ReefFix: An ICZM Coral Reef Restoration, Watershed Management and Capacity Building Demonstration Project for the Caribbean (Haiti) This project document was prepared by the team comprised of:

• Dimitri Norris IABIN Focal Point for Haiti Email: dimitrinorris@hotmail.com

• Lucienna Exil Responsible of Coastal and Water Ecosystems Ministry of Environment 181 Haut-Turgeau Port-au-Prince, Haiti Tel: (509) 37 17 05 07

(509) 34 61 48 80 Email: exillucienna@yahoo.fr

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

CBD Convention on Biological Diversity

CEHI Caribbean Environmental Health Institute

CPADI Caribbean Protected Areas Database Initiative

ESDU Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) of the OECS Secretariat

GEOSS Global Earth Observation System of Systems

MPA Marine Protected Area

SIDS Small Island Developing States

IABIN Inter American Biodiversity Information Network

ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management

IWCAM Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area

WDPA World Database on Protected Areas

WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development

A. Title of Proposed Project ReefFix: An ICZM Coral Reef Restoration, Watershed Management and Capacity Building Demonstration Project for the Caribbean (Haiti) B. Cover letter signed by the authorized representative of the firm.

C. Contact Information of the Firm Name of Firm: Project will be managed by the Government of Haiti Name of Contact Person(s): Lucienna Exil, Responsible of Coastal and Water

Ecosystems, Ministry of Environment Address: Ministry of Environment

181 Haut-Turgeau Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Country: Haiti Telephone: (509) 37 17 05 07

(509) 34 61 48 80 Email: exillucienna@yahoo.fr

Beneficiary countries:

Value added product marine evaluation, management effectiveness, and marine valuation case study to be carried out in Haiti. Methodology has benefit to CARICOM Member States: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic

Estimated duration: 12 months

Proposed start date: November 2008

Source Amount

Government of Chile contribution to methodology and case study implementation in Jamaica, DR, and Bahamas:

US$105,000

Other donors (in kind contribution): See table below

US$90,000

Total estimated budget (in US$) by source of financing:

IABIN contribution to conduct value added product marine evaluation, management effectiveness, and marine valuation case study to be carried out in Caracol's Mangroves Park (N-E of Haiti).

US$30,000

Executing Agency: Unit Responsible of Coastal and Water Ecosystems, Ministry of Environment, Haiti and GS/OAS/DSD General Secretariat of the Organization of American States Department of Sustainable Development

Counterpart Agencies: Appropriate Ministries of the Caricom Member States and DR

A. Project Summary: An abstract of the proposal (200 words or less) both in English and Spanish

ReefFix is an Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Coral Reef and Mangrove Restoration and Watershed Management Demonstration program that works with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to restore and effectively manage coastal resources. Through the use and development of cost-effective techniques and economic validation of ecosystems, the ReefFix methodology will be applied to the following 3 case study sites with funds awarded by the Government of Chile:

a. Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Jamaica b. Parque Nacional del Este in the DR c. Park TBD in the Bahamas d. Haiti’s Caracol's Mangroves Park (N-E of Haiti)

This proposal is aimed at continue implementing ReefFix in a 4th case study programmed to take place in Haiti’s Caracol's Mangroves Park (N-E of Haiti) indicated below at a cost of US$30k: Link: <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=caracol+haiti&sll=19.758464,-72.182922&sspn=0.075446,0.095272&ie=UTF8&ll=19.833893,-72.026367&spn=0.603279,0.762177&t=h&z=10>

B. Project Justification Compared to just a few decades ago, the ever-increasing number and strength of

forces affecting coastal ecosystems, including mangroves, require coastal managers to respond and adapt to ensure the sustainability of valued ecosystem services and products. One of the major challenges in the Caribbean region is strengthening the resilience of coastal ecosystems to the climate change-induced sea level rise and temperature increases.

Caribbean Countries have requested technical assistance to achieve the commitments

laid out in the WSSD Plan of Implementation and the CBD targets. A critical component of this technical assistance is the availability of appropriate and adequate data with which to establish robust baselines and monitor progress towards the goals.

