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WCC 2020 Res 012 - Activity Report

Submitted by Mikhail.DURKIN on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 09:28
General Information
Aquatic biodiversity conservation of shallow marine and freshwater systems
IUCN Constituent: 
Coalition Clean Baltic
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2021
Geographic scope: 
European Union (EU)
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Capacity-buildingEcosystem Based Management. In 2020, CCB started to develop and implement a project to increase capacity and knowledge about Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) in the network. CCB Member Organizations, but also other NGOs that were invited to the discussions in 2020-2021 (DUH, OurFish, Fisheries Secretariat), have a more aligned approach and thinking as a result.On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyCCB requested to HELCOM countries to start a process to agree on a common understanding on EBM, and how it should be implemented. This was indeed accepted and developed into a stakeholder conference in March 2021. CCB was responsible for organising and chairing one of the three sessions and the event resulted in solid recommendations for next steps. On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
For the first action, a common understanding is still far away, among scientists and managers alike, but among NGOs the shared understanding is becoming more clear. Moreover, CCB has as Chair of the Baltic Sea Advisory Council (BSAC) EBM working group also been able to reach an agreement with fishermen on what EBM means and needs. This is clearly visible in the BSAC “white paper on CFP”.

For the second action, as an outcome, EBM is fully present in the new Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and several actions suggested by CCB on practical steps, such as open cooperation between fisheries and environmental managers (e.g. via Baltfish-HELCOM) are now part of the updated BSAP.
Future work: CCB will continue with the work on capacity building and advocacy for implementation of the EBM for fisheries and conservation in general.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyCCB will continue with the work on capacity building and advocacy for implementation of the EBM for fisheries and conservation in general.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Request for common understanding
Stakeholder conference
Updated BSAP (HELCOM's document)