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Reporting period:January - December 2009

Reporting period:January - December 2009

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Contents

1 THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN 3

1.1CONSERVATION 31.2PROTECTEDAREAMANAGEMENTORGANISATIONS(PMOS) 41.3 THEISLANDOFBONAIRE 61.4 THEPROTECTEDAREASOFBONAIRE7

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9

2.1 HIGHLIGHTSOFTHEYEAR 112.2 RELATIONSHIP TOOTHERORGANIZATIONS 12

3 MANAGEMENT BODY 14

3.1 BOARD 153.2 COMMITTEES 15

4 STAFF 16

4.1 EXTRAQUALIFICATIONS 174.2 CONSULTANTSANDOUTSOURCING 18

5 OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT19

5.1 OBJECTIVESFORTHEYEAR 205.2 MANAGEMENT 215.3 ADMINISTRATION 215.4 FIELDOPERATIONS 215.5 RESEARCHANDMONITORING 215.6 POLICYANDLAWENFORCEMENT 225.7 COMMUNICATIONANDEDUCATION 235.8 REPRESENTATION 255.9 WORKINGWITHSTAKEHOLDERS 265.10 PROJECTS 26

6 VISITORS 27

7 FINANCIAL REPORTING 28

7.1 BALANCESHEET 287.2 PROFITANDLOSS 287.3 AUDIT 29

8 APPENDIX 30

8.1 GLOSSARY 308.2 ACRONYMS 338.3 UNDERSTANDINGPMOOPERATIONS 34

photo:JolandeGietman

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1 THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN

Withtheirpopulationoflessthan300,000andlandareaof800km2,theDutchCaribbeanislandsareremote,tinyandasaconsequenceeasilyoverlooked.Buttheirnaturalheritageisrichanddiversemakingthemthe‘hotspot’forbiodiversity.TheDutchCarib-beanboastsarangeofunique,threatenedanden-dangeredhabitatsandspeciesrangingfromprimaryrain forest to magnificent coral reefs. The islands of Aruba,BonaireandCuraçaoalonearehometoovertwohundredendemicspeciesandsubspecies,whichlivenowhereelseintheworld.

Theislandsformtwodistinctgroupswhicharenotonlyseparatedbymorethan900kmofopenwater,butarealsolinguistically,culturally,geologicallyandecologicallydivided.

TheWindwardIslandsofSabaandStEustatiusarevolcanicinoriginwithlushvegetationrangingfromdrylovingcactus,seagrapesandaloeinthecoastalareastofernsandmountainmahoganytreesataltitude.Therearecoralreefs,pinnacles,patchreefsandfringingreefsaroundtheislandsandStMaartenalsohasnumeroussaltpondsandmangrovestands.

BycontrastthevegetationoftheLeewardIslandsofAruba,BonaireandCuraçaoconsistsalmostexclusivelyofcactus,acaciaandotherdroughtlovingtreesandplants.BonaireandCuraçaoareuniqueinbeingtrueoceanicislandsastheyareseparatedfromthemainlandSouthAmericabyadeep-watertrench.ArubaontheotherhandwasformerlypartoftheSouthAmericanmainland.Bonaire’sreefsareconsideredtobesomeoftheverybestandhealthiestintheCaribbean.Allthreeislandshavefring-ingcoralreefs,seagrassandmangrovestandsaswellasextensivebaysandsaliñas(saltponds).

1.1 CONSERVATIONNature conservation is nothing new to the Dutch Caribbean. The first terrestrial protected area (PA) was established forty years ago on Bonaire on the 9th of May, 1969 and was followed in 1978 by the Christoffel Park on Curaçao and in 1979 by the creation of the very first marine protected area in the Dutch Caribbean, the now famous BonaireNationalMarinePark.Otherislandsquicklyfollowedsuitandhavetriedtocreateatleastoneterrestrialandonemarineprotectedareaoneachislandwiththegoalofprotectingandpreservingtheisland’snaturalheritagewhilstallowingwiseandsustainableuseoftheseresources,particularlybytourism.CommonconstraintsofthePA’sinclude;limitedandattimesunreliablegovernmentsupport,lackoffundingandlackofspatialplanningontheislands.Themainthreats

Figure 1 Location of the Dutch Caribbean Islands

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includedevelopmentpressure,particularlyinthecoastalzone.Invasivespeciessuchasfreeroaminggoats,sheep,cattleanddonkeysareathreatduetoovergrazing.TheovergrowthofnativeplantsbyspeciessuchasCorallitaandTheRubberVinealsoformathreat.Thereareentrenchedlocalissuesoverlandtenureandpersistentoverharvestingofmarineresourcessuchasgrouper,lobsterandconch.

1.2 PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (PMOS)

Each of the protected areas of the Dutch Caribbean is managed by a not for profit non governmental organization or foundation which has a co-management arrangement

withlocalstakeholders.ThefollowingtablegivesacomparativeoverviewoftheestablishedPA’swithintheDutchCaribbean.

photo: Bert van DorenArea and special features

Thisterrestialparkwasestablishedin1937andbecameafoundationin2003.Itis3400hectaresandcoversap-proximately17%ofthelandareaofAruba.Itincludestheisland’shighesthill,Jamanotaandprotectsvariousexoticcacti,around50speciesoftreesandisthelastrefugeoftheisland’sendemicrattlesnake,the‘Cascabel’

Themarineparkextendsfromthehighwatermarktothe60mdepthcontouraroundBonaireandKleinBonaireencompassinganareaofapproximately2700hectares.Itincludescontinuousfringingcoralreefs,seagrassandmangroves.itwasestablishedin1979

AnuninhabitedsateliteislandoffBonaire’swesternshore.KleinBonaireisanimportantstopoverpointformigratingbirdsandnestinggroundforendangeredhawkbillandlog-gerheadturtles.Itwasdeclaredaprotectyedareain2000.

Establishedin1969,itencompassesalmost17%(5,643hectares)ofthelandareaofBonaireandincludesMountBrandaris,theisland’shighestpoint.AwidediversityofhabitatscanbefoundintheParkwhichprovidesasafehaven for the endemic parrot, flamingo and iguana.

TheMarineParksurroundstheentireDutchsideoftheislandfromcoastalwatersandbeachestothe60mdepthcontour.Theparkcoversapproximately5200hectaresandincludesmangroves,seagrassbedsandcoralreefs.Theparkisamajorbreedingareaformarinebirdssuchasfrigate and home to fish, turtles and conch.

Island

Aruba

Bonaire

St. Maarten

Mgmt. Body

FundacionParkeNationalArikok

STINAPABonaire

NatureFoundationSt.Maarten

Protected area

ParkeNacional

Arikok

BonaireNational

MarinePark

KleinBonaire

WashingtonSlagbaai

NationalPark

St.MaartenMarinePark

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photo: Bert van DorenArea and special features

TheCuraçaoUnderwaterParkwasestablishedin1983.Theseawardboundaryisthe60mdepthcontourandontheshoresidetheboundaryisthehigh-watermark.Theparkcoversatotalsurfaceareaof600hectaresontheleewardshoreandincludespristinefringingreef.

Aprotectedwildlifereserveandgardencovering2300hect-ares.Mnt.Christoffelisinthecenterofthepark,andit’shighestpoint. The park contains rare and endemic flora and fauna.

Establishedin1994SheteBokacoversapproximately470hectaresofcoastline,protectingnestingbeaches(Bokas)usedbyseaturtles.

TheSabaNationalMarineParkwasestablishedin1987.Itsur-roundstheislandstrechingfromthehigh-watermarktoadepthof60mandincludescoralpinnacles,theseabedandoverlyingwaters.Itcovers13km2

Saba’sterrestrialparkiscomprisedof35hectaresoflandlocatedtotheSCFbytheThissellfamilyin1999.Thisareaislocallyreferedtoasthesulphermine.Otherprotectedareasin-cludetheportionofMt.Sceneryabove550m(nodwellingscanbeconstructed)andthe14trails(publiceasmentsonprivateproperty).

Thest.EustatiusNationalMarineParkprotectsthewatersaroundtheislandfromthehigh-watermarktothe30mdepthcontour.Itwasdesignatedin1996andisapproximately2750hectares including two actively managed no fishing reserves.

Comprisesadormantvolcano,theQuillandBoven,anareaofhillsonthenortherntipofSt.Eustatius.The8trailsoftheQuillhavebeenopensince2000.WorkontheBoventrailsstartedin2008.Theparkwasestablishedin1997andcovers540hectares including elfin forest, lush secondary rain forest and almostallofthe482wildplantspeciesfoundontheisland.

