Submitted by
Mikhail.DURKIN
on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 09:28
General Information
Resolution
49151
IUCN Constituent
Coalition Clean Baltic
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
European Union (EU)
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Ecosystem 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.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
CCB 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.
Status
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.
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/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
CCB will continue with the work on capacity building and advocacy for implementation of the EBM for fisheries and conservation in general.
III. Additional Information
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member