for the longer-term data collection including design of operation of the programmes stress reduction and regional system of environmental state fisheries indicators for refugia managed refugia Table 4 Results framework for project component 4 Targets End of Source of Risks and Components Outcomes Indicator Baseline Project Verification Assumptions 4. National and Cost-effective and Extent and continuity Lack of national and Effective multi-lateral Regular reports of Consultative regional cooperation efficient coordination of stakeholder regional-level and intergovernmental meetings of national processes will elicit and coordination for of national and participation in mechanisms to communication and and regional project adequate stakeholder integrated fish stock regional level meetings of project facilitate integration joint decision-making, management bodies input and commitment and critical habitat cooperation for management bodies, of fisheries including the use of a Reports of of support from management in the integrated fisheries including the scope management and consensual independent mid-term national networks to South China Sea and and environmental and uptake of joint biodiversity knowledge-base in and terminal project enable integrated Gulf of Thailand management management and conservation planning ecologically evaluations management planning decisions and cost-effective management actions 4.1 Strengthened Extent and continuity Limited National Fisheries 6 NFRC Terms of Willingness of cross-sectorial of national engagement Committees Reference and 48 fisheries and Refugia coordination in the government agency in the planning of (NFRC) established in biannual meeting environment sectors to establishment and participation in coordinated actions to 6 countries, functional reports (joint engage in joint operation of fisheries National Fisheries manage threats to fish and advising national management planning and in the Committee stocks and critical decision-makers and decisions and via NFRC refugia Refugia participating countries meetings habitat linkages regional participant lists) fora 4.2 National scientific Status of the Lack of a formal National Technical 6 NTSC Terms of Securing adequate and NTSC’s and technical and the uptake of the mechanism for the and Scientific Reference and 96 consistent inputs of expertise and scientific and sharing of science and Committees (NTSC) quarterly meeting expertise to work of knowledge harnessed technical advice they technical knowledge established in 6 reports (scientific and NTSC may be to inform policy, legal provide between government countries, functional technical advice and compromised if and institutional agencies and other and advising site-level participants lists) incentives for national reforms for fisheries stakeholders involved management boards, specialists to management in fish stock and the NFRC and the participate in work of refugia in the participating coastal environmental Regional Scientific the NTSC are countries management in all and Technical inadequate countries Committee
for the longer-term operation of the regional system of fisheries refugia data collection programmes including design of stress reduction and environmental state indicators for managed refugia Table 4 Results framework for project component 4 Components Outcomes Indicator Baseline Targets End of Project Source of Verification Risks and Assumptions 4. National and regional cooperation and coordination for integrated fish stock and critical habitat management in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Cost-effective and efficient coordination of national and regional level cooperation for integrated fisheries and environmental management Extent and continuity of stakeholder participation in meetings of project management bodies, including the scope and uptake of joint management and planning decisions Lack of national and regional-level mechanisms to facilitate integration of fisheries management and biodiversity conservation Effective multi-lateral and intergovernmental communication and joint decision-making, including the use of a consensual knowledge-base in planning ecologically and cost-effective management actions Regular reports of meetings of national and regional project management bodies Reports of independent mid-term and terminal project evaluations Consultative processes will elicit adequate stakeholder input and commitment of support from national networks to enable integrated management 4.1 Strengthened cross-sectorial coordination in the establishment and operation of fisheries refugia in the participating countries Extent and continuity of national government agency participation in National Fisheries Refugia Committee meetings Limited engagement in the planning of coordinated actions to manage threats to fish stocks and critical habitat linkages National Fisheries Refugia Committees (NFRC) established in 6 countries, functional and advising national decision-makers and regional fora 6 NFRC Terms of Reference and 48 biannual meeting reports (joint management decisions and participant lists) Willingness of fisheries and environment sectors to engage in joint planning and via NFRC 4.2 National scientific and technical expertise and knowledge harnessed to inform policy, legal and institutional reforms for fisheries refugia management in the participating countries Status of the NTSC’s and the uptake of the scientific and technical advice they provide Lack of a formal mechanism for the sharing of science and technical knowledge between government agencies and other stakeholders involved in fish stock and coastal environmental management in all countries National Technical and Scientific Committees (NTSC) established in 6 countries, functional and advising site-level management boards, the NFRC and the Regional Scientific and Technical Committee 6 NTSC Terms of Reference and 96 quarterly meeting reports (scientific and technical advice and participants lists) Securing adequate and consistent inputs of expertise to work of NTSC may be compromised if incentives for national specialists to participate in work of the NTSC are inadequate
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