TheMiriamC.SchmidtBotanicalGardenscoveranareaof53hectaresandopenedin2000

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Curaçao

Saba

St. Eustatius

Mgmt. Body

CARMABIFoundation

SabaConservationFoundation

St.EustatiusNationalParks

Foundation(STENAPA)

Protected area

CuraçaoUnderwaterPark

ChristoffelPark

ShetaBoka

SabaNationalMarinePark

SabaHikingTrailsystemand

TerrestrialPark

StatiaNationalMarinePark

Quill/BovenNationalPark

BotanicalGardens

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1.3 THE ISLAND OF BONAIRE

BonaireissituatedinthesouthernCaribbean(12°10’N,68°15’W)atapproximately100kmnorthofVenezuela. It is one of the five islands that form the NetherlandsAntilles:Bonaire,Curaçao,andtheWind-wardIslandsofSaba,St.EustatiusandSt.Maarten.

Bonaireisacrescentshapedisland,orientedNW-SE,approximately39km(24miles)longby11km(7miles)atitswidestpoint,withalandareaof28,100ha.ThesmallandundevelopedsatelliteislandofKleinBo-naireislocatedatsome750moffthewesternshoreofBonaireandhasalandareaofapproximately600ha.

ThecentrallylocatedmaintowniscalledKralendijk(lo-callyknowas‘Playa’).Kralendijkhasbecomethefo-cusoftheisland’stourismindustrywiththemajorityofhotels,diveandwatersportscentersandrestaurantslocated in the vicinity. The first settlement and older townofRinconliestotheNorth.Rinconhasbecomethefocusoftheisland’shistoricalandculturalactivitiesand has seen a significant revival in the last ten years.

Theisland’sterrestrialprotectedarea,WashingtonSlagbaaiNationalPark†coversapproximately17%ofthetotallandareaofBonaireandwasestablishedinMay1969.LiketheBonaireNationalMarinePark,whichsurroundstheisland,theWashingtonSlagbaaiNationalParkismanagedbySTINAPABonaire.

KleinBonaire,alongwithPekelmeer,SaliñaSlagbaai,GotomeerandLac,aretheonlydesignatedRamsarsitesintheNetherlandsAntillesandareinternation-ally recognized as wetlands of significance by the RAMSARConventiononWetlands.

Figure 3 Features of Bonaire

†WashingtonSlagbaaiNationalParkiscurrentlynota‘NationalPark’-thisdesignationcanonlybegivenbyCentralGovernmentandthe

WSNPdoesnotcurrentlymeetthecriteria.

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1.4 THE PROTECTED AREAS OF BONAIRE

1.4.1WASHINGTONSLAGBAAINATIONALPARK(WSNP)LocatedintheNorthwestpartofBonaire,Washing-ton Slagbaai National Park is the first and the largest terrestrialprotectedareaintheDutchCaribbean.Itprovidesasafehabitatfortheisland’snativespeciessuch as the endemic parrot, flamingo, parakeet and thegloballyprotectediguana.Additionally,manyspe-cies of migratory birds from North America find shelter intheparkareaduringtheirannualmigrationsand

somespecieshaveevenbecomeresidents.Thepark’s15kmofshorelineformpartoftheBonaireNationalMarineParkanditsbeachesareanimportantnestingsiteforall4speciesofCaribbeanseaturtles.OriginallyinhabitedbynativeIndiansandlatercomprisingtwoofthelargestandmoreproduc-tiveplantationsduringthecolonialtimes,theparkisrichinculturalandhistoricalheritage.

1.4.2BONAIRENATIONALMARINEPARK(BNMP).ThemarineenvironmentofBonaireisuniqueintheCaribbeanastheislandisatrueoceanicisland,whichisseparatedfromtheSouthAmericanmainlandbyadeepwatertrench.TheMarineParkwasestablishedin1979andhasbeenundercontinuousactiveman-agementsince1991.ItwasrecognizedasaNationalParkbytheCentralGovernmentoftheNetherlandsAntillesin1999andhasbeendesignatedasademonstrationsitebyUNEP(UnitedNationsEnviron-mentProgram)andICRAN(InternationalCoralReefActionNetwork).

TheBonaireNationalMarinePark,whichencirclestheislandandKleinBonaire,includes2,700hectaresofgloballythreatenedcoralreef,seagrassandman-groveecosystemsallofwhichareinexcellentcondi-tion.Bonaire’sreefsareconsideredthehealthiestintheCaribbeanaccordingtodatafromtheAtlanticandGulfRapidReefAssessmentprotocol.Bonaire’smarineenvironmentsarehometo111globallyendan-geredspeciesincluding6whichareontheIUCNRedlist,11speciesonCITESAppendixIand94onCITESAppendixII.

Figure 4 Protected areas of Bonaire

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LacisuniqueintheDutchCaribbean.LocatedonthewindwardshoreofBonaireitisthelargestsemi-enclosedbayintheDutchCaribbeanandcontainsintactex-amplesofallthreethreatenedmarineecosystems:coralreefs,seagrassbedsandmangroves.AfringingbarrierreefwithintactstandsofrareElkhorncoralprotectsthebay from the high seas, which routinely pound Bonaire’s windward shore. Magnificent frigate birds nest here and the mangroves provide a safe haven and roosting place for herons, egrets, stilts, terns, flamingos, endangered ospreys and pelicans. The seagrass beds are extensive and together with the adjacent mangroves they form a critical nursery ground for countless species of coral reef fish and invertebrates and a foraging ground for green turtle. Cushion stars and Queen conch can still be found amongst the seagrasses as well as fields of pulsating upside down jellyfish ‘Cassiopeia’.

TheentireuninhabitedislandofKleinBonaireismanagedbytheBonaireNationalMarineParkandthesandybeachofNoNameisparticularlyimportant,notonlyasatourismattractionbutalsoasitisthemostimportantturtle-nestingsiteonBonaire.PopulardivesitesarelocatedinshallowwaterallaroundKleinBonairebutaccesstotheislanditselfislimitedandtheonlyprovisionsfortourismaretwoopenhutsthatprovideshade,BBQpitsandgarbagebins.Over-nightingisonlypermittedwithap-provaloftheParkManagement.This,inordertosafeguardtheunspoiltnaturalbeautyoftheisland.

photo:HannyKalk

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2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ThestaffandboardofSTINAPABonairedevelopedarangeofgoalstopursuein2009.ThesegoalshavebeenaddressedmainlythroughtheoperationsoftheBonaireNationalMarinePark(BNMP)andtheWash-ingtonSlagbaaiNationalPark(WSNP).

Therehavebeennochangesontheboard.AsfarasSTINAPA’sstaffgoes,fournewstaffmemberswereemployed for the BNMP, whilst five staff members left theorganization.Themajorityofthestaff’stime(45%for the BNMP, 62% for the WSNP) was used for field operations.Administrationwasthenextmosttimeconsumingaspectofrunningtheprotectedareasfol-lowedbymanagementtasks.Therewere16consul-tants,contractorsandresearchersusedbySTINAPAin2009,11fortheBNMPand5fortheWSNP.Thirty-twovolunteersandinternscontributedatotalof238weeksofworktoSTINAPA.

Severalreportsandplanswereproducedin2009,includingthe2008AnnualReportandtheAnnualAudit.Tokeeparecordofthechangingenvironmentintheparks,11monitoringprogramswerecarriedout,4wererelatedtomarineactivities,and7wererelatedtoterrestrialactivities.

STINAPA’sstaffhasbeenverybusyworkingoncommunicationandeducationprograms.Informationdistributioncontinuesviawebsiteupdates,thedevel-opment of new leaflets, posters, materials and press releases,manyofwhichcorrespondtotheeventscarriedoutbySTINAPA.Studentstookpartinplannedschoolactivities,forwhichawiderangeofmaterialisavailable.

AquaspaceBonaireinNovemberTheChiefRangeroftheBNMP,EdwinDomacasse

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Besidestheregulardedicatedhardworkdoneinthefield and in the area of public awareness campaigns, theChiefRangeroftheBNMP,EdwinDomacasse,receivedthe“GoudenVaandel”(GoldenPennant)aswell as a check of € 20.000 from the Nationale Post-codeLoterijtobeputtowardsmaterialsneededintheBNMP. A film production was made of Edwin at work. ThisexposuredidnotonlyhonorEdwinDomacasseforhisdedicationtotheconservationofthemarineenvironmentbutitalsoindirectlyexposedSTINAPA’sgoals to a wide public as the film was televised in BonaireaswellasintheNetherlands.

