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Small Islands Organisation Annual Report 2019 SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION ANNUAL REPORT 2019 MARITTIMO– IT FR– MARITIME Fonds européen de développement régional LASTOVO, CROATIE COMMONS WIKIMEDIA SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS 5 EDITORIAL 6 SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION 7 MISSION 10 GOVERNANCE 12 MEMBERS OF THE NETWORK 14 MAJOR PROJECTS AND FINANCIAL PARTNERS 15 INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS 16 SUSTAINABLE ISLAND LABEL 16 CERTIFICATION PROCESS 19 ISLANDS FUND 20 CERTIFICATION IN PROGRESS: REPORT 27 2019 ON THE ISLANDS 27 2019 ACTIVITIES 28 ON-SITE MISSIONS 30 ISLANDS FUND: FIRST OPERATIONS LAUNCHED 31 FOCUS: PROJECT FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT ON SMALL MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS 33 NETWORK EVENTS 36 NEW ISLANDS IN THE NETWORK 38 AWARENESS & COMMUNICATION 41 LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020 MARITTIMO– IT FR– MARITIME Fonds européen de développement régional PORQUEROLLES FRANCE PNPC / DROUARD ©CATHERIINE EDITORIAL Porquerolles, October 2015 to October 2019. Some four years down the line from the launch of the Sustainable Islands initiative, what conclusions can be drawn? Mainly that the association seems rapidly to be gaining both recognition and ground: there are now over thirty islands in the network, of which about twenty are engaged in the certification process. Last year, the Sustainable Island and the Label in Progress labels were awarded for the first time. Five islands met the mark: Gorée, Emerald Sea, Santa Luzia, Principe and Pangatalan. The first four went on to request access to the Islands Fund that SMILO has set up with the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), demonstrating that the label opens doors to investment and co-funding opportunities. The first projects were launched in Gorée and Principe at the end of last year and the mechanism is now fully functional with its attendant rules and procedures. This year, six islands earned the Label in Progress or Sectorial Awards: Bolama, Zlarin, Tavolara, Saint-Honorat, Sainte-Marguerite and Porquerolles. In 2019, working hand in hand with the Conservatoire du littoral and with the support of all our partners, SMILO initiated concrete actions on islands in the network. And thanks to the efforts of our Secretariat and volunteer experts, we were also able to offer island communities themed workshops, training courses and constant technical support. In June 2020, the IUCN World Conservation Congress will be held in 2019 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT ANNUAL 2019 Marseille, addressing major issues related to the environment and biodiversity around the planet. We pledge to ensure that the voice of the islands is heard among the concert of thousands of delegates from SMILO every nation. 2020 will be a key year during which we aim to welcome 5 new islands and new partners to our network and our label. Maxime PRODROMIDÈS President of the NGO SMILO GORÉE SENEGAL LECOCK ©ANTON SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION MISSION SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION ISLANDS SMALL SMILO (SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION) IS AN NGO GOVERNED BY FRENCH LAW. ITS MISSION IS TO SUPPORT SMALL ISLANDS MEASURING LESS THAN 150 KM² THAT WISH TO ADOPT A MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY OF MANAGING THEIR TERRITORY. SMILO’S ACTIONS COVER VARIOUS TRANSVERSAL THEMES SUCH AS WATER, SANITATION, WASTE, ENERGY, BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPES AND ISLAND HERITAGE. SMILO’S APPROACH IS ANCHORED IN SHARED GOVERNANCE AND FOSTERS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH TERRITORY TO THE BENEFIT OF ITS POPULATION AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. The islands’ dedication is recognised in a label developed by SMILO. The Sustainable Island label constitutes international recognition for small is- lands that are striving to improve the management and conservation of natural resources. The label aims to highlight conservation challenges on small islands and to promote territories that are veritable "laboratories" with a role to play in ecological transitioning. To support islands as they work towards the label, SMILO grants access to an Islands Fund, which finances concrete, innovative ope- rations on islands. During the development phase (2017-2021), 18 small islands located in Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa, the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia joined the NGO SMILO with a view to obtaining the Sustainable Island label. All in all, over thirty island territories are members of the SMILO network, embracing a spirit of cooperation and solidarity between islands. The network regularly brings islands and partners together at international events, where REPORT ANNUAL 2019 they can pool their best practices as well as their knowledge on specific subjects. Training courses and workshops are also organised, run by experts - usually SMILO volunteers - who the islanders can also call upon for advice and technical support directly in the field. 