART objectives

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DAY 2: UNDERSTANDING THE SETTING• For instance, 4 objectives were identified in the planning

of the case study in Malacca:

1. By 2030, fish stock will increase by 15% from 2015 baseline level;

2. By 2025, 25% of mangrove forests in Jasin district will be restored to 1980’s condition;

3. Within 10 years, 50% of key nesting beaches will be gazetted as turtles sanctuary with a sustainable tourism plan; and

4. By 2017, a management body consisting of community members, government agencies, and non-government agencies (NGO), will be formed and accordingly be fully functional.

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DAY 3: UNDERSTANDING ADJACENT ENVIRONMENT & FUTURE USES

• Adjacent Environment.– Understanding the critical function of the watershed system

and the irreplaceable natural operations of coastal areas.– Information will be used to inform the CMSP decision-

making process.

• Future Uses.– In the near future, new demands will be made on ocean

space for human uses.– Space will need to be set aside and protected to ensure the

well being of threatened species and ecosystems.

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DAY 3: UNDERSTANDING ADJACENT ENVIRONMENT & FUTURE USES

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ADJACENT ENVIRONMENT


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DAY 4: DEVELOPING THE PLAN• Principles of CMSP management

– Ecosystem-based management– Precautionary Principle– Adaptive management– Stakeholders Involvement– Multiple Uses

• Key aspects of the plan– Description of preferred future (vision)– Goals & objectives– Timetable– Management measures– Develop zones– Funding requirement– Monitor & evaluate

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DAY 4: DEVELOPING THE PLAN• Key elements of a CMSP approach to management

– Regulations - Best management practices– Permits - Recommend to other agencies– Fee systems - Voluntary compliance– Zones

• Criteria– Physical, chemical & biological effects over time– Economic effects & their distribution– Administrative considerations– Timing considerations– Political considerations– Effects on objectives– Feasibility of implementation & compliance

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DAY 5: DEVELOPING ZONES AND SETTING BOUNDARIES• Zoning plan : dictates what parts of a

management area can be used, and specifically what they can and cannot be used for.

Provides protection for habitats,

ecosystems & ecological process

Separates conflicting human activities or

combines compatible human activities

Protects the natural & cultural values of the area while allowing reasonable

human uses of the area

Allocates areas for human uses while

minimizing the effects of the uses

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DAY 5: DEVELOPING ZONES AND SETTING BOUNDARIES• Other management tools can be used in

conjunction with zoning:

DESIGNATED AREAS

BEST PRACTICES

PERMITSSITE PLANS

MANAGEMENT PLANS

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DAY 5: DEVELOPING ZONES AND SETTING BOUNDARIES• Steps in developing enforceable boundaries

Determining existing boundaries & jurisdiction in the region

Working with stakeholders

Constructing the boundaries

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SETTING BOUNDARIES & ZONES


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MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING PROCESSESSTAGE 1 Upfront Assessment (planning team)• Establish need• Select study area• Determine authority• Identify stakeholders

STAGE 2 Pre-planning process• Develop vision• Develop goals & objectives• Identify target resources

STAGE 3 Site characterization (compatibility analysis)• Identify current uses• Identify adjacent uses• Predict future uses

STAGE 4 Developing the plan• Selecting management

strategies• Evaluating management

strategies• Developing zones

STAGE 5 Implementing the plan• Implementation• Evaluation• Communication• Adaptive management

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DAY 6: SITE VISIT TO TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN MARINE PARKS

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Documents

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