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 new islandsandnew partners to ournetwork andourlabel. every nation. 2020 will be a key year during which we aim to welcome the islandsisheard amongtheconcert ofthousandsdelegates from biodiversity around theplanet. We pledge to ensure thatthevoice of Marseille, addressing majorissues related to theenvironment and In June2020,theIUCNWorld Conservation Congress willbeheldin workshops, training courses andconstant technical support. volunteer experts, we were alsoable to offer islandcommunities themed islands inthenetwork. Andthanksto theefforts ofourSecretariat and with thesupportofallourpartners, SMILO initiated concrete actionson In 2019,working handinwiththeConservatoire dulittoral and Porquerolles. Awards: Bolama,Zlarin, Tavolara, Saint-Honorat, Sainte-Marguerite and procedures. Thisyear, sixislandsearned theLabelinProgress orSectorial and themechanismisnow fully functionalwithitsattendant rules and projects were launched inGorée andPrincipeattheend of last year opens doors to investment andco-funding opportunities.Thefirst Facility for Global Environment (FFEM),demonstrating thatthelabel request access to the Islands Fund that SMILO has set up with the French Sea, Santa Luzia,PrincipeandPangatalan. Thefirst four went on to awarded for thefirst time.Five islandsmet themark:Gorée, Emerald Last year, theSustainable IslandandtheLabelinProgress labelswere network, ofwhichabouttwenty are engagedinthecertification process. both recognition and ground: there are now over thirty islands inthe can bedrawn? Mainly thattheassociation seems rapidly to begaining line from thelaunchofSustainable Islandsinitiative, whatconclusions Porquerolles, October 2015 to October 2019. Some four years down the EDITORIAL President oftheNGOSMILO Maxime P RODROMIDÈS

5 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT GORÉE

SENEGAL LECOCK ©ANTON Croatia. 2014-2020, France’s Ministry oftheEnvironment, and theFrench Embassy in Monaco Foundation, Europe’s Interreg France-Italy (Maritime) programme by theFFEM(theFrench Facility for Global Environment), thePrince AlbertIIof European &International Division oftheConservatoire dulittoral, andsupported Directors composed of5colleges. The NGOisaidedandaccommodated bythe In terms of governance, SMILO holds a General Assembly and has a Board of change andcan thusbepioneers inachieving more sustainable development. the international agenda.Smallislandsare standing onthefront linesofclimate Advocacy initiatives by the NGOSMILO aim to put the question of small islands on directly inthefield. volunteers -whotheislanders can alsocall uponfor advice andtechnical support Training courses andworkshops are alsoorganised, runbyexperts - usually they can pool theirbest practices as well as their knowledge on specific subjects. regularly bringsislandsand partners together at international events, where embracing aspiritofcooperation andsolidaritybetween islands.Thenetwork All in all, over thirty island territories are members of the SMILO network, SMILO withaview to obtaining theSustainable Island label. the Mediterranean, Africa, theIndianOcean andSouth-East AsiajoinedtheNGO During the development phase (2017-2021), 18 small islandslocated in Europe, rations onislands. SMILO grants access to anIslandsFund, whichfinances concrete, innovative ope- in ecological transitioning. To supportislandsasthey work towards thelabel, and to promote territories thatare veritable "laboratories" witharole to play resources. Thelabelaimsto highlightconservation challenges onsmallislands lands thatare striving to improve themanagementandconservation ofnatural Sustainable Islandlabel constitutes international recognition for small is- The islands’ dedication isrecognised inalabeldeveloped bySMILO. The ENVIRONMENT. TERRITORY TO THE BENEFIT OF ITS POPULATION AND THEIR AND FOSTERS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH SMILO’S APPROACH IS ANCHORED IN SHARED GOVERNANCE BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPES AND ISLAND HERITAGE. THEMES SUCH AS WATER, SANITATION, WASTE, ENERGY, TERRITORY. SMILO’S ACTIONS COVER VARIOUS TRANSVERSAL TO ADOPT A MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY OF MANAGING THEIR SMALL ISLANDS MEASURING LESS THAN 150 KM² THAT WISH GOVERNED BY FRENCH LAW. ITS MISSION IS TO SUPPORT SMILO (SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION) IS AN NGO MISSION ORGANISATION SMALL ISLANDS

7 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION 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 STRATEGIC PLANNING. INNOVATIVE FUNDING, AND HERITAGE, GOVERNANCE, ECOSYSTEMS, LANDSCAPES TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE WATER, ENERGY, WASTE, SCOPE SMILO NETWORK CERTIFICATION PROCESS THE SUSTAINABLE CANDIDATE FOR SMALL ISLANDS NETWORK AND ISLAND LABEL. LABEL. ISLAND IN THE SMILO SEABED OF PRINCIPE