InregardtolawenforcementSTINAPAhashadtodealwith37incidentsin2009.TheactionstakenonthepartofSTINAPAvariedfromverbal/writtenwarnings to actual fining.

Similartopreviousyears,STINAPAworkedtogetherwithstakeholdersandpartners.In2009STINAPAworkedwith22stakeholdersandpartnersonissuesrelatingtothemarineenvironmentandwith12stake-holdersonissuesrelatingtotheterrestrialenviron-ment.Examplesofstakeholdersandpartnersare:theOffice of Tourism, national and international NGOs, schools,anduniversities.

STINAPAcontinueditslobbyingactivitiesin2009.Thethreekeyissueslobbiedonthisyearwere:thedevelopmentofawindenergyplant,thedevelopmentofanaquacultureventure,andthedevelopmentofthesewagetreatmentplan.Asidefromlobbying,STINAPAservedinanadvisorycapacityonthefollowingthreeissues:theprocessofconstitutionalchange,thede-velopmentofthezoningandmasterplan,andonthenaturelaw.

Participants and instructors during a field activity

photo:EricvanderSar

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TheDirectorofSTINAPA,ElsmarieBeukenboomat-tended7meetingsrelatingtoworkwithDCNAandPAspecific activities. Other Staff members also traveled, takingpartininternationalconferencesandatotalof6trainingprograms,ontopicsasdiverseasmangroverestorationtotrainingonlaborlaws.

Theyear2009markedtheanniversaryoftheBNMPandtheWSNP.Morethan2,500personsparticipatedintheyearlongcelebration.TheanniversarywascelebratedontheislandaswellasintheU.S.A.andintheNetherlands.

2.1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

-The30thanniversaryoftheBNMPandthe40thanniversaryoftheWSNPwerecelebrated.- The first Lionfish, an invasive fish, was caught. -TheNaturalandHistoricResourcesUnitwasinaugurated.-TheSouthentranceoftheWSNPwasopenedand will be open to the public on every first Sunday of themonth.- The first Reef Ranger training was held.-ThreeAssistantRangerswerepromotedtoRangers.-STINAPAbecameamemberoftheSocietyforConservationofCaribbeanBirds.

-TheChiefRanger,EdwinDomacassewashonoredforhisdedicationtonatureconservationbytheNationalePostcodeLoterij,Nederland(KanjersvanGoud)-ChiefRanger,EdwinDomacasse,15yearsemployedbySTINAPA

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2.2 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS

STINAPABonairehadarelationshipwiththefollowingorganizationsin2009:

-DCNA(DutchCaribbeanNatureAlliance)andmemberorganizations-WWF-NL(WorldWildlifeFundNetherlands)-StichtingNationaleBoomplantdag-NL(TreeplantingfoundationNetherlands)-ElisabethStichting,Netherlands-MilieuRaad,Curaçao-UniversityofMaine,USA-HarbourBranchOceanographicInstitute,USA-TheNatureConservancy,USA-NOAA,USA(NationalOceanographicandAtmosphericAdministration)-TheEnvironmentalfacultyofHarvardUniversity,USA-REEF,USA(ReefEnvironmentalEducationFoundation)-EarthEco,USA-UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,USA-UniversityofIndiana,USA-UniversityofYale,USA-UniversityofYork,UK-UniversityofAmsterdam,Netherlands-FLASA(FundaciónLaSalle),Venezuela-IVEC (Instituto Venezolano de Investigación Scientífica)-UDEFA(UniversidaddeFalcón),Venezuela-MangazinadiRei,Bonaire-AliansaNaturalesaBonaire-TCB(TourismCorporationBonaire),thelocaltourismcorporation

Volunteersparrotcounting

ReforestationofKleinBonaireandwatersupply

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-Selibon(Localsanitarycompany)-STCB(SeaTurtleConservationBonaire)-CURO(CounselofUnderwaterResortOperators)-JongBonaire–localafterschoolprogramforyouth-MarschediRincon,Bonaire-Carmabi,Curaçao-CIEE,Bonaire(CouncilofInternationalEducationandExchange)

STINAPABonairehadarelationshipwiththefollowinggovernmentalentities:

-DROB/MNB(Departmentofnatureandenvironmentmanagementoftheislandgovernment)-JAZ(Departmentoflegalandgeneralaffairsoftheislandgovernment)- LVV (Department of fisheries and agriculture of the islandgovernment)-SEK(Departmentofeducationoftheislandgovernment)-PublicProsecutor-DepartmentofFinanceoftheislandgovernment-MINA(Departmentofenvironment&natureconservationofthecentralgovernment)-CNM(CommissieNatuurMilieu-theadvisorybodytotheislandgovernmentonissuesregardingnatureandenvironment)-CoastGuard-LocalPoliceandSSV-Thelocalpress-RSC(RegionalServiceCenter-thecenterfromwhichallthefutureactivitiesinregardtoBonaire’snewconstitutionalstatusiscoordinated)-MinistryofNature,Netherlands- Ministry of Traffic and Waters, Netherlands-MinistryofEnvironment,Netherlands

DinwithvolunteersatKBbeachclean-up

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3 MANAGEMENT BODY

STINAPABonaireistheorganizationresponsibleforthemanagementoftheWashingtonSlagbaaiNationalPark(WSNP),theBonaireNationalMarinePark(BNMP),andtheislandofKleinBonaire.STINAPAisdedicatedtotheconservationofBonaire’snaturalandhistoricalheritagethroughthesustainableuseofitsresources.

STINAPABonaireisgovernedbyaBoard,whichincludesvariousstakeholderrepresentativessuchastheislandgovernment,tourismindustryandconservationinterestgroups.Boardmembersarevolunteers and receive no financial compensation for theirtimeandeffort.Thedaytodaymanagementoftheprotectedareasiscarriedoutbyafull-timestaffof22undertheguidanceofaManagementTeamconsistingoftheseniorstaffmembers,namely,theDirector(ElsmarieBeukenboom),WashingtonParkmanager(FernandoSimal),BonaireNationalMarineParkmanager(RamondeLeon),

FinancialAdministrator(KerenzaRannou),EducationCoordinator(DesireeCroes),andCommunicationCoordinator(KarenvanDijk).

TheManagementTeammeetsweeklytodiscussandplantheworkofthefoundationandtomakeanynecessarymanagementdecisions.

ElsmarieBeukenboomisSTINAPA’srepresentativeontheBoardoftheDutchCaribbeanNatureAlliance(DCNA).

photo:AnjavanDoren

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3.1 BOARD

STINAPAhasapermanentBoardof9Directors,whichoverseestheBNMPandtheWSNPactivitiesanddirectstheoverallstrategy.ElectedBoardmem-bershaveadditionalresponsibilitiesinaccordancewithrespectivepositions.Boardmeetingintervalsaremonthlyandminutesofthemeetingsaredraftedandcirculatedamongstmembers.TherewerenochangesinBoardmembershipduring2009.

3.2 COMMITTEES

TherewerenoactivecommitteeswithinSTINAPAin2009.

Position Name Representing

ChairEvoCicilliaGovernment

ViceChairJeannetteNolenIndependent

SecretaryRonellaTjinAsjoe-TCB (office of tourism)

Croes

TreasurerHerbertPiarIndependent

MemberCorineGerhartsBONHATA(hotel

association)

MemberDianaSt.JagoIndependent

MemberBruceBowkerCURO

MemberFelix(Papy)CiciliaGovernment

MemberJackChalkIndependent

Table 1 The Board of STINAPA

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4 STAFF

STINAPAended2009with20membersofstaff,hav-inghadatotalof26membersofstaffworkingwithintheorganizationatdifferenttimesthroughout2009(Table2).Fivemembersofstafflefttheorganizationandthreememberswererecruitedin2009.AnewEducation Officer, Desiree Croes started working for STINAPAinAugustandinthesamemonthtwonewRangersstartedworkingfortheBNMP.FiveRangerslefttheBNMP;oneRangerwastrans-ferredfromtheWSNPtotheBNMP.ThreeAssistantRangerspassedallRangertrainingcoursesandwerepromotedtoRanger.

In2009theorganizationinauguratedanewunit;theNaturalandHistoricResourcesunit.Thisunitwillpro-vide the scientific data and carry out the management activitiesfortheprotectionofthenaturalandhistoricresourcesoftheisland.