This OAS Coastal Zone Management activity seeks to further improve and expand

the MPA data available for the region to improve definition making based on economic analysis and marine ecosystem valuation. Thus, it will ensure that the extent and status of marine protection in the Caribbean is accurately represented within regional and global databases that are a) highly visible online and b) used for global and regional monitoring purposes. The contributions and successes of Caribbean MPAs to the global MPA network and marine protection targets will thus be more accurate, visible and more explicit. The greater visibility and understanding of MPA data which will also be available to all Caribbean countries for use at regional and national levels will facilitate:

• the planning, economic valuation, and ecotourism potential of protected areas and their integration into all sectors by providing strategic advice to policy makers in ICZM;

• the strengthening of capacity and effectiveness of protected area managers through the provision of guidance, tools and information, and as a vehicle for networking;

• the procurement of increased investment in marine protected areas by demonstrating their value to the public and corporate donors, as well as governments;

• the coordination of national, regional and global efforts to meet various marine biodiversity and protection targets;

• preparations for the CBD Biodiversity 2010 and WSSD 2012 reporting requirements

C. On-going initiatives in the Caribbean and potential partners:

• The CIDA supported CARICOM Fisheries Resource Assessment and Management Programme (CFRAMP), and

• The Caribbean Sea Ecosystem Assessment (Carsea) with partners: The University of the West Indies, St Augustine; The Institute of Marine Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago; Caribbean Conservation Association; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute.

• CEHI Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area (IWCAM) Project that provides a framework for countries to better address the environmental management challenges that they face.

D. Project description (Maximum sixteen pages) - A description of the proposed outcome (product) of the project. Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain either directly or indirectly from ecological systems (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2003, page v.) The process of identifying and quantifying ecosystem services is increasingly recognized as a valuable tool for the efficient allocation of environmental resources (Heal et al., 2005; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2003). By estimating and accounting for the economic value of ecosystem services, social costs or benefits that otherwise would remain hidden can potentially be revealed and vital information that might otherwise remain outside of the economic decision making calculus at local, national, and international scales can be internalized (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). However, achieving such an objective requires considerably better understanding of ecosystem services and the landscapes that provide them. Through the four case studies outlined above, a framework for the spatial analysis of ecosystem service values (ESVs) will be illustrated. Thanks to the increased ease of using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the public availability of high quality land cover data sets (in this case through Google Maps), bio-geographic entities such as forests, wetlands and beaches can now more easily be attributed with the ecosystem services they deliver on the ground. Haiti has been significantly affected by multiple hurricanes in 2008. This case study site is appropriate because mangroves have great biotic productivity. They grow up at the intermediate tidal zones and in flooded areas. They can adapt to different degrees of salinity, because they are in contact with sea water and fresh water. They are located on sandy, muddy, clay soils, which have little oxygen and are sometimes acidic. Ecologically mangroves supply important functions that allow natural balance: flood control; erosion control; purification of water running to the sea by retaining sediments and toxic substances; desalinization of water running to land; and providing a source of organic matter, storm protection, and microclimate stabilization. The overall objective is to value these environmental benefits and utilize these numbers in recommending cost effective interventions and improve decision making. Project Goals and Objectives: The ReefFix proposal is designed to improve the understanding and management of the region’s coastal and marine resources through restoration demonstration and capacity building activities. ReefFix is composed of three one-week workshops which will be held at each case study site, financed by the Government of Chile and the 4th case study site to be financed through Component #3 value added tools of the IABIN GEF project.

Through hands-on training and demonstration, participants will learn economic valuation methodologies in order to realize the economic benefits derived from coral reefs and make sustainable use of said resources which are crucial to Caribbean countries. As such, ReefFix will:

• support efforts to implement the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) at the national and regional level;

• carry out assessments designed to improve the understanding of the status and trends of coastal and marine resources;

• strengthen monitoring of coastal and marine resources, including supporting the IOC Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network;

• educate the public about the ecological goods and services that coastal and marine ecosystems provide;

• collaborate and exchange information with other coastal and marine research, education, conservation and training institutions;

• support education and training efforts and model demonstration programs aimed at improving the management and conservation of coastal and marine resources;

• recommend cost recovery mechanisms that will be used to help make the coastal and marine protected areas financially self-sufficient over the long-term; and

• support ongoing efforts to develop and implement ICZM plans and marine protected areas.