7 Advocacy initiatives by the NGO SMILO aim to put the question of small islands on the international agenda. Small islands are standing on the front lines of climate change and can thus be pioneers in achieving more sustainable development. In terms of governance, SMILO holds a General Assembly and has a Board of Directors composed of 5 colleges. The NGO is aided and accommodated by the European & International Division of the Conservatoire du littoral, and supported by the FFEM (the French Facility for Global Environment), the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Europe’s Interreg France-Italy (Maritime) programme 2014-2020, France’s Ministry of the Environment, and the French Embassy in Croatia. TAVOLARA ISLAND ©AMP TAVOLARA ©AMP SARDINIA THE ISLANDS LESS THAN 150 KM² IN ANY SEA, WITH NO BRIDGE CUT OFF FROM THE CONTINENT AT LOW TIDE INHABITED OR NOT, PROTECTED OR NOT. STRATEGY TO STRUCTURE AND REINFORCE LOCAL DYNAMICS TO SUPPORT INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL PROJECTS AND A JOINT VISION SHARED BY LOCAL PLAYERS TO HELP PROTECT AND PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS ON THE LAND AND IN THE SEA TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF RESOURCES TO REDUCE IMPACTS LINKED TO USAGE IBO AND DEVELOPMENT BY HUMANS MOZAMBIQUE ©S.JAQUEL SMALL ISLANDS IN THE SMILO NETWORK AND CANDIDATE FOR THE SUSTAINABLE ISLAND LABEL. ORGANISATION ISLANDS SMALL CERTIFICATION PROCESS SEABED OF SMILO NETWORK PRINCIPE SCOPE REPORT ANNUAL 2019 SMILO WATER, ENERGY, WASTE, 9 TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, LANDSCAPES AND HERITAGE, GOVERNANCE, INNOVATIVE FUNDING, STRATEGIC PLANNING. ©A. ABREU DE ©A. The Board of Directors GOVERNANCE held several meetings in 2019. One third of the board members were reappointed during voting at the General Assembly. Tasks during the year included writing the procedures manual and drawing up a blueprint agreement for the SMILO Islands Fund, plus discussing projects applying for the Fund. REPRESENTATIVE BODY GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMPOSED OF 5 COLLEGES FOUNDERS ISLAND COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES ISLAND LIFE PARTICIPANTS EXPERTS NETWORKS AND INSTITUTIONS Maxime PRODROMIDÈS Tatienne BE Annie JOUGA Président Vice-président Vice-président MANAGEMENT BODY BUREAU Roger ESTÈVE Antonio DE ABREU Treasurer Secretary Composed of representatives of the 5 colleges FOUNDERS DIRECTORS DIRECTORS DECISION-MAKING BODY DECISION-MAKING Maxime Roger Fabrice BOARD OF OF BOARD PRODROMIDÈS ESTÈVE BERNARD SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION ISLANDS SMALL ISLAND COMMITTEE ISLAND LIFE PARTICIPANTS Tatienne BE Silvana MONTEIRO Frédéric TARDIEU Annie JOUGA Emerald Sea Santa Luzia Sulubaai Commune of the Island Committee Island Committee Foundation Island of Gorée EXPERTS NETWORKS AND INSTITUTIONS Antonio DE ABREU Guillaume THIÉRIOT PIM Initiative GLISPA Facilitator of Facilitator Small Mediterranean Global Island Principe of Bolama Islands Partnership 2019 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT ANNUAL 2019 SECRETARIAT SMILO OPERATIONAL BODY OPERATIONAL 11 Sylvain PETIT Domitille LE HUÉDÉ Executive Secretary Project Manager Marta FERRETTI Claire MIGNET Project Manager Project Manager MEMBERS OF THE NETWORKS BOLAMA, GUINEA-BISSAU INTERNATIONAL BODIES PARKS / MPAS PRIVATE / FOUNDATIONS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TOWN COUNCILS LOCAL NGOS ©SMILO INTERNATIONAL BODIES Héliopolis Syndicate Villa Carmignac Priority Actions Programme/ Hyères-les-Palmiers Town Council Regional Activity Centre Cannes Town Council Islands Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions ITALY Tavolara Punta Coda Cavallo Protected Marine Area Consortium of partners in the Hydrousa project Arcipelago Toscano National Park Global Island Partnership Province of La Spezia Autonomous Region of Sardinia SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION ISLANDS SMALL MADAGASCAR Nosy Hara National Marine Park CAPE VERDE Region of Diana Biosfera Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment MALDIVES Soneva CROATIA French Embassy in Croatia MOZAMBIQUE BIUS OIKOS Kontrast Government of the district of Ibo Révolution Albatros Terra Hub GUINEA-BISSAU Comitat de Šibenik-Knin Pró-Bolama Zlarin Local Committee Bolama Regional Government Zlarin Tourism Board Orango National Park ESTONIA PHILIPPINES Kihnumare OÜ Sulubaaï Foundation FRANCE PORTUGAL Lérins Abbey Corvo Regional Nature Park Amis de Port-Cros Les Amis du Petit Langoustier UNITED KINGDOM Les Amoureux de Porquerolles Brownsea Island /National Trust PIM Initiative Association pour la Pêche et les Activités Maritimes SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée Principe Regional Government Environment Office of Corsica Principe Island UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Port-Cros national Park Gulf of Morbihan Regional Nature Park SENEGAL Commune of the Island of Gorée Gorée Tourism Board TUNISIA REPORT ANNUAL 2019 National Waste Management Agency THEY Commune of Kerkennah SMILO JOINED US IN 2019 13 APAM / les Amoureux
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