TheChiefRangeroftheBNMP,EdwinDomacasse,waselectedtoreceivethe‘GoudenVaandel’(GoldenPennant).HehadbeennominatedbyWWF(WorldWildlifeFund)Netherlands.Edwinwascommendedforhisdedicationtotheconservationofthemarineenvironment of Bonaire. A filming crew came to Bonaire to film the television program ‘Kanjers van Goud’showingEdwinatwork.Everydaytheyhadanewsurpriseforhim.Onedayhisdaughter,whomhehad not seen in more than nine years, was flown over from the Netherlands to be with him during the film-ing. Another day he was given a check of € 20.000 fromthe‘NationalePostcodeLoterij’toputtowardsmaterials needed for the BNMP, and on the last day of filming he was pinned with the Golden Pennant. The televised program was aired in the Netherlands as well as on Bonaire.Twothousandandninemarkedthe15thyearofserviceofEdwinDomacasseattheBNMP.

photo:AnjavanDoren

Table 2 Staff of STINAPA

Staffinblacktypelefttheorganizationduring2009

Position Initial Start Academic Dive

Yearqualificationqualification

Director EB 2002 BSc Rescue

AccountingManager KR 1996 BSc None

Communicationcoordinator KvD 2006 BSc DiveMaster

Educationcoordinator DC 2009 BSc None

Receptionist JAF 1996 None None

Cleaner ST 1990 None None

TPAmanager FS 2000 MSc Instructor

TPAChiefranger GT 1981 None None

TPARanger1 CC 1995 None OpenWater

TPARanger2 NJ 1998 None OpenWater

TPARanger3 RP 2006 None Rescue

TPARanger4 JM 2007 Diploma Rescue

TPAMaintenancePerson HB 2003 None None

TPAAllaroundPerson GS 1992 None OpenWater

TPAMaintenancePerson JP 2006 None None

MPAManager RdL 2004 MSc Instructor

MPAChiefRanger ED 1994 None DiveMaster

MPARanger1 JPC 2008 BSc Instructor

MPARanger1 JJ 2008 Diploma Rescue

MPARanger3 RP 2008 Mavo None

MPARanger4 AM 2008 Mavo Rescue

MPARanger5 GLC 2005 Mavo Rescue

MPARanger6 AD 2007 Mavo Rescue

MPARanger2 JM 2007 Diploma Rescue

MPAAssistantRanger MM 2009 Diploma None

MPAAssistantRanger SM 2009 Diploma None

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4.1 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

The additional qualifications listed in the table below have been identified by experts and through the Manage-ment Success Project as being important qualifications for protected area staff to have. The ability of staff to carry out management work is dependent on experience, academic qualifications and relevant additional qualifi-cations.

Position

Director ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

AccountingManager ✓ ✓ ✓

Communicationscoordinator ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Outreach/educationcoordinator ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Receptionist ✓

Cleaner ✓

TPAmanager ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

TPAChiefrange ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

TPARanger1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

TPARanger2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

TPARanger3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

TPAMaintenancePerson ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

TPAAllaroundPerson ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

TPAMaintenancePerson ✓

MPAManager ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

MPAChiefRanger ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

MPARanger1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

MPARanger2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓MPAAssistantRanger(MM)

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Table 3 Staff qualifications

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4.2 CONSULTANTS AND OUTSOURCING

STINAPAhad16consultants,contractorsandresearchers(orsmallgroups)carryingoutworkin2009.ThetablebelowsetsforththenameoftheConsultantsaswellastheservicerenderedin2009.

4.2.1VOLUNTEERSANDINTERNS

Similartopreviousyears,volunteersandinternshelpedincreasethehumanresourcecapacityofSTINAPAtremendously.Fifteenlocalvolunteerscarriedoutatotalof45weeks of work assisting with the Reef Check monitoring program in the BNMP. Two international interns spent a total of 20 weeks working on Tunicate identification on the coral reefs and on general coral monitoring. Thirty local volunteers spend 144 hours hunting for Lionfish.

Ramon with the first caught Lionfish on Bonaire

Name Work carried out Financial/Administrative

DeloitteandTouche Auditors

CBS(CentraalBureauvanStatistiek) Poll

ASCuraçao PayrollPro

ASECOM Administrativeconsultants

Marine

KrisKats;ProgressiveEnvironmentSolutions LacMonitoring

Dr.RobertSteneck;UniversityofMaine StatusoftheCoralReefsofBonaire

Dr.BurtJonesandTomReynolds;UniversityofSouthern LightandMotionSensorProgram:LowCostCoralReefWater

California QualityMonitoring

Dr.AniaBudziak,Sr.CharlesBeeker,Dr.ClaudiaJohnsonand FromBarrelstoAugers:ManagingaTransitionintheMooringBuoy

Dr.ErleKauffman;UniversityofIndiana SystemoftheBonaireNationalMarinePark.

Dr.SusanArnold;UniversityofMaine Relationshipbetweengrazingactivityandcoralrecruitment

Henry De Bey; University of Yale Predatory reef fish - overfishing and the impact on Damsel fish

abundance

Dr. Gabriel Grimsditch (IUCN) in cooperation with Mark Vermeij, Identification of reef resilience factors

JennieBrown,HenryDeBey,SabineEngelandDr.SusanArnold

Terrestrial

Damascusconstructionandheavyequipment Roadmaintenance

Rinconconstruction Clearupaftertwisterdamage

FundacionLaSalledeCienciasNaturales–Venezuela Saliñasresearch

FrankRiveraMilan Birdmonitoring

ArianyGarcia Batringing

DebbyWauben TrainedthenewEducationCoordinator

Table 4 Consultants and researchers used by STINAPA.

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Elevenlocalvolunteerscarriedoutatotalof109weeksofworkassistingwithbatmonitoringandparrotnesting,fourinternationalinternsspentatotalof64weeksofworkonreptilemonitoring,biologicalinven-tory,birdmonitoring,andaplanformountainbikesintheWSNPandmuseumexhibits.

ThechartbelowshowsthedistributionoftimefromvolunteersandinternsworkingintheMPAandtheTPAin2009.

ThechartbelowshowsthedistributionoftimefromvolunteersandinternsworkingonCommunication/EducationandResearch/Monitoringin2009.

Figures 5a and 5b Volunteer and intern time distribution

for STINAPA

5 OPERATION MANAGEMENT

OperationalmanagementisthetermchosenbyDCNAtodescribetheday-to-dayworkofaprotectedarea.Thesetasksaredescribedinmoredetailinanappendixtothisreport.Thevariousaspectsofopera-tionalmanagementare:

•MANAGEMENT•ADMINISTRATION•FIELDOPERATIONS•RESEARCHANDMONITORING•POLICYANDLAWENFORCEMENT•COMMUNICATIONANDEDUCATION•REPRESENTATION•WORKINGWITHSTAKEHOLDERS

In2009,50%ofSTINAPAstafftimewasspentonworkrelatingtothemarineenvironmentand50%wasspentonterrestrialissues.

The charts below reflect how staff time was divided betweentheOperationalManagementtasks.Thechartsindicatetheactualtimespentworkingonidentified Operational Management tasks in the two parks.In2009BNMPFieldOperationstook45%ofstafftime.Administration(15%),Communicationand

Education(10%)andManagement(9%)tookthemost significant remaining shares of staff time.

In2009WSNPFieldOperationstook62%ofstafftime.Administration(19%)andResearchandMonitor-ing (6%) took the most significant remaining shares of stafftime.

Figure 6 Division of STINAPA staff time between MPA

and TPA

Figure 7 BNMP staff capacity division

Figure 8 WSNP staff capacity division

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5.1 OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR

STINAPABonaireisdedicatedtotheconservationofBonaire’snaturalandhistoricalheritagethroughthesustainableuseofitsresources.

5.1.1STINAPAGOALS

•Toprotect,conserveandrestoreallthenaturalre-sources, including, but not limited to, the native flora andfaunaofBonaireforfuturegenerations;

•Toensurethattheconservationofthesenaturalresourcesisgiventhehighestpriorityinallpublicdecisionmakingprocesses;

•Toensurethattheresidentsof,andvisitorstoBonairereceivequalityeducationandinformationabouttheprotectionofnatureandtheenvironment;•Toensurethatthenaturalandhistoricalresourcesof

Bonaireareusedinasustainablemanner.

5.1.2WASHINGTONSLAGBAAINATIONALPARKGOALS

i.Protectandrestore(ifnecessary)therepresentativeenvironmentandlandscapeoftheSouthCaribbeanregionfoundinsidethepark,aswellasitsecosys-tems,inordertoguaranteethebalanceandconti-nuityoftheevolutionaryandecologicalprocesses.

ii.Protecttheisland’snativegeneticdiversityandbiodiversityinthecurrentecosystems.Particularly,protectandrestore(ifnecessary)thespeciesthatareindangerofextinctionorareunderspecialprotectedstatus.

iii.Guaranteethesustainableuseand/ordevelopmentoftheecosystems,itselements,andthehistoricalresources, mainly for the benefit of thepeople of Bonaire.

iv. Provide an area with optimal conditions for environmentally oriented scientific research. v. Generate, rescue, and spread scientific and historical knowledge that will make it possible to understand the

importanceofusingtheresourcesinasustainableway.