The project will use several approaches to implement the ReefFix and address human activities in the coastal watershed and marine environment:

• Marine protected area management • Management of land-based activities & coastal development • Resource assessment, monitoring, restoration, & database creation • Environmental impact assessment • Community development • Tourism, fisheries, & recreation management • Economic incentives • Regulation & enforcement • Legal & institutional restructuring • Public education & outreach

Combining these management approaches is critical for success. If used alone, these approaches tend to be ineffective over the long term. They must be strongly supported at scales ranging from the village to nation, and often at the regional scale as well. They must be oriented toward long term sustainability of coastal resources, and designed to be adaptive to different cultures/governments and changing situations without compromising effectiveness. (i) Develop an Internet-based, decentralized managed case study network of 4

marine ecosystems to provide access to scientifically credible biodiversity information currently existing in individual institutions and agencies in the

Americas, (this is a continuation of work begun in early 2008, see http://www.oas.org/dsd/Events/english/08.03.10.htm

(ii) Provide the tools necessary to draw improve ICZM and management effectiveness that will support sound decision-making concerning the conservation of biodiversity,

(iii) Provide a mechanism in the Americas to exchange information relevant to conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, thus promoting and facilitating technical and scientific cooperation to help fulfill the mandate of the Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

E. Relevance of the project for OAS/IABIN This activity will support Coastal Zone Management and Adaptation to Climate Change, indicated as a priority by the Small Island Developing States, and IABIN in the Caribbean. IABIN was officially mandated at the OAS Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development, held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in December 1996.

PLAN ESTRATÉGICO DE COOPERACIÓN SOLIDARIA PARA EL DESARROLLO INTEGRAL 2006-2009 Under 3.4 Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity Biodiversity plays a critical role in the sustainable development in the countries of the region. It is a key component of the fight against hunger and other manifestations of poverty. It is essential to the well-being of humanity and the world as a whole. To avoid the loss of biodiversity, efforts must be made for formulating public policies consistent with relevant international commitments regarding the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources, and by appropriate transfer of relevant technologies, taking into account all rights over those resources and to technologies, and by appropriate funding, with due consideration for both the benefits and risks of biotechnology. Efforts will also be made for recognizing and valuing the importance of traditional knowledge and its potential contribution to sustainable development. The OAS will take the following actions to encourage the development and coordinated work in this area taking into account the relevant instruments, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the Convention on Desertification (UNCCD) and the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and other relevant regional and multilateral mechanisms. Under 3.5 Coastal Zone Management and Adaptation to Climate Change A key component of the Inter-American Program is the support to countries and sub regional and regional institutions in their efforts to respond to the adverse effects of climate change, particularly sea-level rise, in coastal and marine areas through vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning, and capacity building. In this context, the OAS will promote measures to counter the adverse effects of climate change in the the socio-economic fields.

The OAS will take the following actions in this area: a. Promote the exchange of information in order to:

i. Formulate policies and options for cost-effective response and adaptation to the impacts of global climate change. ii. Enable the further integration and linkages between initiatives and projects addressing adaptation to climate change, and mitigation of natural disasters. iii. Establish databases and information systems to allow key regional and national institutions to acquire, analyze, store, and disseminate data on climate change and the impacts on natural and man-made systems. iv. Increase knowledge on the impact of climate change and greenhouse gas emission on socio-economic sectors and natural resources.

b. Serve as a regional forum for:

i) Promoting integrated approaches to land use that mainstream conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into the land-use planning and land management process. ii) Promoting discussion of biodiversity at the inter-American level in order to advance strategies for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. iii) Promoting networks such as Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) and other actions and activities that facilitate sharing information and the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and otherwise support the achievement of the objectives in the conventions listed above. In addition, to explore the development of the Western Hemisphere Migratory Initiative (WHMSI), in a manner that reflects the interests and priorities of all member states. iv) Facilitating the adoption of strategies, and integrated policies, to address the needs of access to, transfer of, and incorporation of appropriate production technologies and sustainable management of the natural resources in our region, on mutually agreed terms, as well as improving the quality of life of the poorest rural segments of society, in coordination with other organizations, and promote dialogue to avoid duplication of efforts. Special emphasis should be given to understanding linkages between the processes of desertification and biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services, water-related issues, and climate change. v) Strengthening the capacity of member states to promote sustainable forest management and to address illegal practices, according to national legislation, through the promotion of forest law enforcement and governance at the national, sub-national, regional and sub-regional levels, including through collaboration with inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector, as appropriate. vi) Supporting the effective implementation and enforcement, at the national and sub-national levels, of laws, policies and regulations that address illegal trade in endangered species and protection of wild flora and fauna, including through the implementation of CITES, as well as the promotion of strategies to address the loss of habitat for wildlife.

