Douglas HykleDouglas Hykle

Coordinator / Senior CMS AdvisorCoordinator / Senior CMS Advisor

IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU Secretariat, BangkokIOSEA Marine Turtle MoU Secretariat, Bangkok

Western Indian Ocean – Marine Turtle Western Indian Ocean – Marine Turtle Task ForceTask Force

IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU / Nairobi ConventionIOSEA Marine Turtle MoU / Nairobi Convention

Geographic scope: > 40 States of the Area (+ others)IOSEA Marine Turtle Memorandum of IOSEA Marine Turtle Memorandum of UnderstandingUnderstanding

An agreement of interested Governments, working in partnership with other relevant intergovernmental and nongovernmental actors

Coordinated by a Secretariat based in Bangkok

Operational since 2003

IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU

27 Signatory States

Largest intergovernmental agreement focusing on sea turtle / habitat conservation

Northern Indian Ocean

South-East Asia +

AU, JP, CN, KR

Western Indian Ocean

Northwestern Indian Ocean

IOSEA divided into four sub-regions

Protect Habitat

Protect Habitat

Research /Monitoring

Research /Monitoring

PromoteImplement-

ation

PromoteImplement-

ation

EducationAwarenessParticipat’n

EducationAwarenessParticipat’n

Reduce mortality

Reduce mortality

Inter-National Cooperat’n

Inter-National Cooperat’n

Conservation and Management Plan (CMP)Conservation and Management Plan (CMP)

Six main objectives:

IOSEA National Report SystemIOSEA National Report System

Standard template: 80 specific questions Standard template: 80 specific questions about actions that contribute to sea turtle about actions that contribute to sea turtle conservationconservation

Linked to the provisions of the CMPLinked to the provisions of the CMP

Objective assessment of SS performanceObjective assessment of SS performance

Performance MatrixPerformance Matrix

X-axis: IOSEA Signatories

Y-axis: 80 activities consolidated into 24 programmes of work

(eg. collaborative research, beach management, public participation etc)

Six colour-codes: eg…

White = no information, no action Orange = partial implementation Blue = full/near full implementation

Each colour corresponds to a numeric value from having scored each question/activity in the report

Strengths & weaknesses: country / across programmes for the region

www.ioseaturtles.orwww.ioseaturtles.orgg

Photo credits:

Juergen FreundAsghar MobarakiR. HooperDouglas HykleSergio OrtizKartik Shanker

Marine Turtle Task ForceMarine Turtle Task Force for the Western Indian Ocean

(WIO MTTF): A Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee

Marine Turtle Task ForceMarine Turtle Task Force for the Western Indian Ocean

(WIO MTTF): A Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee

Ronel NelNMMU for MCM

South Africa

ObjectiveObjectiveObjectiveObjective

CMS/IOSEA MoU:• to protect, conserve, replenish and

recover sea turtles and their habitats in the (sub)region.

Nairobi Convention:• “…broader scope of management of East

Africa’s coastal and marine environment”

CompositionCompositionCompositionCompositionMembership: Countries• Signatories & non-signatories to both agreements • Plus countries with an interest in the region to be

considered (e.g. Arabic states/Maldives)

Membership: Individuals• Nominated Technical/Scientific Experts by country;

appointment by IOSEA AC• Ex Officio Members – International NGOs & IGOs (e.g.

WWF, WCS, IUCN)• Observers from regional programmes (e.g. SWIOFPs,

ASCLME, IOTC)

1. South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Comoros, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, France/Reunion, UK/Diego Garcia.

• Chair & Vice Chair:– Election: To be elected from/by members – Term: 3 year term; rotational– Function: Principle point of contact between IOSEA, MTTF

Members,

• 11 Members: – Election: Nominated by country, selected by IOSEA AC– Term: 2 year / “2 meeting years” of IOSEA & WIO MTTF. Can be

reappointed– Function: Advice to own govs./IOSEA focal point/national turtle

committees/NGOs + to WIO MTTF

OrganizationOrganizationOrganizationOrganization

Meetings & Meetings & CommunicationCommunication

Meetings & Meetings & CommunicationCommunication

• Email-based committee

Meetings

• Per IOSEA SS meetings (where relevant)

• Special meetings arranged

• Working group meeting opportunities eg WIOMSA conferences

5 Themes: Strengthen (sub)regional cooperation

and coordination Review and report on status Coordinated Planning, Conservation &

Management Capacity Building Facilitate Communication

ToR: ToR: Tasks & Tasks & MandateMandate

ToR: ToR: Tasks & Tasks & MandateMandate

• Agreements, International Legislation & Policy• Biological/Ecological/Pathology• Husbandry, Hatcheries & Rehabilitation• Genetics & Lab techniques• Numerical / Statistical• Spatial Analysis, DBs Management & IT• Fisheries Management• Coastal Zone & Conservation Management• Community conservation, Awareness and Education• Fundraising & management

Expertise requiredExpertise requiredExpertise requiredExpertise required

• Approved as Informal Working Group at IOSEA SS4• South Africa - Interim Chair• Call for nominations – Dec ’06• Received 16 nominations from 8 countries• IOSEA AC completed (current) selection - 8 members• WWF EAME Programme to sponsor first WIO MTTF

Meeting ~Feb ‘08 (Nairobi)• Agenda for first meeting:

– ToR to be completed– Election of officers to take place– Work Programme for 2008-2010 to be drafted

Implementation Implementation ProgressProgress

Implementation Implementation ProgressProgress

Thank you!