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| 1. Project Details |
| Author or Responsible Organization |
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R D Smith and E Maltby. (2003) 'Using the Ecosystem Approach to Implement the Convention on Biological Diversity: Key issues and case studies. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK x + 118pp. |
| Project Title |
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Guiding Plan Proposal, Bañados del Este Biosphere
Reserve, Uruguay |
| Date of Publication |
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| Project Status |
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Completed |
| Project Start Date |
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| Project End Date |
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| Countries |
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Uruguay |
| Regions |
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Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Funding Source |
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| 2. Background to Project |
| Project Issue/Problem Statement |
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An interdisciplinary team was set up to initiate the
redefinition and rezoning of the Bañados del Este Reserve
in a manner that recognised both the socio-economic and
biogeographic realities of sustainable development and conservation. |
| Project Description |
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Since 1997,the Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable
Development Programme in the Este Wetlands (PROBIDES) has been developing a Guiding Plan for the management
of the Bañados del Este Biosphere Reserve. The plan
aimed to delimit the reserve area and propose new zoning.
The Guiding Plan resulted in a planning instrument for
the effective implementation of both conservation and
sustainable development within the reserve. It contained a
set of recommendations and actions that were orientated to
better land-use management.
Public and private institutions collaborated to delimit zones
within the reserve. The adopted methodology allowed the
progressive development of an action plan designed to
deliver conservation and sustainable development through:
(1)identification of environmental units,(2)elaboration of
a conceptual framework for the interpretation of the actual
situation and the evaluation of the relationship between
people and their environment,(3)study of the existing
legal framework of the reserve,(4)identification of land-use
patterns,(5)generation of a complete a data base for GIS,
and (6)identification of the degree of conflicts between
different sectors.A set of recommendations was proposed on
the basis of these evaluations. |
| Highlighted Aspects of Ecosystem Approach |
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• Conservation and sustainable use of resources are
addressed but equitable sharing was not.
• The need for greater understanding of the ecosystem and
its processes was a key element for the Guiding Plan.
• Goods, services and benefit sharing were not identified in
the case study.
• Adaptive management strategies were underlined as a
component of the Guiding Plan.
• Both regional and local levels were recognised as the
appropriate scales of management.
• The relevant sectoral groups were identified as NGOs,
public bodies and private sectors that are directly
connected to the reserve. |
| Conclusions |
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•A MAB-IUCN framework proved to be most appropriate
for the zoning of the reserve ’s area, particularly for the
management and protection of important natural habitats
or vulnerable species.
• Area-specific management plans, based on the Guiding
Plan template, will be needed in the future. |
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| 3. Sectors and Biomes |
| Sectors |
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Others |
| Biomes |
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Inland Waters Biodiversity |
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| 4. Tools and Approaches |
| Tools and Approaches |
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Relevance
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Further
Information |
| Public Participation |
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3-High |
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| - Conflict management methods |
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3-High |
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| Governance, Law and Policy |
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3-High |
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| - Policy development, planning and reform |
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3-High |
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| Data, Monitoring and Modelling |
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3-High |
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| - Data collection |
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3-High |
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generation of a complete database for GIS |
| Cross-sectoral Research and Working |
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3-High |
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| 5. Issues |
| Issues |
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Relevance
Score |
| Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j) |
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3-High |
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| 6. Ecosystem Approach |
| Principles and Operational Guidance |
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Relevance
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Reason
(Only if NOT relevant) |
| Principle 1: The objectives of management of land, water and living resources are a matter of societal choices |
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3-High |
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| Principle 2: Management should be decentralized to the lowest appropriate level |
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3-High |
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| Principle 4: Recognizing potential gains from management, there is usually a need to understand and manage the ecosystem in an economic context |
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2-Medium |
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| Principle 6: Ecosystem must be managed within the limits of their functioning |
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3-High |
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| Principle 10: The ecosystem approach should seek the appropriate balance between, and integration of, conservation and use of biological diversity |
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3-High |
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| Principle 12: The ecosystem approach should involve all relevant sectors of society and scientific disciplines |
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3-High |
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| 7. Lessons Learned and the Outcomes |
| Lessons Learned |
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•A MAB-IUCN framework proved to be most appropriate
for the zoning of the reserve ’s area, particularly for the
management and protection of important natural habitats
or vulnerable species.
• Area-specific management plans, based on the Guiding
Plan template, will be needed in the future. |
| Outcomes |
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| Other Information |
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| 8. References |
| References |
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Smith, R.D. & Maltby, E. (2003) Using the Ecosystem Approach to implement the Convention on Biodiversity: key issues and case studies. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridg, UK. x + 118pp. |
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| 9. Contact Details |
| Contact Person |
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Ms. Diana Mortimer |
| Job Title |
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Ecosystem Approach Officer |
| Organization |
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Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| Address |
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Monkstone House, City Road, |
| Postal Code |
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PE13 4LA |
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Peterborough |
| ZIP/State/Province |
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Cambs |
| Telephone |
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+44 1733 866857 |
| Fax |
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+44 1733 555948 |
| E-mail Address |
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diana.mortimer@jncc.gov.uk |
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