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Establishing a transboundary network of marine protected areas: Diplomatic and management options for the east African context
Authors:José Guerreiro  Aldo Chircop  Catarina Grilo  Ana Viras  Raquel Ribeiro  Rudy van der Elst
Institution:1. Edifício ICAT – Campus da Faculdade de Ciências, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa/Centro de Oceanografia, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal;2. 6061 University Avenue Marine & Environmental Law Institute/Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4H9;3. Campus da Faculdade de Ciências, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal;4. Oceanographic Research Institute, Marine Parade, PO Box 10712, Durban 4056, South Africa
Abstract:International conservation efforts and cooperation are increasingly necessary, particularly at an ecoregion level, for the achievement of international targets for protecting biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems. Whereas more than 11 percent of land is protected, less than 1 percent of marine space is similarly protected. Transboundary networks of marine protected areas and transboundary marine protected areas (TBMPAs) are an essential form of cooperation for meeting these international targets. This paper explores the diplomatic and political options for regional and sub-regional cooperation between Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa, for the establishment of transboundary conservation mechanisms in the Eastern African Marine Ecoregion (EAME). Five options for the establishment and management of these mechanisms are presented, together with actions to be taken to facilitate cooperation. The paper deal with a proposed strategy for the implementation of transboundary conservation mechanisms, focusing on TBMPAs, between the three countries at a biogeographical/sub-regional level, supported by lessons learnt in other transboundary marine conservation experiences. The paper concludes that although political will may exist among States sharing borders to establish TBMPAs, the complexity of dealing with sub-regional realities is a difficult obstacle to overcome in a single step. The situation at each border must be taken into account in order that different multi-scale and multivariate solutions, supported by a common baseline will ultimately converge in a common trilateral framework. Finally, a two-step approach seems to be in course with the declaration (October 2009) of a TBMPA linking Ponta do Ouro in Mozambique to iSimangaliso Wetland Park in South Africa, following one of the options formerly presented.
Keywords:Marine protected areas  Transboundary networks  Political options  Eastern African marine ecoregion
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