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| Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 October |
| Field trip to Sian Ka'an, ICRAN co-organize with GEF Small Grants Program |
| Reef Check Training of Trainers Certification Course |
| Sunday 15 October |
| 09.00-12.00 |
Briefing for Theme Organizing Groups |
| 12.00-13.00 |
Translator Briefing |
| 12.00-17.00 |
GEF Workshop on Coral Reef Ecosystem Health, Co-sponsored by GEF IW:LEARN, the WorldFish Center and GEF Implementing Agencies |
| 13.00-17.00 |
Caribbean Bleaching Event: Response and Assessment Workshop, Donatello Room, El Cozumeleno Hotel |
| 14.00-16.30 |
Caribbean Coral Disease Workshop |
| 18.30 |
Reception and cultural event to welcome participants at El Cocal Beachfront Restaurant, El Cozumeleņo Hotel
Hosted by municipal government, Cozumel |
| DAY ONE: Monday 16 October |
| Overall Goal: To develop the capacities of coral reef managers to implement programs that support the conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs and related ecosystems at the local, national, regional and global levels
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| Chairs |
Richard Kenchington and Sarah Timpson |
| Plenary Objectives |
Official opening and keynote address
To welcome participants, provide ICRI history, receive updates from other global coral reef programs and the regions, and spotlight urgent issues for deliberation during ITMEMS 3 |
| 09.00-09.20 |
Introduction and goals of ITMEMS 3
Chair(s) |
| 09.20-09.30 |
Welcome and introduction to Minister of Environment
Director, Cozumel Marine National Park |
| 09.30-09.45 |
On coral reefs and sustainable development
Minister of Environment, Mexico (speaker to be confirmed) |
| 09.45-10.00 |
Local action, global impact: Coral reefs and the community
Tui Macuata Ratu Aisea Katonivere (speaker to be confirmed) |
| 10.00-10.40 |
On Scientific issues and advice to managers, report from ICRS10, and briefing about upcoming 11th ICRS 2008
Prof. Kazuo Nadaoka and Richard Dodge, ISRS |
| 10.40-10.45 |
Logistics announcements and questions |
| 10.45-11.15 |
Refreshments |
| Plenary Objectives |
Themes and workshops
To explain how ITMEMS operates, explain the agenda, discuss ground rules for participation and introduce regional caucuses, themes and related workshops and how they will work |
| 11.15-11.45 |
How ITMEMS works
Chairs |
| 11.45-12.30 |
Introduction to ITMEMS themes and related workshops
Chairs |
| 12.30-13.00 |
Participants check which workshops they have been placed in |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
| Regional Caucuses |
| Plenary Objectives |
To bring participants from the same regions together, identify burning issues and priorities at the regional level, and discuss changes since ITMEMS 2 |
| Outputs |
7 sets of regionally-specific recommendations for inclusion in the ITMEMS Action Statement and for submission to relevant bodies |
| 14.30-17.00 |
Break-out into regional caucuses Region 1: Meso-America
Region 2: Caribbean
Region 3: South East Asia
Region 4: South Asia
Region 5: Pacific
Region 6: Red Sea and Middle Eastern Gulfs
Region 7: Western Indian Ocean |
| 19.00 |
Cocktail reception and and poster session, hosted by Coral Reef Targeted Research Program at La Plaza, El Cozumeleņo Hotel |
| DAY TWO: Tuesday 17 October |
| Plenary Objectives |
Workshops begin
To enable participants interested in specific issues to join a planned, facilitated discussion on key issues. Focus on experience and knowledge exchange in support of the formulation and implementation of management strategies and plans. |
| 8.30-9.00 |
Regional caucuses meet |
| 9.00-12.00 |
Session 1: 13 Parallel Workshops
Each workshop will provide printed report of emerging outcomes and recommendations for submission to secretariat by close of day |
| Objectives |
To explore relevant issues by theme; share experiences and lessons learned; and develop a set of specific action recommendations for uptake by ICRI and other relevant institutions and bodies to support the effective management of coral reefs and related ecosystems over the course of the next 5-10 years |
| Outputs |
