Abstract

As part of the UNDP/GEF Catalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of Shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems project (CLME+ Project) the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute is leading the participatory development of a CLME+ Civil Society Action Programme (C-SAP). The CLME+ C-SAP provides a framework to guide civil society’s participation in implementing the politically endorsed 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+ SAP). It outlines priorities identified by civil society on how it can best contribute to the implementation of priorities under the CLME+ SAP. It further identifies capacity building requirements needed by civil society so that it can effectively play a role in partnership with governments and other stakeholders. C-SAP enables CSOs and community-based SMEs in the CLME+ region to commit to the implementation of a set of coordinated strategies and actions that will support the implementation of the CLME+ SAP. The CLME+ SAP and the associated C-SAP focus on three key ecosystem types: reef and associated ecosystems, pelagic ecosystems and the continental shelf ecosystems. The C-SAP therefore is a guide for both civil society seeking to prioritise and focus its work as well as donors, governments and others who provide financial and technical support to civil society. Together, these contribute to supporting civil society to play an effective role in implementing the CLME+ SAP to improve the governance and management of shared living marine resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems region.

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