5.1.3BONAIRENATIONALMARINEPARKGOALS

1.Maintainand/orrestoretheecosystems,biologicaldiversity,andecologicalprocesses.2. Manage the marine park as a regionally and globally significant and successful multi-use marine protected

area.3.Allowuseofthemarineparkbypromotingnon-destructiveactivitiesandworkingwithstakeholderstoestab-

lishguidelinesandregulationstominimizeimpactsontheenvironment.4. Protect and/or restore the cultural and historical resources identified as significant.

ManagersfromCozumel,Cancun,BancoChinchoro,StMaarten

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5.2 MANAGEMENT

Similartopreviousyears,STINAPA’sstaffproducedanumberofreports.Besidesthe2008AnnualReport,othertechnical,operational,andmanagementplansweredrafted.Tonameafew;theKNAPtechnicalreport,theWNFtechnicalreport,theVogelBescherm-ingreportaswellasongoingreportsoneducationalactivities.Otheroperationalplansin2009included;updatingoftheBNMPandtheWSNPManagementPlan,andcommunicationandfundraisingplansfortheBNMP.

AnnualbudgetsfortheBNMPandtheWSNPwereproduced, along with monthly profit and loss over-viewsandmonthlybudgetcomparisons.DeloitteandToucheproducedtheAnnualFinancialAuditfor2008.

5.3 ADMINISTRATION

As well as ongoing computing, filing, and ad hoc com-municationswiththepublic,STINAPA’sstaffworkedonavarietyofothertasksrelatedtogeneraladmin-istration,including;weeklyworkplanning,timelogs,weeklyworkschedulesandyearlymaintenanceplansfortheWashingtonSlagbaaiNationalPark.Further-more,aloggingprocedurehasbeenestablishedforthe recording of sightings of the invasive Lionfish.

5.4 FIELD OPERATIONS

IntheBNMPtherewere10formalpatrolsaweek,7onlandfor5hoursinvolvingatleast2staffmembersand3patrolsaweekonwatereachfor4hours.Main-tenanceofmooringsalsoconstitutedofsomesurveil-lanceandpatrollingwork.TheBNMPstaffspentap-proximately1136hoursonmaintenance.Themajority

Figure 9 Time spent on research by BNMP (346 hours total)

ofmaintenancetimewasspentonvehiclemainte-nance(720hours)andonmooringmaintenance(200hours).ThefourRangersperformedweeklymainte-nanceworkonthevehicles.

IntheWSNPtherewere7patrolsaweek,eachfor2hoursinvolving2membersofstaff.Maintenancetookupto5584hoursoftheWSNPstafftimein2009.Themajorityofmaintenancetimewasspentonroadmain-tenance(1920hours)andonmaintainingthebuild-ings(2200hours).Signageinstallation,repairandtheongoingmonitoringofthestateofthefencingaroundthePAtook840hoursofstafftime.During2009thesouthentrancetotheWSNPwasopenedonceamonth, the roads were cleared, traffic signs were cre-atedandtheeventwaspromotedviaradioandpress.Thisincreasedthedemandofpatrolsandsupervisioncarriedoutbystaff.

5.5 RESEARCH AND MONITORING

TheBNMPstaffcarriedout346hoursofresearchworkin2009.TheBNMPmanagerspent236hourson research relating to Lionfish. Three other members of staff assisted with the work on Lionfish.

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Monitoringprovidedarangeofdatain2009onfourdifferentaspectsoftheMPA.TheBNMPstaffwasinvolvedinmonitoringusingtheAGGRAprotocoltheymonitoredcoralcover.Otherprotocolwasusedtomonitorcoralrecruitment,microalgaeabundanceandfish biomass. The monitoring was carried out once on 21 different sites throughout 2009. The fish biomass monitoringwasdoneonlyintheFishProtectedAreas.

Therewasnohypothesisdriventimelimitedresearchprojectcarriedoutin2009bythestaff.Approximately152hourswerespentbyfourmembersoftheWSNPstaffontheongoingmonitoringofenclosuressetasidetoinvestigatetheeffectsofgrazingonthegrowthofvegetationandthehabitatsoftheWSNP.TheWSNPstaffspentatotalof692hourson6othermonitoringprograms(Figure10).

Figure 10 Time spent on monitoring of six programs by

WSNP (692 hours total)

5.5.1DCNAMEASURINGMANAGEMENTSUCCESSPROJECT

ThemanagementsuccessprojectisanongoingDCNAprojectdesignedtomeasurethemanagement

effectivenessofeachoftheprotectedareamanage-mentorganizationsintheDutchCaribbean.Themanagementsuccessprojecthasdevelopedatoolforcollectingdatausingobjectiveindicatorstomeasure’success’acrossabroadspectrumofprotectedareamanagementtasksandactivities.STINAPAcontri-buted8hourstotheprojectin2009.

5.5.2 CBSSURVEYOFAWARENESSCAMPAIGNPROJECT

Fortheawarenesscampaignproject;NostabibadiNaturalesa(NatureisourLivelihood),whichstartedtwoandahalfyearsago,asurveywasconductedbyCentralBureauofStatistics,(CBS)tomeasureitseffect over this period. Two hundred and fifty (250) personswereinterviewed.Ofthose,morethan80%foundthatnatureconservationisimportanttothem.Thisisanincreasecomparedtothebaselinemea-surement(67%)conductedbeforethestartofthecampaign.

5.6 POLICY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Inregardtolawenforcement,STINAPAhashadtodealwith37incidents.IntheWSNP,oneverbalwarningwasgivenforenter-ingtheparkviathesea.IntheBNMPtherewere36incidentsrequiringlegalintervention in 2009. These included four fines for: poaching conch, spear fishing, construction without a permitandnotfollowingtheordersofamarineparkofficer. For the remaining 32 incidents, verbal/written warningswereissued.TheBNMP,onbehalfoftheGovernment,issuednine-teenpermitsforthewearingofgloveswhilstdiving.

photo:JolandeGietman

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STINAPAcontinueditslobbyingactivitiesthroughout2009.Thefocusofthelobbyingworkwasonthreekeyissuesandrequiredatotalof64hoursofstafftime.TheDirectorspent52hoursonlobbyactivi-tiesonthefollowingkeyissues:thedevelopmentofawindenergyplant(24hours),thedevelopmentofanaquacultureventure(20hours),andtheongoinginvestigationsintothedevelopmentofthesewagetreatmentplant(8hours).Lobbyingtookplaceintheformofmeetings,emails,positionpapersandphonecalls.

STINAPAalsofunctionedasanadvisorybodyin2009.ThetotaltimeallocatedtoadvisoryworkbySTINAPAwas164hours.Ofthese164hours,theDirectorspent120hoursadvisingontheforthcomingconstitutionalchangeofBonaire,20hoursonthezoningandmasterplan,and24hoursonthenewnaturelaws.

5.7 COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION

5.7.1INFORMATION

TwohourswerespentweeklyonupdatingtheSTINAPAwebsitewithnewinformation,reportsandrelatedlinks.Otheractivitiesandproductionsrelatingtoinforma-tiondissemination,towhichSTINAPAcontributed,included:

•Sixtelevisionprogramsforeventpublicity•Fiftypressreleasesincludingsomeforeignpress

work

Snorklinglessons-KolegioPapaCornes

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•VideoproductionproducedbytheNationalePostcodeLoterij;KanjersvanGoud

•DocumentaryseriesproducedbyWillemMouissie;‘TropicalKingdom’

• ‘Taste of Bonaire’: an event, organized by the Office of TourismonBonaireaswellasintheNetherlands

•NostaBibadiNaturalesa(NatureisourLivelihood);anislandwideSTINAPAawarenesscampaign.STINAPAproducedweeklycolumnsinfourdifferentnewspapers as well as five radio broadcasts a day onthreedifferentradiostationscoveringavarietyoftopics

•Ajobfairorganizedforhighschoolstudents,inwhichSTINAPAparticipated

Todisseminateinformationandreachawiderangeofaudiences,STINAPAhasdevelopedavarietyofpublicrelationsandeducationalmaterialsduring2009.Examplesare:

• Design & text for posters and flyers for: the Lionfish Workshop,theEarthDay,thenaturewalkandrun,theWSNPopenhouse,thefullmoonwalk,theclean-ups,theWorldAnimalDay,thetree-plantingweek,andthejobfair

•Lay-outandlogisticsofadvertisements•Supportto‘FundashonSalbaNosLora’intheformof

pressreleases,prints,translationsandcompetitionlogistics

•Publicationofvacantpostswithintheorganization• Design of certificates for the 40th anniversary celebra-

tionsoftheWSNP•ProductionofnewsignsfortheWSNP•Updateofthecontentofanumberofeducationalbox-

es.(Theseareboxescontainingeducationalmaterialsusedinschoolscoveringarangeofenvironmentaltopics such as fish, corals, donkeys, trees etc.)

