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2 CAT BA ARCHIPELAGO, VIETNAM
3 CAT BA ARCHIPELAGO, VIETNAM Cat Ba Archipelago Cat Ba Archipelago, Vietnam CAT BA ARCHIPELAGO, VIETNAM Proposed UNESCO World Heritage 3 HHC_25/11/2010
4 WORLD TITLES 1986: National Park 2004: UNESCO/MAB Biosphere Reserve 2010: Marine Protected Area; 2011: UNESCO candidate World Heritage Site 4
5 BIODIVERSITY VALUES Present typical ecosystems types of Vietnam species of fauna & flora
6 OUTSTANDING NATURAL VALUES 7 adjacent Ecosystems evolving in karst archipelago: Mangroves, Primary tropical rainforest on limestone island karst hills, Caves and grottos, Marine lakes, Tidal flats, Soft bottoms, Coral reefs. Critically Endangered Cat Ba endemic Langur and 3,885 species of fauna and flora
7 RARE & ENDEMIC SPECIES Cat Ba Langur (Golden Headed Langur): top 25 most endangered primates Cat Ba Gecko, discovered in 2009 (Total 21 endemic species) Cat Ba gecko Cát Bà langur
8 Traditional culture Annual Fishing Village Festival April 1st
9 Cai Beo Relics ( yrs ago)
10 Cat Ba National Park CBBR core zone
11 Defining the faces of Sustainable Development (Bosch 2007)? Economic Environment Poverty/Quality of life
12 CBBR: Linking Academic Research to Professional Management Administration Structure Uncoordinated Government Policies Poor Access to Growth Lack of Integrated Planning Environment Degradation Poverty Tourism Decline Natural Resource Use Less Revenue A systems thinking of Sustainability Issues Source: Bosch 2007
13 SLIQ MAB Vietnam innovative approach to designing and managing Biosphere Reserves S Systems Thinking L Landscape/seascape (spatial) planning I Intersectoral Coordination Q Quality Economy
14 SLIQ MAB Vietnam innovative approach to designing and managing Biosphere Reserves Quality Economy Intersectoral Coordination Society Stakeholders Landscape planning Systems Thinking SLIQ House of Sustainable Development (Prof Hoang Tri 2011)
15 S Systems Thinking: A systems map/ Big picture of Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve as a System Leverage Points
16 L Landscape/seascape planning : 3 integrated zones Core Area: ha Buffer Zone: ha Transition Area: ha
17 I Intersectoral Coordination: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
18 Support of International Agencies: Promoting Local Customs in Biosphere Reserve Management A UNESCO/MAB pilot project in Cat Ba BR
19 The Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve Label Q Quality Economy in Cat Ba Archipelago (Vietnam) CAT BA BIOSPHERE RESERVE LABEL 1st in Vietnam s network of BRs -Launched and applied since 2007, make use of the CBBR Logo to registered as a value added Label for local products and services; - Applied for 05 groups of products and services: Fish sauce, Bee Honey, Tourist Boat Services, Recreational parks, Hotel, guest house and restaurant.
20 CAT BA BR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND
21 1 st of its kind in Asia-Pacific Cat Ba Sustainable Development Fund (initative of MABVN/CBBR 2007), currently engaged by 12 private businesses, UNESCO and UQ with donation of ~ VND 1,5 billion.
22 The Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve Learning Laboratory for Sustainable Development (A World s First) Administration Structure SLIQ to coordinate the Biosphere Reserves System CBBR Management Board Integrated Planning Government Policies Improved Environment Improved Access to Growth LOCAL COMMUNITY Livelihoods Poverty alleviation Coordinated International Cooperation Sustainable Tourism and Revenue Better Resource Use PRIVATE SECTOR SCHOOL and RESEARCH Adapted from Bosch et al 2007
23 Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve is showcased as a Vietnam s national good practice in combining conservation and development for sustainable development at the UN Conference on SD, Rio+20, June 2012
24 From Hunters to Wildlife Guardians: Community Participation in the Cat Ba BR Dang Quang Thuong
25 ESD Partnership CaseStory Improving public awareness on climate change through Community Learning Centres (CLCs) in Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Haiphong City, Vietnam (a BREES PROJECT report)
26 Some general CLC activities in Cat Ba Since 2005: Implementing Prime Minister Decision 112/2005/QD- TTg on the Project Building a Learning Society. Universal secondary education at CLCs for remote communes like Viet Hai, Phu Long, Hai Son; Short courses for vocational training for local farmers Short courses for local commune officers and residents on laws (family-marriage law, land law etc), general socio-economic issues, husbandry, cultivation, ecotourism, environment and sanitation, reproductive health etc. Refuge centers for evacuated island residents during storms CLCs in Cat Hai District (where Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve located) in 2013: learning sessions with 84 topics for 7,744 participants members of 85 Learning Promotion sub-associations groups of same hereditary-surname and thousands of households register to be learning/studious families + 109,100,000 VND was donated to District Learning-Promotion Association; School Parental Association raised fund for donating learning equipments for schools
27 UNESCO MAB - Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve facilitates and supports CLC actions Information on Environment, Cat Ba natural values and Climate Change at Hien Hao CLC
28 Annual Game-shows in 6/6 CLCs: Community Knowledge Contest on Biosphere Reserve Values Women Union Team Veteran Association Farmer Association Youth Union Team
29 CLC Training on Home-stay and Ecotourism in the Buffer Zone (Xuan Dam, Phu Long, Viet Hai CLC)
30 Ecolife Café (Phu Long Commune) the CLC supported by SIDA/MCD and run by local villagers Ecotourism in Mangrove Karst Area
31 UNESCO BREES Pilot project in Cat Ba BR: 2011
32 Key drivers of the partnership UNESCO support from the BREES project (Japan Funds-In-Trust) Vietnam National Man and Biosphere Committee Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve Management Office Cat Ba secondary schools (HA SEN) Cat Ba island rural commune residents (6 communes, with for focus group: Tourism Service Group, Agriculture Group (comprises the rice farmers, crops and livestock and poultry), Tourism service Group, Fishery Group (traditional fishing and aquaculture).