A full set of workshop reports outlining the key elements of discussions, and a set of specific action recommendations per workshop for uptake by ICRI and other relevant bodies |
| Building resilience into coral reef management | Workshop 1: Integrating resilience into MPA design |
| Disaster Management and Restoration | Workshop 1: Prevention and Reduction of the Danger Posed by Natural Disasters |
| Enforcement and investigation | Workshop 1: Creating International Standards for Coral Reef Investigations |
| Fisheries and aquaculture | Workshop 1: Experiments in fisheries management and enforcement in the Philippines |
| Human Impacts on Coral Reefs and Related Ecosystems | Workshop 1: Anthropogenic Influences on Coral Disease, Part I |
| Information and knowledge management | Workshop 1: Data Collection & Analyses |
| Modelling and Decision Support | Workshop 1: Problems of Scale for Management |
| Integrated and participatory strategies for coral reef conservation and sustainable use | Workshop 1: Building Capacities to Manage Coral Reefs and Related Ecosystems |
| Communication, education and awareness | Workshop 1: Preparing for the International Year of the Reef 2008 |
| Sustainable tourism | Workshop 1: Planning for sustainable tourism development in tropical coastal ecosystems : lessons from the Mesoamerican region |
| Economic valuation of marine natural resources | Workshop 1: Economic valuation and its application at the site/local level
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| Sustainable financing | Workshop 1: Strengthening System Level Protected Area Financing |
| 13.00-14.30 |
Lunch |
| 14.30-17.00 |
Session 2: 13 Parallel Workshops
Each workshop to prepare sheet for submission to secretariat detailing outcomes and recommendations by start of next day |
| Building resilience into coral reef management | Workshop 2: Management during mass coral bleaching events |
| Enforcement and investigation | Workshop 2: Creating Enforceable Regulations |
| Fisheries and aquaculture | Workshop 2: Large marine managed areas and MPAs as a fisheries management tools: Approaches to address conflict and multiple objectives |
| Human Impacts on Coral Reefs and Related Ecosystems |
Workshop 2: Non-indigenous and Invasive Species |
| Modelling and Decision Support | Workshop 2: SIMREEF - Modelling with Managers |
| Integrated and participatory strategies for coral reef conservation and sustainable use | Workshop 2: GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) lessons in community co-management and monitoring of marine resources |
| Sustainable tourism | Workshop 2: Cruise tourism and marine protected areas |
| Economic valuation of marine natural resources | Workshop 2: Economic valuation and its application at the national/regional level |
| Partnerships and strategic alliances | Workshop 1: The role of multi sector partnerships for the conservation of Tropical Marine Ecosystems |
| Sustainable financing | Workshop 2: Trust Funds and MPA financing |
| 19.00 |
Civil Ceremony and Welcome Dinner for Distinguished Guests, hosted by Mayor Ortega. Invitation Only |
| DAY THREE: Wednesday 18 October |
| Plenary Objectives |
Local Government Leaders Forum
To discuss the role and responsibilities of local government in the conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs and tropical marine ecosystems |
| 09.00-13.00 |
Session 3: Local Government and the Conservation and sustainable Use Tropical Marine Ecosystems
The session will be chaired by Gustavo Ortega, Mayor of Cozumel and facilitated by Jeremy Harris, Former Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
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| 9.30-10.00 |
Introduction of Local Government Leaders |
| 10.00-13.00 |
Plenary Questions and Answers.
Panel of Local Government Leaders addresses issues relating to governance and coral reefs. |
| 11.30 |
Refreshments organized, to break up plenary |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00-17.30 |
Session 4: Special session focused on Peer to Peer Networking |
| Plenary Objectives |
To promote and facilitate active peer to peer knowledge exchange, learning and networking. More information..
ICRAN.
