Elisa Tonda, UNEP ROLAC

Santa Fe (Argentina), September 2011

To provide stakeholders with tools they need to improve coordination and develop cross-cutting policies for the sustainable management (SRM) of their natural resources.

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Establishing networks of relevant stakeholders

Development of SRM pilot projects in LAC, to motivate the replication of good practices

Identifying opportunities and launching national action plans for SRM

Management system that guarantees the use and continuous provision of natural resources

Avoids compensation between categories of impact, materials, products, countries, generations and dimensions

Takes into consideration the environmental, social and economic impacts along the life cycle of the resources concerned.

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Project Management: UNEP DTIE and UNEP ROLAC Network with 170 participants from the private

sector, governments, consumer representatives, scientists and experts from the region

NGOs

Government

Academia

Consultants

Private sector

Others

Assessment report on Sustainable Resource Management in the LAC region

Six critical natural resources identified:

(1) Fish resources(2) Natural landscape(3) Agricultural land(4) Minerals and metals(5) Water(6) Forest as source of wood

FisheryTourismAgriculture

MiningFood and agriculture

Forestry

Objective

Laying out the framework of analysis for prioritizing resources in LAC region and identifying priority resources.

Process

1. Begins December 2009

2. April 2010 – Launching of the GESRE Project in Panama and receiving feedback from the participants for the report

3. July 2010 – Submission of interviews to Experts from the region, members from the GESRE Platform

4. August / September 2010 – Analysis of the interview´s results

5. November 2010 – Workshop in Florianopolis (Brazil) – compilation of case studies

6. April 2011 – Workshop in Coatzacoalcos (Mexico) – compilation of case studies

7. September 2011 – Workshop in Taller Santa Fe (Argentina) – Discussion of preliminary conclusions and recommendations

8. October 2011 – Review and feedback from members of ECLAC, WFN, pilot projects representatives and GESRE´s platform

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24 proposals received from different countries of LAC.

Two consultations carried out: SRM and initiatives to measure water footprint

Selection criteria:

SRM approach, benefits for the country Strong political will Existence of a scientific / network

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Barbados: ““Up-scaling Sustainable Resource Management in Coastal Watershed Communities of Barbados’ National Park and System of Open Spaces”

Peru: “Neutralization of agro-industrial emissions through (re)-forestation”

Colombia: “ “Water Accounting and Impact Assessment in in La Vega del Tunel trout farm”

Dominican Republic: “Water Accounting and Impact Assessment in the Hotellier Industry in the Dominican Republic”

Argentina: “Water Accounting and Impact Assessment in the Tourism Sector in Mendoza”

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Chile: “Blue and Grey Water Footprinting in the Chilean Mining Sector”

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Number of Public Offices collecting and using SRM data

Number of operating SRM networks operating

Quality of the regional assessments and audience reached per country

Increase of regional participation in the UNEP Resource Panel and the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative

Number of specific follow-up activities,

Number of requests to replicate pilot projects

Ecuador: “Productive development In the Chimborazo Province In the Ecuadorian highlands “

Haiti: “Michino watershed protection programmeIn south-east Haití”

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Chile: “Community environmental recovery programme to combat desertification in Chile”

Construction of roads and irrigation infrastructure, linked to the Project “Biodiversity Protection”, which aims to recover with native species erosion-affected creeks.

SRM indicators: Resource distribution is done jointly with the indigenous communities which define in which social projects the money will be invested.

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Environmental recovery of damamaged watersheds, trough reforestation and sustainable use of land.

SRM indicators : 630 farmers received a first payment for reforested lots

65 hectares of degraded lots, reforested Trees as an income generating activity

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Fund, subject to tendering, which helps to up-scale household economies, through sustainable initiatives against desertification.

Coquimbo and Los Lagos Communities.

SRM indicators : Financed 62 projects in 4 years (4500 families, 18.000 persons).

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