Blue Solutions Template

BLUE SOLUTIONS TEMPLATE

Content 1 ………………………………………. Introduction to the Solution-ing Approach 3 …………………………………………………………………….Solution template

6 .…………………………………………………………….Building block template

8 ………………………………………………. Building block category definitions

Blue Solutions… … address challenges to sustainable development and human wellbeing in the marine and coastal realm and contribute to maintaining or improving the status/health of biodiversity and ecosystems … are effective and have been applied with a demonstrated impact

… are scalable with elements of your solution that have the potential for upscaling or replication in other contexts

The Solution-ing Approach – Learning from inspiring experiences world-wide

We believe that solutions are comprised of distinct building blocks that determine its success. Such building blocks may be adapted and recombined with others to address specific challenges in other socio-cultural and ecological contexts, sectors, or geographies. Distilling and sharing these solutions and their building blocks supports inter-sectorial knowledge Adapted from The Resilience Exchange transfer and enables mutual learning. The aim is to inspire others in taking action for an effective management and equitable governance of marine and coastal biodiversity.

Need help in writing up your solution? Take a look at the solution provider manual or contact us. 1 Solutions Exchange The Blue Solutions Initiative uses different formats to facilitate the exchange of successful approaches. Face-to-face Solutions Exchange In face-to-face meetings participants have the opportunity to engage with solution providers, as well as experience how building blocks can be used, recombined and adapted to create new solutions in solution-ing workshops.

Online Solutions Exchange The online platform “Solutions Explorer” allows solution providers to easily submit their experiences as well as providing users the opportunity to get inspiration for challenges they are facing.

Share Your Solution Share your blue solution and its building blocks so that effective components will become known and can be replicated! Once you have entered all information relevant to your blue solution and its building blocks, you can submit it to the Blue Solutions team, who will support you in the curation of your solution. The information you provide will be shared and promoted through different channels such as online platforms, publications and/or conferences and workshops. Learn more about solutions & building blocks and writing up your solution in the solution provider manual.

Short facts

What is a „Blue Solution“?

A successful approach that addresses challenges related to the sustainable use and conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity with a proven impact.

What are „Building Blocks“?

Core elements of a solution, such as instruments, tools, approaches, partnerships or processes, that determine the solution’s success. Building blocks may be adapted and/or recombined with others to address specific challenges in different socio-cultural, ecological, political or economic contexts, sectors, or geographies.

Examples

Community-based Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (CEAFM)

Using ICT tools in participatory vulnerability assessments

Need help in writing up your solution? Take a look at the solution provider manual or contact us. 2 SOLUTION TEMPLATE

Character limits refer to number of characters INCLUDING spaces.

* refers to required information.

TITLE * (max 75 characters) Example: “Community-based Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management”

CONTRIBUTED BY * ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED Please provide your contact details so that Please provide information on the people can get in touch to seek exchange. organizations involved in the creation or implementation of your solution. Name Name

Email Website

Profile Picture (Please send as .jpg/.png via email.) Logo (Please send as .jpg/.png via email.)

LOCATION * (max 75 characters) Example: “Yap, Federated States of Micronesia”

Please name the place/country and/or region of implementation.

CHALLENGES * (max 90 characters) Example: “declining fish and shellfish populations”

Please name up to three main challenges your solution addresses.

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION (max 410 characters)

Please provide further information about the main challenges your solution addresses.

BENEFICIARIES * (max 250 characters)

Need help in writing up your solution? Take a look at the solution provider manual or contact us. 3 Example: “local communities of three pilot areas”

SUMMARY (ABSTRACT) * (max 500 characters) Example: “This solution addresses declining fish and shellfish populations in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia for local communities of three pilot areas.”

Please write a short description that explains what the solution is and how it has been applied: This solution addresses [challenges] in [location] for [beneficiaries].

CLASSIFICATION Please highlight in yellow any that best apply.

Theme * (max 3 themes) - Climate change adaptation - Maritime transport - Climate change mitigation - Renewable energies - Coastal cities - Sustainable financing - Coastal and marine spatial management - Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture - Ecosystem services - Sustainable tourism - Infrastructure - Wastewater treatment - Marine litter - Other (please specify): - Marine protected area management and governance Ecosystem * Region * - Coastal forest - East and South - East Asia - Coral reef Africa - South Asia - Deep sea - West and Central - South East Asia - Estuary Africa - West Asia, Middle - Mangrove - North Africa East - Seagrass - North America - Europe - Seamount/oceanic ridge - Caribbean - Oceania - Wetland - Central America - Other (please specify): - South America Territory * Scale * - Onshore & Internal Waters - Local - Territorial Waters (12nm from coastline) - Subnational - Exclusive Economic Zone (200nm from - National coastline) - Multi-national - High Seas (beyond 200nm from coastline) - Global

Need help in writing up your solution? Take a look at the solution provider manual or contact us. 4 Contribution to international targets

- Aichi targets (please specify 1-20):

- Other targets (please specify):

IMPACTS *(max 1.250 characters)

Please describe 1-3 demonstrated impacts of your solution.