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| DAY FOUR: Thursday 19 October |
| Plenary Objectives |
Continuation of workshops
To enable participants interested in specific issues to join a planned facilitated discussion on key issues |
| 08.30-09.00 |
Regional caucuses meet |
| 09.00-12.00 |
Session 5: 13 Parallel Workshops
Each workshop will provide printed report of emerging outcomes and recommendations for submission to secretariat by close of day |
| Building resilience into coral reef management | Workshop 3: Adapting coral reef management in the face of climate change (part I) |
| Disaster Management and Restoration | Workshop 2: Strategies for Tropical Marine Ecosystem Restoration |
| Enforcement and investigation | Workshop 3: Role of Community, Volunteers & Educational Institutions |
| Fisheries and aquaculture | Workshop 3: Pacific Islands: Community based management and sustainable livelihoods |
| Human Impacts on Coral Reefs and Related Ecosystems | Workshop 3: Monitoring and Management of Dredging and Port Development impacts on Coral Reefs
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| Information and knowledge management | Workshop 2: Online Information & Learning Networks |
| Modelling and Decision Support | Workshop 3: Impact of the Internet/Web 2 on Management (Data, Analysis, Decision, Communication) |
| Communication, education and awareness | Workshop 2: Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing |
| Sustainable tourism | Workshop 3: Tools and methods for minimizing the environmental footprint of tourism in marine protected areas |
| Partnerships and strategic alliances | Workshop 2: Strategic alliances for coral reefs: clustering small grants at a land and seascape level |
| Sustainable financing |
Workshop 3: Site Level Finance and Business Planning in parallel to Workshop 4: Business plan formulation and development |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.30-17.00 |
Session 6: 13 Parallel Workshops
Each workshop to prepare sheet for submission to secretariat detailing outcomes and recommendations by start of next day |
| Building resilience into coral reef management | Workshop 4: Adapting coral reef management in the face of climate change (part II) |
| Enforcement and investigation | Workshop 4: Working with Multiple National Programs |
| Fisheries and aquaculture | Workshop 4: Challenges, issues, approaches and lessons learned from around the world. |
| Human Impacts on Coral Reefs and Related Ecosystems | Workshop 4: Anthropogenic Impacts and Coral Disease, Part II |
| Integrated and participatory strategies for coral reef conservation and sustainable use | Workshop 3: Traditional Management into the Conservation of Coral Reefs
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| Communication, education and awareness | Workshop 3: Preparing for the International Year of the Reef 2008 |
| Sustainable tourism | Workshop 4: Enhancing the success of community based tourism initiatives |
| Economic valuation of marine natural resources | Workshop 3: Economic Incentives and Payments for Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services (this is a joint workshop with the Sustainable Financing theme) |
| Sustainable financing |
Workshop 5: Site Level Revenue Generation Mechanisms in parallel to Workshop 6: Economic Incentives and Payments for Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services (this workshop is a joint workshop with the Economic valuation of marine natural resources theme)
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| 19.00 |
Drafting committee meet |
| 19.00 |
Demonstration of a new Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) for Natural Resource Investigators (El Cozumeleņo north swimming pool ) |
| DAY FIVE: Friday 20 October |
| Plenary Objectives |
Conclusions, recommendations and closing of ITMEMS 3
To recap issues discussed and lessons learned during the meeting, develop a set of recommendations to feed and inform the regional and global levels (implications for ICRI GM and ICRI Framework for Action and other international processes), and develop individual action plans for implemention of lessons learned and emerging recommendations at grassroots level |
| 08.00 |
Draft ITMEMS3 Action Statement distributed to all participants for review |
| 09.00 - 11.00 |
Plenary report back and recap on Themes |
| 11.00 - 13.00 |
Volunteer participants explain how ITMEMS3 discussions and recommendations will be implemented in their home country and provide feedback on the Symposium |
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 - 15.00 |
Participants identify proposed revisions to draft ITMEMS Call to Action and ICRI Framework for Action |
| 15.00 - 16.00 |
Plenary adopt final report |
| 16.00 - 16.30 |
Farewell statements and closing |
| 18.00 |
Farewell party
Hosted by Cozumel National Park |
| Saturday 21 October |
| 08.00-17.00 |
Local field trip to cozumel Marine Park for interested delegates/participants
Robert Cudney |
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