d. Promote the exchange of information for:

i) Supporting the governments in the management of an Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network to promote compatible standards and inter-operable means of collection, communication, and exchange of information relevant to decision-making and capacity building on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. ii) In coordination with governments, identifying gaps in knowledge and new fields of interest, as well as a research agenda to support conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. iii) Improving regional cooperation for biodiversity management through the sharing of experience and expertise in protected areas and natural habitats. iv) Creating and strengthening the capacity to address critical issues at a regional level such as invasive species, migratory species, amphibian declines, wildlife trafficking, and the spread of wildlife and zoonotic diseases, among others. v) Developing the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) and building capacity in member countries to participate actively in the development of data layers and assessment of environmental information as it relates to sustainable development and protection of human health and biodiversity.

e. Provide cooperation for:

i) Carrying out regional, sub-regional, and bilateral projects for the management and sustainable use of biological diversity, including wildlife and forests, and formulating strategies and considering coordinated action plans for managing natural ecosystems and biological resources shared by two or more countries. ii) Supporting countries, upon joint agreed request, in identifying new protected areas in the region, and formulating plans for the management of protected areas and buffer zones with similar characteristics, and for establishing, restoring or consolidating biological corridors, as jointly agreed by those countries where the Protected Area would be located. iii) Promoting integrated soil management and measures to combat desertification through sustainable development projects and integrated regional studies for such purposes as reversing significant degradation and erosion, in conformity with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. iv) Assisting member states, at their request, in strengthening activities in support of the development of environmental legislation to conserve biodiversity and water resources and to combat desertification. v) Establish and operate sea level/climate and coral reef monitoring networks. vi) Develop appropriate methodologies for coastal vulnerability and risk assessment and mapping.

Project Activities and Methodologies ACTIVITIES OUTPUT 1

• Identify key stakeholders and conduct a survey on available databases and data sources as well as coastal zone and protected areas data management for each individual country identifying capacity building needs.

• Prepare an economic analysis of tourism, fisheries and direct/indirect benefits assessment report resulting from the economic analysis.

• Based on the economic analysis and in consultation with stakeholders, recommend cost effective interventions on coastal zone and protected areas management

OUTPUT 2

• Conduct a workshop for strengthening individual countries’ capacities on PA management, share best practices and lessons learned in selected case study sites

• Conduct a final evaluation of the performance indicators in relation to the capacity building strategy

• Publish and disseminate an e-report comprising results of case study site and lessons learned.

• Make available a web-based tool for the exchange of knowledge and experiences for participating countries.

• Recommendations to improve coastal and marine resources management and restoration developed

• Dissemination of best practices on economic valuation of ecosystems, regulatory mechanisms pertinent to coastal zone and protected areas management, policy framework on ICZM and protected areas management

Team Composition, Task Assignment and participating institutions of the larger project that also includes the 3 case study sites to be financed by the Government of Chile.

• Governments of the OAS/CARICOM member States. • IABIN (Inter American Biodiversity Information Network) • The University of the West Indies (Centre for Resource Management) • Sustainable Development Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat, • The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) of the OECS

Secretariat • CEHI Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area (IWCAM) Project • OAS Offices in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and throughout the

OAS/Caricom Member States • Ambassador of Chile in Trinidad (who has been the promoter of this

initiative) and the Ambassador of Chile to Jamaica • Subsecretaría de Marina de Chile, Administración De Borde Costero

Organization Support Activity Counterpart

Funding GS/OAS/Governments of the OAS/CARICOM member States

Project supervision, hosting of Caribbean Web site, many technical pilot studies, coordination with U.S. and hemispheric efforts, support for planning team.

44,000

Government of Chile contribution to methodology and case study implementation in Jamaica, DR, and Bahamas: 105,000

The University of the West Indies Actively promoting the initiative with sister 10,000

(Centre for Resource Management) ministries throughout the hemisphere.