PHOTO *

Please provide photos that show your solution in action. (Please send as .jpg/.png via email.)

RESOURCES

Please provide additional information (documents, URLs) about your solution. (If you want to provide files, please send via email. Please provide URLs below.)

STORY (max 2.500 characters)

Please illustrate your solution by providing an inspiring and subjective/personal story of the solution in action.

Need help in writing up your solution? Take a look at the solution provider manual or contact us. 5 BUILDING BLOCK TEMPLATE

What are your solution’s building blocks?

Building blocks are the core components of your solution such as instruments, tools, approaches, partnerships or processes that you believe could be applied to other contexts. They may be adapted and recombined with building blocks from other solutions to solve new challenges. Building blocks should be described in a way that someone who does not know about the location or the context can understand what was done and how this building block can be relevant to their work context.

A minimum of two building blocks is required, and a maximum of six building blocks is allowed. Please see the building block template below and copy it for two to six building blocks of your solution.

BUILDING BLOCK TEMPLATE (2-6 building blocks per solution)

TITLE * (max 60 characters) Example: “Community management plans”

CLASSIFICATION * Please highlight in yellow the attributes that apply to this building block. For support, see the definition in the annex. Category* (max 3 categories) - Alternative livelihoods - Monitoring / evaluation / overseeing - Collection of data and information implementation - Capacity development - Partnership - Co-management building - Policy advocacy - Communication, outreach and awareness - Review building - Stakeholder dialogue - Enforcement - Strategy and plan - Finance scheme - Technical method, technique and tool - Law and regulations - Other (please specify): Level* Phase of solution - Local - Planning phase - Subnational - Inception phase - National - Implementation - Multi-national - Monitoring - Global - Documentation & dissemination of results - Review phase

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DESCRIPTION *(max 1.250 characters)

Please explain the purpose of this building block and how it works.

ENABLING FACTORS *(max 570 characters)

Please list conditions that are important to enabling the success of this building block.

LESSONS LEARNED *(max 1.000 characters)

Please list key lessons learned during the process of implementing this building block. If relevant, please also mention aspects that have not worked and any specific advice to replicators of your building block on avoiding mistakes in their application.

RESOURCES

Please provide additional information (documents, URLs) about this building block. (If you want to provide files, please send via email. Please provide URLs below.)

PHOTOS

Please provide photos that show your building block in action. (Please send as .jpg/.png via emai.l)

Need help in writing up your solution? Take a look at the solution provider manual or contact us. 7 HOW DO THE BUILDING BLOCKS INTERACT IN THE SOLUTION? (max 1.250 characters)

Please briefly describe how the building blocks interact in your solution to address the challenges. Step-by-step instructions or a pictorial aid may be helpful for greater clarity.

BUILDING BLOCK CATEGORY DEFINITIONS

Alternative livelihoods: includes income diversification, skills training

Collection of data and information: tools, surveys, assessments or research applied in the inception phase of project/intervention, can include biodiversity & socioeconomic information; used in order to create baseline, define intervention area, generate information on gaps/needs

Capacity development: the process of strengthening the abilities of individuals, organizations and societies to make effective use of the resources, in order to achieve their own goals on a sustainable basis, e.g. through trainings, e-learning, strengthening institutions

Co-management building: development of institutional, legal, operational and administrative components for effective co-management, including community members and groups, governmental authorities at levels concerned, non-governmental organisations and partners, private sector and any other stakeholder

Communication, outreach and awareness building: includes resource documents as knowledge products for stakeholders’ reference, translation of resource documents into other languages, sharing of experiences to disseminate best practices; cross visits to exchange experiences; specific events tailored to inform and change behavior

Enforcement: efforts leading to enforcement of laws, regulations and activities

Finance scheme: includes micro finance plans and institutions, payment for ecosystem services schemes, other sustainable financing options such as entrance fees, funding support, financial incentives and offsets, diversification of funding sources, development of financial plan

Law and regulations: includes codes of conduct, definition of user rights, drawing up legislation

Learning & education: includes pilot projects and sites that serve as demonstration and learning platforms for multiplying successful solutions, addressing a wide range of beneficiaries from managers, community groups, tourists, students, governmental and policy makers to persons involved in research and science

Monitoring / evaluation / overseeing implementation: used to understand long-term development of interventions; used to measure progress and impact of project/activity

Need help in writing up your solution? Take a look at the solution provider manual or contact us. 8 Partnership: develop and/or strengthen (multi-stakeholder) partnerships and cooperation

Policy advocacy: includes campaigns to get support from influential people; gain political support; identify and “use” champions

Review: includes revisions of processes, management plans...; management cycles to adapt to changing circumstances and influences

Stakeholder dialogue: details various approaches to stakeholder consultation and involvement, including community engagement

Strategy and plan: process of developing reference / guiding documents; combines information from various sources, e.g. local & scientific knowledge

Technical method, technique and tool: related to technical efforts; can be used for different purposes throughout projects/efforts

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