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The Action Plan in French Polynesia French Polynesia ACTION PLAN FRENCH POLYNESIA AUGUST 2014 → JANUARY 2018 Financed by / Financé par ACTION PLAN FRENCH POLYNESIA AUGUST 2014 → JANUARY 2018 PACIFIC COMMUNITY (SPC) NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA/2017 © Pacific Community (SPC) 2017 All rights for commercial / for profit reproduction or translation, in any form, reserved. SPC authorises the partial reproduction or translation of this material for scientific, educational or research purposes, provided that SPC and the source document are properly acknowledged. Permission to reproduce the document and/ or translate in whole, in any form, whether for commercial / for profit or non-profit purposes, must be requested in writing.Original SPC artwork may not be altered or separately published without permission. Original text: French Pacific Community Cataloguing-in-publication data New Caledonia – INTEGRE/Project Action Plan /August 2014 > January 2018 This report is the product of work coordinated by the SPC (INTEGRE) Publication Section Pacific Community (SPC) 95, promenade Roger Laroque, BP D5 – 848 Noumea, New Caledonia Email: [email protected] — Tel.: +687 26 20 00 Written by Caroline Vieux, Peggy Roudaut and Estelle Bonnet-Vidal Proofreading and layout by Éditions du Ouen Toro Cover photo: Mount Rotui, Moorea © SPC - INTEGRE Published by the Pacific Community – BP D5 Noumea, New Caledonia Noumea, New Caledonia – 2017 CONTENTS Key figures ............................................................................. 4 Highlights ............................................................................... 5 PART 4 Map of French Polynesia ........................................................ 6 PILOT SITE: TAHITI PENINSULA (TAIARAPU) ....................................... 25 PART 1 Listed sites on the reefs ....................................................... 26 UNDERSTANDING THE BACKGROUND • Geography .................................................................................26 AND ISSUES IN FRENCH POLYNESIA .................................. 7 • Economy ...................................................................................26 French Polynesia’s originality and uniqueness ....................... 8 • Biodiversity and environmental pressure ...............................27 • Geography – South Pacific Paradise ..........................................8 • Population – Two out of every three French Polynesians • Local governance arrangements .............................................27 live on Tahiti ................................................................................8 INTEGRE implementation ..................................................... 28 • Governance – Broad governing powers ....................................8 • Site assessment .......................................................................29 • Economy – The coastline is the economic heartland……… .....9 • Objectives ..................................................................................30 • Biodiversity – Natural heritage of outstanding value .............10 • Action plan and budget.............................................................30 • A host of environmental pressures .........................................10 PART 2 PART 6 INTEGRE PROJECT: PILOT SITE: IMPROVING INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT OPUNOHU BAY AND VALLEY .........................................31 FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES ................................ 11 A listed natural and cultural site .......................................... 32 Sustainably managing islands and coastal areas .................. 12 • Geography .................................................................................32 • The issues: A coveted heritage ................................................12 • Economy ...................................................................................32 • Management - Sustainably managing this common heritage 1 3 • Biodiversity and environmental pressure ...............................33 • Definitions - Integrated coastal management ........................13 • Local governance arrangements .............................................33 • Local sustainable development ...............................................13 The INTEGRE Project ........................................................... 14 INTEGRE implementation ..................................................... 34 • Project objective .......................................................................14 • Unusual circumstances ............................................................34 • Regional component ................................................................14 • Site assessment .......................................................................34 • Local component ......................................................................15 • Objectives ..................................................................................35 • Logframe ..................................................................................16 • Action plan and budget.............................................................35 • Governance ...............................................................................17 • Budget .......................................................................................17 PART 6 • Monitoring and evaluation .......................................................17 COOPERATE AND MAXIMIZE RESULTS TO ENSURE INTEGRE in French Polynesia ............................................... 18 A TERRITORY-WIDE REACH AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE ... 31 • Specific objectives ....................................................................18 Cross-sector activities to ensure a territory-wide reach ....... 37 • Budget .......................................................................................19 • Setting up a pilot organic farm network .................................37 • Local governance arrangements .............................................19 • Managing a large marine protected area ................................38 PART 3 • Coastal management plan .......................................................38 Sharing and disseminating ................................................... 39 PILOT SITE: RAIATEA-TAHAA ................................................................ 20 • Target groups ............................................................................39 Two islands with one lagoon ................................................ 21 • Messages ..................................................................................40 • Geography .................................................................................21 • Open access to information .....................................................40 • Economy ...................................................................................21 • Biodiversity and environmental pressure ...............................22 PART 7 • Local governance arrangements .............................................22 INTEGRE implementation ..................................................... 23 BALANCE SHEET AND APPENDICES................................. 41 • Site assessment .......................................................................23 • Project overview .......................................................................42 • Objectives ..................................................................................24 • References ................................................................................44 • Action plan and budget.............................................................24 • INTEGRE team contact details .................................................45 KEY FIGURES FRENCH POLYNESIA m 2241 Highest peak: 118 XPF 273,000 5.5 islands forming 1.9 Inhabitants million sq. km Mount Orohena million five island groups of maritime domain on Tahiti per-capita GDP BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS 498 905 sq. km Endemic land Native plant species, sq. km 1200 3521 15,000 reef and lagoon in land area gastropod 63% of which lagoon fish species species are endemic INTEGRE IN THE PACIFIC OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES 4 OCTs XPF1 43 French Polynesia, 5 billion budget, New Caledonia 9 Project coordinators 50 i.e. EUR 12 million Wallis & Futuna Pilot sites at SPC Participants and Pitcairn INTEGRE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA 3 Pilot sites XPF 250 Raiatea and Taha’a Islands, million budget, 26 Tahiti Peninsula,Opunohu Bay i.e. EUR 2.1 million Funded activities and Valley HIGHLIGHTS With 118 islands spread across an area larger than INTEGRE’s regional activities (regional workshops, continental Europe and located at the heart of the bilateral exchanges) focus on strengthening regional Pacific, French Polynesia hosts a natural and cultural cooperation in integrated coastal management and heritage acknowledged worldwide as outstanding. promoting sustainable development for the benefit of Use of coastal areas and the nearshore provides communities. considerable economic leverage. Human activity en- croachment in these areas is increasing and causing Within French Polynesia, INTEGRE is strengthening major disruptions including damage to natural envi- participatory integrated management efforts made ronments, biodiversity erosion, and climate change, by the Department of the Environment (DIREN) and etc. French Polynesians, who love their islands and development stakeholders to better protect their wish to preserve their heritage, are now seeking to natural environments. INTEGRE is involved in
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