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Montenegro and Marine Protected Areas MONTENEGRO AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ASSESSMENT FOR CONSERVATION OF COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY Regional Activity Centre AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MPAS for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat B.P. 337 - 1080 Tunis Cedex - TUNISIA Tel. : +216 71 206 649 / 485 / 765 Fax : +216 71 206 490 e-mail : [email protected] www.rac-spa.org Montenegro and Marine Protected Areas Legal and institutional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and the establishment of MPAs 2014 The present document was prepared by: The designation of geographical entities in this UNEP/MAP – United Nations Environment Programme / Mediterranean Action Plan book, and the presentation of the material, do not RAC/SPA – Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) on the part of UNEP/MAP-RAC/SPA, IUCN, or the Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat MAVA Foundation concerning the legal status of B.P. 337, 1080 Tunis Cedex, Tunisia any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, Tel: +216 71 206 649 / 71 206 485 / 71 206 765 or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or Fax: +216 71 206 490 boundaries. www.rac-spa.org The views expressed in this publication do not And necessarily reflect those of UNEP/MAP-RAC/SPA, IUCN, or the MAVA Foundation. IUCN-Med: International Union for Conservation of Nature Reproduction of this publication for educational IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation or other non-commercial purposes is authorized C/ Marie Curie 22 without prior written permission from the copyright 29590 Campanillas, Malaga, Spain holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Tel: +34 952 028430 Fax: +34 952 028145 Reproduction of this publication for resale or other www.iucn.org/mediterranean commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. IUCN ELC: IUCN Environmental Law Centre IUCN Environmental Law Centre Published by: RAC/SPA and IUCN-Med. Godesberger Allee 108-112 53175 Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2014 – RAC/SPA and IUCN-Med. Phone: ++49 - 228 - 2692 - 231 Citation: Montenegro and Marine Protected Areas: Fax: ++49 - 228 - 2692 - 250 Legal and Institutional framework assessment for Email: [email protected] conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and the establishment of MPAs. RAC/SPA and IUCN-Med. Ed. RAC/SPA - MedMPAnet Project, Tunis. 72 pp. Product management: François-Xavier Bouillon, F-06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer. Editor: Deadline SARL, F-06570 Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Basic data collection by Faidra Bazigou, Consultant. A version in Montenegrin is also available. Translation: Dragana Petronijevic, Marina Marković Translation into English of the articles of the Montenegrin laws cited in this document isn’t official. Cover Layout: Zine El Abidine MAHJOUB. Cover photo: Kotor Bay, Atef LIMAM. Available from: UNEP/MAP-RAC/SPA: www.rac-spa.org IUCN-Med: www.iucn.org/mediterranean Index List of acronyms ......................................................................4 II. STAKEHOLDERS ..........................................................36 Foreword .................................................................................5 A. Procedure for the involvement of stakeholders ..............38 Acknowledgements .................................................................7 III. MAIN GAPS IN EXISTING PROCEDURES OF Introduction .............................................................................9 ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGEMENT OF Context in Montenegro ..........................................................11 PROTECTED NATURAL ASSETS ................................38 Methodological approach .....................................................15 IV. ONGOING INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND NETWORKING ......................................................39 PART I A. International projects ......................................................39 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS B. Networking ......................................................................40 IN MONTENEGRO ...............................................................17 I. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK PART III FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS ............................17 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT A. Legal instruments for MPAs ............................................17 OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM IN ....................................................................43 B. Other relevant legal instruments .....................................19 MONTENEGRO C. Existing policies regarding biodiversity conservation I. CONCLUSIONS, GENERAL .......................43 in Montenegro .................................................................21 AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS A. Legislation and policy .....................................................44 II. SPECIFIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT B. Management mechanism and management structure FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS ............................22 for marine protected areas..............................................46 A. Governance ....................................................................22 C. Coordination with existing Marine and Coastal B. Management ...................................................................24 Management Structures .................................................50 C. Roadmap and Timeframe of the Process of Establishment of Protected Natural Assets ................ 27 II. STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL AND HUMAN CAPACITIES OF MANAGERS ...............51 D. Financing ........................................................................28 III. MECHANISM OF INVOLVEMENT III. MAIN GAPS IN EXISTING PROCEDURES OF STAKEHOLDERS ....................................................52 AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGEMENT IV. FINANCING SOURCES FOR MPAS .............................52 OF PROTECTED NATURAL ASSETS ..........................29 IV. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MARINE ANNEXES .............................................................................55 PROTECTED AREAS ....................................................30 Annex I – Case Studies of MPA Network Management: A. State Administration ........................................................30 Italy, France And Croatia .......................................................56 B. Local governments .........................................................32 Case Study 1: C. Institutional capacities (human resources) .....................33 Management of the national MPA network in Italy ................56 Case Study 2: Management of the national MPA network in France............57 PART II NON-GOVERNMENTAL STAKEHOLDERS, Case Study 3: PROJECTS AND NETWORKING RELATED Management of the national MPA network in Croatia ...........60 TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND MARINE Annex II – Report of the national workshop on MPAs PROTECTED AREAS IN MONTENEGRO ..........................35 held in Podgorica, Montenegro in July 2013, organized I. NON-GOVERNMENTAL STAKEHOLDERS by the Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism, INVOLVED IN MARINE CONSERVATION ....................35 RAC/SPA and IUCN-Med .....................................................63 A. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) ......................35 Annex III – Plan for future MPAs in Montenegro ..................70 B. Private Sector ..................................................................36 C. Public participation .........................................................36 3 LIST OF ACRONYMS AdriaPAN Adriatic Protected Areas Network AECID Spanish Agency for International Cooperation to Development CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora EIA Environmental impact assessment EPA Environmental Protection Agency EU European Union FFEM Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial IMELS Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ELC Environment Law Center of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN Med Center for Mediterranean Cooperation of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature MAP Mediterranean Action Plan MCPA Marine and Coastal Protected Area MedMPAnet The Regional Project for the Development of a Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Protected Areas (MPAs) Network through the boosting of MPAs creation and management MedPAN Network of Marine Protected Areas Managers in the Mediterranean MedPartnership Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem MoU Memorandum of Understanding MPA Marine Protected Area MSDT Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan NP National Park NS ICZM Draft National Strategy on Integrated Coastal Zone Management NSSD National Strategy on Sustainable Development OG Official Gazette PA Protected Area PCA Protected Coastal Area PE CZM Public Enterprise for Coastal Zone RAC/SPA Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas REC Regional Environmental Centre RM Republic of Montenegro SAP/BIO Strategic Action Plan for the Protection of Biodiversity of the Mediterranean SPA/BD Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean SPAMI Specially Protected
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