Sustainable Development Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat

Technical assistance and capacity building throughout the Caribbean. 6,000

The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) of the OECS Secretariat

Leadership in identifying capacity building priorities for the hemisphere, project implementation, and measurement of quantitative performance indicators (examples of this include contributions of capacity building programs implemented by partner institutions in which will be adapted to address ICZM issues and climate change

10,000

CEHI Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area (IWCAM) Project

Creating synergies between the IABIN and IWCAM projects 4,000

OAS Offices in Haiti and throughout the OAS/Caricom Member States

Actively promoting the initiative 6,000

Ambassador of Chile in Trinidad (who has been the promoter of this initiative) and the Ambassador of Chile to Jamaica

Actively promoting the initiative with sister ministries throughout the hemisphere. 5,000

Fernando Almuna, Administración De Borde Costero. Subsecretaría de Marina de Chile

Actively promoting the initiative 5,000

TOTAL: 195,000

Annex I

Logical Framework Matrix (Short Version)

NARRATIVE SUMMARY OF OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION

GOAL To contribute to a better understanding and management of the OAS CARICOM member states coastal and marine resources through restoration demonstration and capacity building activities.

PURPOSE Improved knowledge among participating countries (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados) in management techniques to restore coral reefs, mangrove ecosystems and watersheds.

By the fourth quarter of the project, participating countries have applied ICZM techniques in at least one additional site as a mechanism for measuring the status/trends of the conservation and use of biodiversity.

- Project reports by GS/OAS and Caricom countries - Survey with selected participating institutions/ users

OUTPUTS 1. Model to improve coastal and marine

resources management and restoration developed

2. Dissemination of best practices on economic

valuation of ecosystems, regulatory mechanisms pertinent to coastal zone and protected areas management, policy framework on ICZM and protected areas management

1. Feasibility assessment report approved by

Marine Park Managers of each of the study sites by month two of project execution..

2. Work plan agreed on by the stakeholders in

each of the 3 countries by the end of the first quarter of project execution.

1. Three workshops implemented in the three

selected case study sites by the end of the second quarter of project execution.

2. At least 45 people (15 per country) receive

training in integrated coastal zone management and marine protected areas management by the end of the third quarter of

- Project reports by GS/OAS and Caricom countries

- Project reports by GS/OAS and Caricom countries - Project reports by GS/OAS and Caricom countries

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project execution. 3. ReefFix Information management tools being

downloaded from webpage (Visits to the webpage increase by at least 20% by the end of the fourth quarter).

4. Project report is published and disseminated to

the 4 counterpart agencies in each country by the fourth quarter of project execution.

5. A Reef and Mangrove Conservation

Fundraising Plan including an estimated budget disseminated to stakeholders by the third quarter of project execution.

- Web User feedback (web forms) - Project reports by GS/OAS and Caricom countries

ACTIVITIES OUTPUT 1 1.1. Identify key stakeholders and conduct a

survey on available databases and data sources as well as coastal zone and protected areas data management for each individual country identifying capacity building needs.

1.2. Prepare a feasibility assessment report resulting from the survey and identifying the location of 3 case study sites.

1.3. Develop an outreach plan identifying the technical and personal requirements as well as actions needed for strengthening individual country capacities on protected areas data management;

1.4. Based on the feasibility assessment report and in consultation with stakeholders, design a concrete work plan including terms of reference for all participants, with estimated budget for strengthening individual countries capacities on coastal zone and protected areas management

OUTPUT 2 2.1. Conduct three workshops for strengthening

individual countries’ capacities on PA

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management, share best practices and lessons learned in selected case study sites (Note these case study sites could change based on further country dialogue): • Montego Bay Marine Park Trust,

Jamaica • Parque Nacional del Este in the DR • Park TBD in the Bahamas • Haiti’s Caracol's Mangroves Park (N-

E of Haiti) 2.2 Conduct a final evaluation of the performance indicators in relation to the capacity building strategy 2.3 Publish and disseminate a report comprising results of three case study sites and lessons learned. 2.4 Make available a web-based tool for the exchange of knowledge and experiences for participating countries. 2.5 Prepare a reef and mangrove conservation fundraising plan and an estimated budget for strengthening individual countries capacities on coastal zone and protected areas management with local communities and management authorities.

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Time frame / work plan: Schedule of activities For each activity indicate the month in which it will begin and the months of implementation until the conclusion of the activity. Add years and activities as necessary.

Month Year, Outputs and Activities

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Identify key stakeholders and conduct a applied economic analysis/survey on available databases and data sources as well as coastal zone and protected areas data management for Caracol's Mangrove Park (N-E of Haiti) identifying capacity building needs.

X X X

Prepare a feasibility assessment report resulting from the survey and identifying the specific tourism, fisheries, and economic valuation of the case study site.

X X

Conduct a workshop for strengthening individual countries’ capacities on PA management, share best practices and lessons learned in selected case study sites

X X

Conduct a final evaluation of the performance indicators in relation to the capacity building strategy

X X

Publish and disseminate a report comprising results and lessons learned.