5.7.2EDUCATION

Anumberofeducationalactivitiestookplacein2009involvingapproximately470individualscoveringaround44eventsandprograms.Themainactivitieswere:

• Lionfish workshop sponsored by DCNA and oper-atedbyREEFandSTINAPA

•ReefRangertrainingprogram(pilot),organizedfordivestaffandoperators.TravelInternationalthroughDCNAsponsoredthetraining.(13participantsre-ceivedadiploma)

•“ReefResilienceandClimateChange:AWorkshopforCoralReefManagers”organizedincollaborationwith the Office of Tourism and NOAA (34 manag-ersfromMPA’saroundtheCaribbeanandtheUSAparticipated)

•Snorkelprogram‘TurtuganandiBoneiru’.(62chil-drenfromages9to12participated).

•Snorkelingfortheyouthprogram’.(35teenagersparticipated)

•MangroveRestorationWorkshoporganizedincol-laborationwithCIEEandProgressiveEnvironmentSolutions.TheworkshopwaspartiallysponsoredbyDCNA

5.7.3OUTREACH

Eventsforthe30thanniversaryoftheBNMPandthe40thanniversaryoftheWSNPwerespreadovertheyearfromthe15thofMarchtothe18thofDecember.Thesecelebrationsinvolved26daysofactivities.Tomentionsome;tree-planting,fullmoonwalk,

SwimmingatSlagbaai

SnorklingwiththeyouthsofJongBonaireatKleinBonaire

SailoffPegasus7oceans

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Meeting/Function Attendee(s) Total Time

LobbyingforestablishmentofMPA(DominicanRepublic) BNMPManager 6days

Meetingwith20NGO’sintheNetherlands Director 4days

CelebrationofPAanniversary(theNetherlands) Director,PresidentoftheBOD 1day

CelebrationoftheBNMPanniversary(NewYork) Director, 4days

DCNABoardmeeting Director,BNMPManager 6days

CuraçaotalkonNetherlandsAntilles(cancelled) Director 1day

DCNAExecutiveboardmeetings(2) Director 4days

Workshoponpossibilityofnewfreightpier Director Halfday

WorkshoponExclusiveEconomicZone Director,BNMPManager 2days

SocietyofconservationandstudyofCaribbeanbirds WSNPmanager 5days

Birdmonitoring WSNPmanager 5days

Table 5 Representation by STINAPA staff members

photo:JudikvanderSar

showingofPlanetEarthmoviestoschoolchildren,boatstripsonAquaspace,coastalclean-ups,participationinadiveshowat a scientific workshop. More than 2,500 people were involved in these various activities. A total of 200 children took part in the tree-planting event that took up to 80 hoursoftheDirectorstimetoorganize.TheeventwasorganizedincooperationwiththeDutchfoundations,NationaalBoomfeestdagandElisabethStichting.Localorganizationswere,FundashonBanBoneirubèk,FundashonSalbanosLora,MangazinadiRei,andLVV.Morethan250childrensawthemoviecalled‘DeepBlueSea’producedbyPlanetEarthforBBC.Withthesailingvessel,Aquaspace,10familieshadtheopportunitytotakeatripintheBNMP.Thisboathasglasswindowsinitshull.Thesefamilieseitherneverwentonaboatbeforeorneverbeforesawthemarinelifeunderwater.

Otheractivitiesthattookplacein2009included;children’spaintingevents,birdwatching,caveactivitiesandbeachclean-ups.Presentationsweregiventodifferentgroups about Lionfish awareness,whichincludedthreeeventsand60personsintotal.Thepublicservicepaper“Makubekèn”waseditedanddistributedfourtimesbythe local post office. Each time 5,500 copies were distributed to households on the island.

5.8 REPRESENTATION

TheDirectorofSTINAPAandtheManagersoftheBNMPandtheWSNPattendedanumberofmeetingsandfunctionsthroughout2009assum-marizedbelow.

intheU.S.A.,andalectureintheNetherlands

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STINAPAstaffattendedatotalof6trainingeventsasindicatedinthetablebelow. 5.9 WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS

STINAPAworkedwith22stakeholdersandpartnersonissuesrelatingtothemarineenvironmentandwith12stakeholdersonissuesrelatingtotheterrestrialen-vironment.FortheBNMPthesestakeholdersinclude:volunteer groups, the local Office of Tourism, various departmentsinthegovernment,TNC,IUCN,NOAAandseveralinternationaluniversities.FortheWSNPthestakeholdersinclude:theFloridaStateWildlifeDivisionandvariousVenezuelanUniversities.

TheBNMPmanagerspent20hoursworkingwithpartners to raise Nafl.19.690 for the Reef Resilience trainingwhichwasheldinBonaireformanagersofMPAintheCaribbeanandtheU.S.A.Fundraisingalsotookplaceforthe‘NostaBibadiNaturalesa’aware-ness campaign where Nafl. 32.500 were raised.

5.10 PROJECTS

STINAPAworkedononeprojectrelatedtotheter-restrialenvironmentin2009;theTreePlantingproject.Thisprojecttookupapproximately80hoursoftheDirector’stime.

TwoprojectswereworkedonrelatingtotheBNMP.Themanagerspent20hoursontheLightandMotionprojectand200hoursontheReefResiliencemonitor-ingprotocol.

Training Attendee(s) Time Location

Reefcheck BNMPManager,Ranger 5days St.Maarten

Mangroverestoration Director,BNMPManager, 3days Bonaire

Communications,Ranger

Lionfish training Director, Communication coordinator, 4 hours Bonaire

- most BNMP staff and office staff

Laborlaws AccountantManager 21/2days Bonaire

RescueDiver 3rangers 1weekeach Bonaire

SouthCaribbeanCetaceanNetwork WSNPManager 1week Curacao

Table 6 Training courses attended by STINAPA staff

Graduation of Rangers

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6 VISITORS

In2009,35,551peoplevisitedtheWSNP,comparedto29,522whovisitedtheparkin2008.13,790ofthe2009visitorsspenttheirtimesightseeingcomparedto14,067in2008.9,466ofthe2009visitorsspenttheirtimesnorkelingandusingthebeachascomparedto8,496visitorswhoengagedintheseactivitiesin2008.3,839ofthe2009visitorswentscubadivingascom-paredto3,534visitorsin2008.1,387enteredtheparkforotherreasons.7,069peoplespenttimeattheVisitorsCentrelocatedatthepark’sentrance.Thisnumberrepresentsadecreaseof209peoplefromthepreviousyear.Thisnumberdoesnotincludecruiseshippassengerswhosetimespentintheparkweretoobrieftoinclude.

In2009,49,343peopleusedtheBNMPascomparedto51,988in2008.Ofthisnumber,29,813userswerescubadiversascomparedto36,219in2008.19,530ofthepeople,whousedtheBNMPin2009,usedtheparkforotheractivities.Thisnumberrepresentsanactualincreaseinusecomparedto2008when15,769peopleengagedinotheractivities.