33 UNESCO TLSF: Integrated in School Cirriculum
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35 UNESCO BREES Youth Award
36 BREES: Community CC awareness training and action planning at CLCs
37 The four community group Agriculture Group comprises the rice farmers, crops and livestock and poultry; Fishery Group comprises the people working on the traditional fishing and aquaculture; Tourism Service Group: including of who are currently working in the tourism service companies, hotels, restaurants, or providing services in private sector in Cat Ba; Forestry Group including of rangers and conservation staffs in Cat Ba National Park, conservation officers of Cat Ba Langur Conservation Project and local people who help to protect forest as the volunteer.
38 Commune Agricultur e No. of Participants Fishery Tourism Forestry & Service Total Tran Chau Gia Luan Xuan Dam Hien Hao Phù Long Cat Ba town Total
39 Support local community in building the community action plan responding to climate change - Interview Occupational sectors Agriculture (crop and livestock) Fishery (traditional fishing and aquaculture) No. of Commune households interviewed 4 Hien Hao, Xuan Dam, tran Chau 4 Phu Long commune and Cat Ba town Forestry 5 Trân Châu, Gia Luan Tourism & Service 3 Cat Ba town Total 16
40 Develop community action plans framework plan Contents of action plan include: Technical aspect: is not limited to assess impacts and consequences of climate change, suggest specific practices of preparedness, response and recovery (individual and community practices), apply traditional knowledge and experience, building green lifestyle, develop communication plan in the community, community stories, etc. Implementation strategy: Design the implementation (how the strategy will be carried out successfully by Local Action Group). Monitoring and evaluation: How that plan will improve the community s well-being? Potential negative impact also needs to be assessed by the community.
41 Develop community action plans Main themes after interview and authority consultation The core group analysis the situation of their occupational sectors in adaptation to climate change and identify the needs of community in preventing and minimizing impacts of climate risks. With the guidance of experts, each group develops an action plan based on the existing problems in the locality, the specific action plan such as below: Fishery group: "Strengthen using of plastic buoy system alternative to foam buoy for fish cage farming in the Ben Beo area, Cat Ba Island Agriculture group: Building the model of community-based waste management in Trân Châu commune Forestry group: Reforestation to absorbs carbon dioxide and improve local environment in Dong Co area of Cat Ba National Park Tourism Service group: "Increasing the use of environmentally friendly equipments in hotels and restaurants on Cat Ba Island.
42 Lessons learnt CLCs are important tools/innovation for realizing a learning society, contributing to MDGs in Vietnam A national policy has been implemented consistently resulting in all communes having CLCs to integrate informal learning (awareness and vocational) aspects: Teachers from school (formal education) to help with illiteracy alleviation to reach universal primary education across the country; Annual program of operation ensured by CLCs and supporting agencies Support from international agencies, UNESCO/MAB for emerging issues like Climate Change, Sustainable Development
43 UNESCO/MAB Biosphere Reserve and CLCs Before Designation Locally-focused CLC activity Local comunne stakeholders mainly Traditional CLC topics Lack of resources for CLC After Designation (2004) SLIQ Inter CLC activity Broader stakeholders involvement (local commune, private sectors, school, NGO, international agencies) Plus emerging topics: Climate Change, Sustainable Development More resources for CLC
44 SLIQ and MAB Biosphere Reserves allow for better collaboration/partnership SLIQ Networking Cooperation Coordination Collaboration Collaborative principles applies: -Goal, - Mission, -Stakeholders (Who involved), -Working Mechanism (How things are decided; Information sharing) - Relationship (Trust, Time and Turf Sharing
45 CBBR Future plan for CLC support/facilitation Secure supports to sustain ongoing successful CLC program as stated above Call for more support from private sectors, national and international agencies for maintaining partnerships and to enhance CLC activities with regard to new and emerging CC, green economy issues. UNESCO/MAB Biosphere Reserves can be ideal learning sites for different stakeholders, particularly in facilitating partnerships among the broader community (private sectors, government, NGO, scientists, local residents etc), in which CLCs can be excellent tool to facilitate learning for the sake of community development and for conservation and sustainable development. For BREES outcomes in Cat Ba Archipelago: + 04 action plans to mitigate and adapt to climate change in groups of occupational sectors in Cat Ba, and lists of Dos and Don ts in community according to each sector shall be maintained, revised and implemented at the ground level to realize the initiatives from the partnership with support from potential governmental and external donors and the internal resources of the communities as well; + More training and education on CC and sustainable development with relation to resource management, good production (agriculture, fishery support) will be conducted for all the communes in the Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve; + The community action plan responding to climate change - Case of Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve area is compiled as a handbook and expected to be referred to other community areas.
46 Vïng vþnh viöt h i Thank you! CAT BA ARCHIPELAGO (VIETNAM) PROPOSED UNESCO WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE SITE 46
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