X

Make available a web-based tool for the exchange of knowledge and experiences for participating countries.

X X X

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Publish and disseminate a report comprising results of the case study site, lessons learned, and value added products for economic valuation of coral reef, mangroves and marine ecosystems.

X X X

Make available a web-based tool for the exchange of knowledge and experiences for participating countries.

X X X

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TORs) FOR: IABIN Marine Database Specialist INTER-AMERICAN BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION NETWORK (IABIN) Country: Local In-Country Contract Funding Source: Government of Chile or the Project Building the Inter-

American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) PO077187 – TF 053526

Consultancy Period: Half time over 4 months Type: Individual Consultant 1. INTRODUCTION Responding to the importance in the Americas of protection of biodiversity (the Americas houses 8 of the world's 25 biodiversity hotspots), the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) was officially mandated by the Presidents of the countries in the Americas, at the Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development, convened by the OAS in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in December 1996. IABIN is an Internet-based forum for technical and scientific cooperation that seeks to promote greater coordination among Western Hemisphere countries in the collection, sharing, and use of biodiversity information relevant to decision-making and education. The objective of IABIN is to promote sustainable development and the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in the Americas through better access to and management of biological information. While IABIN is envisioned as a distributed system of data providers in which the data are maintained and controlled by the provider, coordinated access to the integrated resources of the network is a key component of IABIN. The IABIN Marine Database Specialist is expected to work with the other IABIN Partners to make technically operational and sustainable the network working with the different Thematic Networks (TNs) and their Coordinating Institutions (CIs), Focal Points, and local, regional and global partners. GOAL The ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management) Capacity Building Program component will assist the IABIN Caribbean Protected Areas Database Initiative – CPADI through a REEFIX activity in 4 case study sites that transfers information between OAS CARICOM Member States specific to ICZM and marine parks. PURPOSE ReefFix is an ICZM tool that has multi-level linkages that trains participating countries in management techniques to restore a coral reef, mangrove ecosystems, watersheds, through integrated marine park management. OUTPUTS Strengthen management frameworks that regulate coastal activities and develop a plan for adaptation to coral reef and mangrove responses to climate change effects. Outputs will be: 1) improved technical capacity of individual Caribbean countries to collect and manage their protected areas data in a way that meets their specific needs and context; 2) improved individual country's protected areas data management systems based on output

from 4 case study sites; 3) Centralized data management system for the Caribbean region (drawing from protected areas databases where they exist or from other sources of protected areas information) which serves as a regional node for input to the Americas Database on Protected Areas and the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). 4) Capacity building activities in ICZM 2. OBJECTIVE Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain either directly or indirectly from ecological systems (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2003, page v.) The process of identifying and quantifying ecosystem services is increasingly recognized as a valuable tool for the efficient allocation of environmental resources (Heal et al., 2005; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2003). By estimating and accounting for the economic value of ecosystem services, social costs or benefits that otherwise would remain hidden can potentially be revealed and vital information that might otherwise remain outside of the economic decision making calculus at local, national, and international scales can be internalized (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). However, achieving such an objective requires considerably better understanding of ecosystem services and the landscapes that provide them. Through four case studies, a framework for the spatial analysis of ecosystem service values (ESVs) will be illustrated. Thanks to the increased ease of using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the public availability of high quality land cover data sets (in this case through Google Maps), bio-geographic entities such as forests, wetlands and beaches can now more easily be attributed with the ecosystem services they deliver on the ground. Three separate methodologies will be utilized: Two methodologies developed by the World Resources Institute (see http://www.buccooreef.org/economic.html ) e.g. “A tool to guide the economic valuation of goods and services from coral reefs”) and other valuation data (see values attached), and a third methodology developed by Troy, Austin and Matthew A. Wilson, Mapping ecosystem services: Practical challenges and opportunities in linking GIS and value transfer Ecological Economics 60 (2006)435-449 Finally, as work from the 4 case study sites develops, observations on current trends and expected future directions in spatially explicit ecosystem value transfer will be explored, and the relevance of this data for value added products, decision tools, and socio-economic and biophysical policymaking. 3. TASKS The IABIN Marine Database Specialist will compile data and fill out 3 databases, one developed as part of this study that will formulate a decision framework designed for spatially explicit value transfer that will be used to estimate ecosystem service flow values and to map results for one of 4 case studies to be completed representing a diversity of spatial scales and locations. The 4 case study sites are indicated in yellow in the matrix below. In each of the 4 case study sites, a unique typology of land cover and aquatic resources will be developed and relevant economic valuation studies will be queried in order to assign estimates of ecosystem service values to each category in the typology. The result will be a set of unique standardized ecosystem service value coefficients broken down by land cover class and service type for each case study. GIS analysis (Google maps) will be used to map the spatial distribution