Figure 11 Number of users of the WSNP

Figure 12 Number of users of the BNMP

photo:BertvanDoren

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7.1 BALANCE SHEET AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2009

ASSETS

FIXEDASSETS Tangible fixed assets 811.928 Financial fixed assets 417.000 1.228.928

CURRENTASSETSProjectsubsidiesreceivable 513Othercurrentassets 168.809Cashatbanks 969.890 1.139.212 --------------Totalassets 2.368.140

EQUITYANDLIABILITES

EQUITYFoundation’scapital 100Fixedassetsfunds 339.282Accumulatedresultspreviousyears 1.517.451Resultcurrentyear 104.721 1.961.554

SHORTTERMLIABILITIESANDACCRUALSAppropriatedsubsidies 118.123Bankoverdraft ---Socialpremiumsandtaxes 33.472Accruals 254.991 406.586 --------------Totalequityandliabilities 2.368.140

7.2 STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EX-PENSES FOR THE YEAR 2009

INCOME

Projectsubsidies 48.559Projectexpenses (48.559)Investmentsintangible fixed assets (--) ------------- Project (surplus)/deficit (--)ProjectResult

Operatingrevenue 1.727.534SubsidyBZK --Governmentgrants 17.895Donationsreceived 53.833Othersubsidy 8.142 -------------- 1.807.404TOTALINCOME 1.807.404

EXPENSESPersonnelexpenses 976.596OperationalexpensesBNMP 47.721OperationalexpensesWSNP 677Transportationexpenses 116.482Housingexpenses 53.190Informationandeducation 79.139Naturemanagement 84.628Generalexpenses 195.887Depreciation 200.208DonationTrustfundDCNA -- -------------TOTALEXPENSES 1.754.528

Operationalresult 52.876Interest (30) Release of fixed assets funds (51.875)

Netresult 104.721

7 FINANCIAL REPORTING

All figures are in N.A. guilders

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FUNDS RAISED SUBSIDIES/GRANTS:

• Government of Bonaire• Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

(BZK)• World Wildlife Fund Netherlands (WWF NL) • Birdlife International Netherlands• Indiana University• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)• National Oceanographic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA)

SPONSORS OF THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ‘NOS TA BIBA DI NATURALES’:

• Carib Inn• Maduro & Curiel’s Bank Bonaire (MCB)• Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB)• TELBO• RBTT Bank• Harbour Village Resort• Selibon• Digicel• BOPEC

PRIVATE DONORS:

• Mrs. Stephanie Yarbrough• Family Beukenboom

7.3 AUDIT

Available upon request.

photo:EricGietman

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8 APPENDIX

8.1 GLOSSARY

Abiotic Thenon-living,physicalandchemical,factors. Aprotectedarea(park)wheremanagementactivitiesarecarriedoutbydedicated(fullor part-time) staff on a regular/daily basis within an organization, which has a defined missionandActivelymanagedPA goalsandwherestafftimeisorganizedtoaddresscoremanagementtasksaswellasproactively tackling issues and threats. A non-actively (passively) managed park would lack a defined mission andgoals,stafftimewouldnotbeallocatedtoaddresscoretasksandwouldreacttothreatsand issuesinanad-hocfashion.

Adaptivemanagement Amanagementsystem,whichincludesreviewingpastperformanceandincorporating‘lessons learnt’andimprovementsintotheongoingmanagementandplanningprocess.

Administrationactivities Operational activities that can be carried out mainly by office staff, relating general administration, secretariat functions, keeping log books, giving general advice, financial administration and inventory.

Biodiversity Thetotaldiversityoflivingorganismsaswellastheecosystemsofwhichtheyarepart(includes speciesdiversity,geneticdiversityandecosystemdiversity)

Biotic Biologicalfactors.

Capacity AcombinationoftheresourcesavailabletomanageaPA.

Co-management Amanagementstructurewherebytheprotectedareamanagementorganizationandstakeholders sharejointauthorityandresponsibilityformakingdecisionsaboutresourcemanagement.

Communicationand Communicationcoverstheactivedistributionofinformationviawebsites,mediaormaterialeducationactivities distribution. Education involves targeted programs for specific audiences to increase knowledge, changebehaviorand/orbuildstewardship.

Context AspectsofprotectedareamanagementwhichformpartofthecircumstancesinwhichthePMO operatesandwhichchangeinfrequentlysuchastenure,internationalrecognition,zoning,legisla- tionetc.

Effectivemanagement Managementdrivenbyaclearmissionandcleargoals,whichincludesstakeholderinput,past andpresentachievements,issuesandthreats.Thesearenormallycapturedinamanagement documentsuchasamanagementplan.Thelevelofeffectivenessdependsonhowtheprotected area’s resources (financial, human, physical and information resources) are deployed to imple- mentthePMOsmissionandgoalsandtoaddressoperationalactivities,threatsandissues.

Evaluation Judgmentorassessmentofachievementagainstpredeterminedcriteria.

Field activities Operational activities mainly carried out by field staff; patrolling and maintenance.

Goal Abroadstatementindicatingwhattheprotectedareaistryingtoachievethroughitsmanagement efforts.

Habitat Theecologicalareaoccupiedbyanorganism,populationorcommunityascharacterizedbyboth itsphysicalandbioticproperties. photo’s:FrankBierings

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Humanresources ThenumberofstaffandtheirattributesthatPAmanagementcancallupon.Thisalsoincludes volunteers,internsandexternalindividualsandorganizationsusedonaconsultancy/contractual basis.

Issue Abiological,chemicalorphysicalprocessorentitywiththepotentialtonegativelyimpactonthe conservationofthePAsnaturalresources.Ifnotaddressed,issuescouldthreatenthesustainable conservationoftheprotectedarea.

Managementactivities Operationalactivitiesgenerallycarriedoutbymanagerialordirectorialstaff,thatareincluded within and define reporting, planning, financial management and human resource management.

Management capacity A measure of a protected area’s ability to fulfill its mission and goals in terms of the available resources (physical, human, financial and information resources).

Management Thedegreetowhichmanagementachievesthegoalsandobjectivesoftheprotectedarea.effectivenessManagement ThemanagementaspectswithintheboundsofwhichthePAoperates,thisincludesthevisionenvironment andstrategicstatements,legislation,institutionalarrangements,physicalresources,humanre- sources, finance, stakeholder relationships, threats and issues facing the PA.

ManagementSuccess TheevaluationofthepositiveachievementsofaPA-primarilyrelatingtothemanagementandEvaluation conservationofvaluesofthePA.

Monitoring Theregularcollectionandanalysisofinformation,whichallowsaPMOtomeasurechangeinthe physical,socialandeconomicenvironmentofthePA.Thisinformationshouldbeusedtoguide managementefforts.

Operationalactivities Activitiesthatareessentialtotheongoingmanagementofanactivelymanagedprotectedarea, theseinclude:Management,Administration,Fieldoperations,ResearchandMonitoring,Policy andLaw,CommunicationandEducation,Representation,Workingwithstakeholders.

Park Seeprotectedarea.

Partner An individual or an organization with which staff of a PA collaborate for the benefit of the PA. They donotholdavestedinterestinthePA.

Physical resources Any resource that can be uniquely identified, this includes buildings, transport, and infrastructure.

PolicyandLaw Policytasksrelatetothedevelopmentoradoptionofacourseofaction.TasksrelatingtoLawactivities havesomelegislativecomponen.

Pressure Adiffuseexternalimpactonaprotectedareacreatedbyhumanactivities,whichrequiresa managementresponseinordertosustainablyprotecttheresourcefromharmsuchasshipping pressure,developmentpressureetc.

Project A defined enterprise executed to achieve a particular aim within a defined time period. Projects caninvolveresearch,capacityorinfrastructuredevelopment,educationoranumberofother aspectsofPAmanagement.

Protectedarea(park) Anareaoflandand/orsea,whichisdedicatedtotheprotectionandmaintenanceofbiological diversity,naturalandassociatedculturalresourcesandismanagedthroughlegalorothereffec- tivemeans. photo’s:FrankBierings

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Protectedarea Acoherentgroupofprotectedareas(preferablyecologicallylinked)operatingco-operativelyto networkincreasemanagementeffectivenessbyimprovingtheirabilitytolobby,fundraiseand manageaswellastobuildinternalcapacitythroughtheexchangeofknowledge,expertise,infor- mationandorresources.

Protected area The financial, human, physical and information resources available to a protected area to carry resources outtheirday-to-dayoperations.

Representation AttendingmeetingsandnetworkingonbehalfofthePAmanagementorganization.activities

Research Hypothesis driven scientific investigation(s) limited by time.

Researchand Researchishypothesisdriven,timelimitedinvestigation.Monitoringistheregular,ongoingmonitoring activitiesgatheringofdatatomeasurechangeinphysical,biologicalorsocio-economicactivity/ states.

Stakeholder Anindividual,groupororganizationwithavestedinterestinthemanagementofaprotectedarea, whocanaffectorbeaffectedbyPAmanagementdecisions.

Stakeholder Partnershipbuilding,engagingstakeholdersandworkingwithvolunteergroups.activities

Threat Abiological,chemicalorphysicalprocessorentity,whichdamages,destroysordegradesthe naturalresource.Athreatcanbeanentitysuchasanorganism,whichbecomesapest,orapro- cesssuchasanincreaseinerosion,whichdamageshabitatorcanresultfromhumanactivities suchasanchordamage.Use Ahumanactivitythattakesplacewithinaprotectedarea.

