4.3 Community-led Continuity of Minimal stakeholder Local community 14 Management Existing tensions planning of fisheries participation of participation in action catalysed via Board Terms of between local management community planning of local establishment and Reference and 224 fisherfolk and refugia at priority locations in stakeholders in the actions to manage operation of site-based quarterly meeting government agencies the South China Sea planning, monitoring threats to fish stocks management boards reports (joint may limit community and Gulf of Thailand and evaluation of and critical habitats for fisheries at management leader participation in refugia fisheries linkages 14 locations in the decisions and management planning refugia management South China Sea and participant lists) Gulf of Thailand 4.4 Regional Status of the RSTC Lack of a formal Regional Scientific 1 RSTC Terms of Harnessing sufficient cooperation in the and the uptake of the mechanism for the and Technical Reference and 4 scientific and integration of scientific and sharing of science and Committee (RSTC) annual meeting technical expertise scientific knowledge technical advice it technical knowledge established and reports (documenting across disciplines and research outputs provides relating to fisheries functioning as a scientific and including, inter alia, with management and bridge between the technical advice and fisheries science, refugia policy making Continuity of scientific community participant lists) oceanography, coastal participation of and decision-makers and marine ecology members in annual for operation of a meetings regional system of fisheries refugia [biannual meetings] 4.5 Regional Status of the PSC UNEP and GEF Project Steering 1 PSC Terms of Senior officials of cooperation in the requirement for Committee established Reference and 8 national fisheries establishment and Continuity of establishment of and functioning to annual meeting administrations operation of a participation of regional decision oversee and act as a reports (documenting acknowledge regional system of members in annual making and planning principal decision joint decisions and importance assigned fisheries meetings body for the project making body for the participant lists) to operation of such a refugia project body by UNEP & GEF 4.6 Effective Program coordination Executing agency has Functioning regional Terms of Reference Regional executing coordination of unit recruited and managed components Project Coordinating and contracts for agency ability to regional and staff retained of larger FAO/GEF Unit (PCU) project coordination recruit and retain activities and projects but is yet to supporting the unit staff appropriately qualified reporting act as executing coordination of staff for project requirements of agency for GEF regional and national coordination unit UNEP and GEF project of this level activities satisfied magnitude associated with the establishment and operation of regional system of fisheries and meeting refugia
4.3 Community-led planning of fisheries refugia management at priority locations in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Continuity of participation of community stakeholders in the planning, monitoring and evaluation of fisheries refugia management Minimal stakeholder participation in planning of local actions to manage threats to fish stocks and critical habitats linkages Local community action catalysed via establishment and operation of site-based management boards for fisheries refugia at 14 locations in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand 14 Management Board Terms of Reference and 224 quarterly meeting reports (joint management decisions and participant lists) Existing tensions between local fisherfolk and government agencies may limit community leader participation in management planning 4.4 Regional cooperation in the integration of scientific knowledge and research outputs with management and policy making Status of the RSTC and the uptake of the scientific and technical advice it provides Continuity of participation of members in annual meetings Lack of a formal mechanism for the sharing of science and technical knowledge relating to fisheries refugia Regional Scientific and Technical Committee (RSTC) established and functioning as a bridge between the scientific community and decision-makers for operation of a regional system of fisheries refugia [biannual meetings] 1 RSTC Terms of Reference and 4 annual meeting reports (documenting scientific and technical advice and participant lists) Harnessing sufficient scientific and technical expertise across disciplines including, inter alia, fisheries science, oceanography, coastal and marine ecology 4.5 Regional cooperation in the establishment and operation of a regional system of fisheries refugia Status of the PSC Continuity of participation of members in annual meetings UNEP and GEF requirement for establishment of regional decision making and planning body for the project Project Steering Committee established and functioning to oversee and act as a principal decision making body for the project 1 PSC Terms of Reference and 8 annual meeting reports (documenting joint decisions and participant lists) Senior officials of national fisheries administrations acknowledge importance assigned to operation of such a body by UNEP & GEF 4.6 Effective coordination of regional and activities and reporting requirements of UNEP and GEF satisfied Program coordination unit recruited and staff retained Executing agency has managed components of larger FAO/GEF projects but is yet to act as executing agency for GEF project of this magnitude Functioning regional Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) supporting the coordination of regional and national level activities associated with the establishment and operation of regional system of fisheries refugia and meeting Terms of Reference and contracts for project coordination unit staff Regional executing agency ability to recruit and retain appropriately qualified staff for project coordination unit
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