of each cover class at each study site. Economic values will be summarized and mapped for each marine park drawing on lessons learned during the implementation of the case studies; the Countries will then present some of the practical challenges that accompany spatially explicit ecosystem service value transfer. They will also explore how variability in the site characteristics and data availability for each project limits the ability to generalize a single comprehensive methodology. The consultant will:

1. Check in with appropriate Ministry and the IABIN Focal Point and brief them on this IABIN activity

2. Work with the appropriate Ministry and IABIN Focal Point to gather tourism, fisheries, and bio-physical and socio-economic data decide on the marine park that already has a (i) management plan with significant data and maps on visitation, (ii) an entry fee, and (iii) lots of different kinds of tourism that visit the park (e.g. dive tourism, day boating, etc)

3. Compile necessary data on GIS, maps, ecosystems in and around the marine park, tourism, and fisheries data. Complete the 2 methodologies developed by the World Resources Institute (see http://www.buccooreef.org/economic.html e.g. “A tool to guide the economic valuation of goods and services from coral reefs”) and other valuation data (see values attached). And the third methodology called ecosystem value transfer.

4. Once the data is filled out, support a 3 day workshop with 3-4 countries to analyze and confirm the data and field trip to the marine park.

5. The workshop will cover all expenses, and the in-kind resources that are indicated in the budget are for the time of the ministry and any NGO that might be helping out in this valuation exercise.

6. Work in a team to specify/highlight predictability and develop standard and protocol for the tool to be interactive with other value added tools developed by IABIN where possible and effective,

7. Oversee that the document has an executive summary in French and Spanish.

4. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in creating spreadsheets 2. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in gathering tourism, fisheries, and bio-physical

and socio-economic data decide on the Marine Park developing and securing grant awards.

3. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in establishing priorities and work schedules.

4. Demonstrated ability in promoting an environment that encourages positive moral among peers and customers.

5. DELIVERABLES -- Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

The expected deliverables are as follows: The consultant will submit 3 reports to the GS/OAS, appropriate Ministerial contact and the IABIN Focal Point. Report 1: 4 month work plan Report 2: Draft report including all 3 databases completed: two methodologies developed by the World Resources Institute (see http://www.buccooreef.org/economic.html ) e.g. “A tool to guide the economic valuation of goods and services from coral reefs”)

and other valuation data (see values attached), and a third methodology that entails measuring land cover of ecosystems and applying value transfer methodology. Report 3: Final report including workshop proceedings, results, lessons leaned and applicability of the case study to decision tools, and environmental policymaking.

6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE, DURATION AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS

The consultant remuneration will be provided in 3 payments of US$ 1,000 upon delivery of each of the corresponding reports outlined in section 5.

7. CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS

This consultancy requires a highly motivated, analytical, forward thinking, and experienced professional. In addition, the following qualifications are expected from applicants:

(i) Advanced degree pertinent to biological or environmental sciences, natural resources,

biological informatics, biotechnology, or related field (ii) Ability to manipulate, analyze and interpret data. (iii) Experience on biology and biodiversity informatics; be knowledgeable on capacity

building, network construction, multinational / multi-country projects, and stakeholders’ interaction initiatives; understanding of conservation and development issues;

(iv) Inspiring track record in an international organization; clear evidence of delivery of conservation successes and established leadership qualities.

Country

Marine Park Lead Contact Status IABIN Focal Point

IABIN Focal Point email

Consultant

Jamaica Montego Bay Marine Park Trust

Omar Ebanks Operations Manager Montego Bay Marine Park Trust MBMPT Office: (876) 952-5619 manager@mbmp.org

Confirmed Dionne Newell

Zoology.nhd@cwjamaica.com;

Bahamas TBD Janeen Bullard Parks Planner and Community Liaison Officer Bahamas National Trust P.O. Box N 4105 Nassau, Bahamas Tel: 242-393-1317 Fax: 242-393-4978 and LaKeshia Anderson Assistant Fisheries Officer Department of

Park to be confirmed

Dr. Donald Cooper

bestnbs@hotmail;cthielo@hotmail.com; dstewart@best.bs

Marine Resourcesphone: (242)393-1777 ext. 229fax: (242)393-0238

Barbados Folkstone TBC Mr. Lionel Nurse

nurselil@gob.bb;sinclert@gob.bb;|

Tobago Buccoo Reef Allan Guy TBC Robyn Cross

rcross@ema.co.tt;

DR National Park of the East.