Value Theimportanceofaprotectedareaintermsofarangeofvariables,including:biological,ecologi- cal, cultural, wilderness, economic, social characteristics as well as scientific, international or national significance.

Vested interest A financial or personal involvement held by an individual or organization with a right to the present orfutureuseofaPA.

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8.2 ACRONYMS

AMFO AntilliaanseMedeFinancieringsOrganisatie

–fundingsource

BNMP BonaireNationalMarinePark

BZK DutchMinistryoftheInteriorandKingdom

Relations

Carmabi CaribbeanResearchandManagementof

BiodiversityFoundation,Curacao

CI ConservationInternational

CIEE CouncilofInternationalEducationand

Exchange(basedonBonaire)

CITES ConventionforInternationalTradein

EndangeredSpecies

CMM CommissieMarienMilieu–Bonaire’s

marineenvironmentcommission

CTB CuracaoTourismBoard

CURO CouncilofUnderwaterResortOperators,

Bonaire

DCNA DutchCaribbeanNatureAlliance

DOEN Stichting DOEN – Dutch nonprofit funding

linkedtotheNationalePostcodeLoterij

DROB/DROV IslandSpatialPlanningDepartment

FPNA FundashonParkeNacionalArikok:PA

managementorganizationonAruba

IAC InterAmericanConventionfortheConser-

vationofSeaTurtles

IUCN NL InternationalUnionforNatureConserva-

tion,Netherlands

JAZ IslandLegalDepartment

KNAP KleineNatuurProjectenFondsNeder

landseAntillen–smallgrantfundfor

natureprojectsadministeredbyMINA

LNV DutchMinistryofAgriculture,Natureand

FoodQuality

LVV IslandAgricultureandFisheriesDepart-

ment

MINA CentralGovernmentDepartmentofNa-

tureandtheEnvironment

MINA fonds CentralGovernmentDepartmentofNa-

tureandtheEnvironmentsmallgrantfund

MPA MarineProtectedArea(MarinePark)

NF NatureFoundation:PAmanagementorga-

nizationonStMaarten

NFWF NationalFishandWildlifeFoundation,

USAbasedfundingorganization

NIOZ NederlandsInstituutvoorOnderzoekder

Zee,researchinstituteintheNetherlands

NPL NationalePostcodeLoterij–(DutchZip-

codeLottery)

PA Protectedarea

PBCF PrinceBernhardCultureFunds

PBNF PrinceBernhardNatureFunds

PMO ProtectedareaManagementOrganization

SCF SabaConservationFoundation:PAman-

agementorganizationonSaba

SEMP StEustatiusNationalMarinePark

SSV SpecialSecurityService–supportsPolice

Department

STCB SeaTurtleConservationBonaire

STENAPA StEustatiusNationalParksFoundation:

PAmanagementorganizationonStEu-

statius

STINAPA STINAPABonaire:PAmanagementorga-

nizationonBonaire

TCB TourismCorporationBonaire

TNC TheNatureConservancyUSA

TPA TerrestrialProtectedArea

UNA UniversityoftheNetherlandsAntilles,

basedonCuracao

UNEP CAR UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme

– Caribbean Regional Office

USONA Uitvoeringsorganisatie

StichtingOntwikkelingNederlandseAntillen

–fundingsource

VOMIL VolksgezondheidenMilieuhygiëne

CentralGovernmentDepartmentfor

PublicHealthandSocialDevelopment

VNP DutchRepresentativebasedon

StMaarten,Curacao

WIDECAST WiderCaribbeanSeaTurtleNetwork

WNF WereldNatuurFonds–WorldWildlife

Fund,Netherlands

WSNP WashingtonSlagbaaiNationalPark

WTT WorldTurtleTrust,HawaaiUSA

WWF WorldWildlifeFund

photo:FrankBierings

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8.3 UNDERSTANDING PARK MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS (PMO)

ThefollowinggenericinformationoncapacityandoperationalactivitiesisprovidedbothtohelpexplainthescopeofthePMOaswellastoprovideessentialbackgroundinformationrelevanttothePMOsannualreporting.

Thecharacteristics(amount,quality)ofthemanagementtasksthatcantakeplacedependontheresourcesavailabletothePMO.Iftheresourcesarenotavailableorarerestricted,thecapacityislimited.Themainelementsofcapacityare:

•Financialresources(income)• Human resources (staffing)•Physicalresources(equipment)•Informationresources

8.3.1CAPACITY

Financial resourcesIncomeforPMOscancomefromavarietyofsour-cesincludinggovernmentsubsidies,admissionfees,feesforservice,grantsand‘friendsof’groups,fran chises and similar. Accessing sufficient income can beproblematicforPAsintheDutchCaribbeanastheregionisillegibleformostinternationalaidfundsandineligibleformanydomesticsourcesoffund- ing. Sufficient income is required for a PMO to coveritsongoingoperationalcostsaswellasaddressingthreatsandissues.Akeyaspectofincomeisits sustainability; a constant flow of income is required tokeepstaffandmaintainoperations.

Human resourcesAfullystaffedPMOwilltypicallyemployamanageraswellasanassistantmanagerorchiefrangerforeachPA,4ormorerangers,anadministratorand an education officer. They may additionally have dedicatedprojectstaff.Whereanislandhasthemanagementofbothterrestrialandmarineprotec-tedareastheywillfrequentlyemployadirectortooverseethemanagementofbothPAs,carryoutlob-byingactivities,fundraisingandrepresentation.PMOsmayactivelyorpassivelyrunvolunteerpro-grams,haveinterns,traineesandconsultantswork-ingforthem.

Physical resourcesThephysicalresourcesthataPMOhasaccesstogreatlyeffectstheabilityofthestafftocarryoutwork.AnadequatelyequippedPMOwilltypically have unrestricted access to buildings (offices, workshop),communications(includingcomputers,telephones,andinternet),transport(boats,trucks),maintenanceequipment,drillingequipment(toplace moorings), scientific and field equipment.

Information resourcesInordertobeabletomakesoundmanagementdecisions,PMOsneedtohaveaccesstoessentialinformationrelatedtotheprotectedareasuchasmaps(terrestrialandbathymetric),tideandcurrentdata,specieslists,managementplans.

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Operational ManagementAsdescribedintheTrustFundStudy(FeasibilityStudyofaProtectedareasTrustFund:sustainablefundingfortheNatureParksoftheNetherlandsAntilles,February2005 http://www.dcnanature.org/donations/trustfund.html) and elsewhere, the operational management of protected areas has been quite clearly defined. The elements ofPMOoperationalmanagementare:

•MANAGEMENT•ADMINISTRATION•FIELDOPERATIONS•RESEARCHANDMONITORING•POLICYANDLAWENFORCEMENT•COMMUNICATIONANDEDUCATION•REPRESENTATION•WORKINGWITHSTAKEHOLDERS

Management activitiesOperationalactivitiesgenerallycarriedoutbymana-gerialordirectorialstaff,thatareincludedwithinand define reporting, planning, financial management andhumanresourcemanagement.

Administration activitiesOperationalactivitiesthatcanbecarriedoutmainly by office staff, relating general administration, secre-tariatfunctions,keepinglogbooks,givinggeneral advice, financial administration and inventory.

Field operations Operational activities mainly carried out by field staff;patrollingandmaintenance.

Research and monitoringResearchishypothesisdriven,timelimitedinvesti-gation.Monitoringistheregular,ongoinggatheringofdatatomeasurechangeinphysical,biologicalorsocio-economicactivity/states.

Policy and law enforcement activitiesPolicytasksrelatetothedevelopmentoradoptionofacourseofaction.TasksrelatingtoLawhavesomelegislativecomponent

Communication and education activitiesCommunicationcoverstheactivedistributionofinformationviawebsites,mediaormaterialdistribu-tion.Educationinvolvestargetedprogramsfor specific audiences to increase knowledge, changebehaviorand/orbuildstewardship.

RepresentationAttendingmeetingsandnetworkingonbehalfofthePAmanagementorganization.

Working with stakeholdersPartnershipbuilding,engagingstakeholdersandworkingwithvolunteergroups.

POBox 368 - Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles - Tel (599) 717 8444 - E-mail: communications@stinapa.org - Website: www.stinapa.orgSTINAPA IS A MEMBER OF THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN NATURE ALLIANCE

photo credits: Frank Bierings - Bert and Anja van Doren - Karen van Dijk - Eric and Jolande Gietman - Hanny Kalk - James Platz - Judik van der Sar - Eric van der Sar - Marian Walthie

text: lay-out: STINAPA Bonaire Eric van der Sar