Ing. Hector Ivan Gonzalez Brioso hector ivan gonzalez brioso [deoleo66@hotmail.com]

Which park TBC

Marina Hernández

marina_hernandez@hotmail.com; recursos.geneticos@medioambiente.gov.do;

Haiti Carocol Mangrove park

Lucienna Exil Responsible of Coastal and Water Ecosystems Ministry of Environment 181 Haut-Turgeau Port-au-Prince, Haiti Tel: (509) 37 17 05 07 (509) 34 61 48 80 Email: exillucienna@yahoo.fr

Need to seek grant from Comp #3 of IABIN

dimitri norris

<dimitrinorris@hotmail.com>

Curriculum Vitae LUCIENNA Exil 27 Tunnel, Port-au - Prince, Haïti Tel : 461 48 80 / 717 05 07 Email : exillucienna@yahoo.fr Academic Studies

2003 Marine Biology Instituto Maritimo Pesquero A. G. Lines La Habana

2001 Community Development Centre of Formation of the SEJSSC

2008 Legal Sciences Law School and Economic Science of Gonaïves University of State of Haiti

2006 English America English School

1992 Pedagogic School of Milot Training followed 2007 Management of Marine Protected Areas, UNEP/Tulum University, Mexico 2007 Coastal Zones Strategic Planning, AIEA 2006 Environment Aquatic Level II, Japan 2006 Integrated management of the Coastal Aquifers, Cuba 2006 Anatidae and Humid Zones 2005 Teledetections Optic and Radar Application, Marne Le Valle University, France 2005 Humid Environment, Cuba 2003 Techniques of data Treatment concerning Fishing, CRFM 2000 Positive Management of Conflict 1999 Agro - Pastoral 1996 Journalism 1993 Family Planning

1992 Puericulture Tongue: To be capable to express in Creole, French, Spanish and English.

Experiences of Work

1992 French teacher to the International College of Petion City 1993 Educator and Pedagogic Responsible at Notre-Dame School of

Ravine Trompette 1996 Director of College The Normaliens Réunis of Pilate 1999 Agent Polyvalent (AMC), to the Secretary of State to Youth and Sports 1999 Responsible of Formation to the Departmental Coordination of North of the SEJS 2003 Responsible of the Department of the Fisheries Resources of the Industrial Site and Technological (SIT.sa) 2005 Pedagogic counsellor to the Mixed Saint - Jean of Cazeau Institution 2004 Responsible of Control of Quality of Caribbean Company Fishes. SA 2004 Contact Point of the marine and coastal files of the Ministry of Environment 2004 Chief of Service of the Coastal and Aquatic Ecosystems of the Ministry Environment 2007 Assistant Director for the Water and Coastal Ecosystems 2005 Friend of the Tinglar Group (Dominican Rep.) 2004 Friend of Seguin Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation 2005 Focal Point of Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystems Project 2005 Contact Point of Carthagena Convention

2006 Contact Point of Ramsar Convention Countries and Territories visited: Dominican Rep., Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela, México, Curacao, Canada, United States, Japan, Guadeloupe, France, Morocco, Gabon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Antigua and Barbuda

Ministry of Environment of Haiti Created in 1994. 1st plan established in 1996 for the organisation of the Ministry Action plan in 1999 Pilot Project of Coastal Zones Management in 2000 Coastal and Ecosystems Service created in 2004 Goals: Organisation/Control all thing on marine and coastal zones Human and Professional capacity: 2 master´s level 3 license´s level 2 technicians 2 secretaries Personal national network of Ministry National Partners: Faculty of Science, Laboratory National Tamarinier, CAMEP, Quiesqueya University and Ecological Association’s and NGO Last activities: Workshop organisation to promote Carthagena Convention, National Course on Marine Protected Area, Oceanographic campaign in Port-au-Prince Bay Workshop on Tsunami risks Campaign on marine biodiversity protected Initiative on protection of coral reefs and mangrove