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9 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION 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

of the5colleges representatives Composed of

DECISION-MAKING BODY DECISION-MAKING

DIRECTORS DIRECTORS OPERATIONAL BODY OPERATIONAL

BOARD OF OF BOARD SECRETARIAT Antonio DEABREU EXPERTS COMMITTEE ISLAND FOUNDERS Island Committee P RODROMIDÈS Facilitator of Tatienne BE Emerald Sea Emerald Sea Principe Maxime Executive Secretary Marta Project Manager Sylvain Silvana Guillaume Island Committee FERRETTI Santa Luzia Santa Luzia of Bolama Facilitator E Roger STÈVE PETIT MONTEIRO THIÉRIOT Small Mediterranean NETWORKS AND INSTITUTIONS Frédéric TARDIEU ISLAND LIFE PARTICIPANTSISLAND Domitille PIM Initiative Foundation Project Manager BERNARD Project Manager Sulubaai Claire Islands Fabrice MIGNET LE HUÉDÉ Commune of the Commune ofthe Island ofGorée Annie JOUGA Global Island Global Island Partnership GLISPA 11 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION MEMBERS OF THE NETWORKS

BOLAMA, GUINEA-BISSAU INTERNATIONAL BODIES

PARKS / MPAS

PRIVATE / FOUNDATIONS

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOWN COUNCILS

LOCAL NGOS ©SMILO Gulf ofMorbihanRegionalNature Park Port-Cros nationalPark Environment Office ofCorsica Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée Association pourlaPêche etles Activités Maritimes PIM Initiative Les Amoureux dePorquerolles Les AmisduPetit Langoustier Amis dePort-Cros Lérins Abbey Kihnumare OÜ Zlarin Tourism Board Zlarin Local Committee Comitat deŠibenik-Knin Terra Hub Révolution Albatros Kontrast BIUS French Embassy inCroatia Ministry ofAgriculture andtheEnvironment Biosfera Global IslandPartnership Consortium ofpartners intheHydrousa project of Peripheral MaritimeRegions Islands Commission oftheConference Regional ActivityCentre Priority ActionsProgramme/ National Trust Langoustier /TPMSoneva / / Association les amisduPetit / Association AmisdePort-Cros / OIKOS /Hyères Town Council of MorbihanRegionalNature Park project / VillaCarmignacGulf Porquerolles /Hydrousa APAM /les Amoureux de FRANCE ESTONIA CROATIA CAPE VERDE INTERNATIONAL BODIES IN 2019 IN JOINED US THEY Commune ofKerkennah National Waste ManagementAgency Gorée Tourism Board Commune oftheIslandGorée Principe IslandUNESCOBiosphere Reserve Principe RegionalGovernment Brownsea Island/NationalTrust Corvo RegionalNature Park Sulubaaï Foundation Orango NationalPark Bolama RegionalGovernment Pró-Bolama Government ofthedistrict ofIbo OIKOS Soneva Region ofDiana Nosy Hara NationalMarinePark Autonomous RegionofSardinia Province ofLaSpezia Arcipelago Toscano NationalPark Tavolara Punta CodaCavallo Protected MarineArea Cannes Town Council Hyères-les-Palmiers Town Council Villa Carmignac Héliopolis Syndicate TUNISIA SENEGAL SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE UNITED KINGDOM PORTUGAL PHILIPPINES GUINEA-BISSAU MOZAMBIQUE MALDIVES MADAGASCAR ITALY

13 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION MAJOR PROJECTS AND FINANCIAL PARTNERS

MARITTIMO– IT FR– MARITIME

Fonds européen de développement régional

FFEM - FRENCH FACILITY EUROPEAN UNION FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT INTERREG MARINE FRANCE ITALY 2014- SMALL SUSTAINABLE ISLANDS PROJECT 2020 ISOS - ISOLE SOSTENIBILI PROJECT

This FFEM project will support SMILO initiatives until ISOS is short for"Isole Sostenibili: a network of June 2021, notably in terms of the resources small islands for sustainable development and the islands need to move closer to their certification conservation of island heritage". The project runs goals. The support provided reinforces islands’ from March 2017 to February 2020 and aims to technical and financial capacities in the fields of federate a network of small French and Italian islands water, energy, waste, biodiversity, landscapes and committed to safeguarding their natural and cultural governance. The FFEM Small Sustainable Islands heritage. Thanks to support from the European project also supports SMILO’s Islands Fund, which Union, these neighbouring island zones pool their finances concrete, priority operations in light of a experience and expertise in order to introduce diagnosis of the territory in question. innovative solutions for managing natural resources and conserving and promoting their heritage. WWW.FFEM.FR/EN WWW.INTERREG-MARITIME.EU/FR/WEB/ISOS/ PROJET

PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT MINISTRY FOR THE ECOLOGICAL IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND INCLUSIVE TRANSITION OF FRANCE The project supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is entitled Sustainable Waste France’s Ministry of the Environment has supported Management on Small Mediterranean Islands. It SMILO since 2017 in order to: boost the NGO’s involves 5 islands in the Mediterranean and spans growth; encourage French islands to participate in a period of 3 years (2018-2021). It is divided into the certification process; and foster the implementa- two phases. The first phase is devoted to territorial tion of an international strategy for small islands in diagnoses, and the second to working with local partnership with the UN’s Global Island Partnership stakeholders to implement concrete initiatives that (GLISPA). improve waste management. WWW.ECOLOGIQUE-SOLIDAIRE.GOUV.FR WWW.FPA2.ORG

SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY: INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION ISLANDS SMALL

ISLANDS COMMISSION OF THE GLOBAL ISLAND PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE OF PERIPHERAL MARITIME REGIONS (CPMR) GLISPA is led by the Presidents of Palau, the Seychelles and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, In 2019, a decade has passed since the European the Prime Minister of Grenada, and the Premier of the Union introduced the need to pay “particular British Virgin Islands. GLISPA’s mission is to promote attention” to regions that suffer from severe and actions that build resilient and sustainable island permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such communities by inspiring leadership, catalysing as islands (Article 174 of the Lisbon Treaty, 2009). commitments and facilitating collaboration for all The CPMR Islands Commission is an actor at the islands. GLISPA and SMILO are committed to joint forefront of negotiations in Brussels for the better objectives and activities for islands, in line with the consideration of islands, and their inclusion in international development agenda. Such activities territorial cohesion as per the Union’s objectives. will help assess the contribution islands make to We are looking forward to joining forces to help the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the bridge the gap between the expectations expressed International Biodiversity agenda for 2030. They are by island governments and representatives, and the also expected to demonstrate the priceless impact of current low level of consideration given to insularity islands in advancing the conservation of biodiversity in EU policies. and promoting integrated solutions that foster resilience and sustainability. WWW.CPMR-ISLANDS.ORG WWW.GLISPA.ORG

SMILO JOINED

THE ANNA LINDH REPORT ANNUAL 2019

FOUNDATION SMILO

15 SMILO joined the Anna Lindh Foundation as a member of its French network. The Foundation www.annalindhfoundation.org is committed to gender equality, intercultural dialogue and combatting all types of discrimination. It is also involved in protecting natural spaces, notably small islands in the Mediterranean. 2019 AWARDS GIVING

SUSTAINABLE ISLAND LABEL

CERTIFICATION PROCESS ISLAND ASSESSMENTS 2018

The Sustainable Island label symbolises international recognition for an island’s improved management and conservation of natural resources.

The certification process, developed by SMILO, comprises several stages that must be completed in order to earn the Label. of 5years duringwhichcontinuous improvement remains on-going. occurs once prioritygoalshave beenreached. Thelabelisawarded for aperiod support (viatheIslandsFund) andexpert help. to helptheislandreach itspriorityobjectives; they mayqualifyfor financial may beawarded theSustainable Islandlabeldirectly. Awards. If it has already fulfilled the minimum requirements in all fields, it has fulfilled certain minimum requirements, it is rewarded withSectorial the coherency andrepresentative nature ofthe IslandCommittee. Iftheisland as thecompletion of all ofthefirst stages intheprocess. Italso recognises Label in Progress status recognises initial efforts by the candidate as well mid-term certification, theLabelinProgress. Directors. Thelatter isthenresponsible for awarding -orwithholding then meetsto formulate anopinion,whichispassed onto theBoard of all ofthenecessary forms have beenfilled out.TheAssessment Committee applicant territory in order to check that declarations are coherent and that the NGOandwhohave noBoard ofDirector powers). Arapporteur visitsthe composed ofRapporteurs (independentexperts who are notmembers of The Secretariat forwards theapplication to theAssessment Committee documents. Island Committee maycall uponaSMILO facilitator to helpdraw upthesetwo realistic andinlinewiththestrategic principles developed bySMILO. The the main challenges and objectives. The objectives have to be ambitious but and is used to measure the island’s progress. The Strategic Plan lays out The Diagnosisisaninventory. Itaddresses allofthetopics covered bySMILO it officially sealstheisland’s commitment to the certification process. to confirm thattheislandisjoiningNGOSMILO andembraces its values. representing allstakeholders ontheisland. by proving thatithas updated allofthephases inthecertification process. THE ISLAND CAN RENEW ITS LABEL AT THE END OF THE 5-YEAR PERIOD, THE FINAL ASSESSMENT CONCRETE OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT THE ISLAND COMMITTEE APPLIES FOR THE INTERMEDIARY ASSESSMENT OF THE TERRITORY AND DRAWS UP A STRATEGIC PLAN THE ISLAND COMMITTEE CARRIES OUT A DIAGNOSIS A COOPERATION AGREEMENT IS SIGNED THE SUSTAINABLE ISLANDS DECLARATION IS SIGNED AN ISLAND COMMITTEE IS FORMED

17 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SUSTAINABLE ISLAND LABEL THE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

The Assessment Committee is an independent body from SMILO NGO. It is composed of 10 qualified Rapporteurs, experts in the five SMILO themes. For each intermediate or final evaluation, a rapporteur visits the applicant territory in order to check that all the criteria and steps of the certification process are met. Following the analysis of the rapporteur, the Assessment Committee then meets to issue a collegial opinion on the island’s assessment, which is passed on to the Board of Directors. The latter is then responsible for awarding - or withholding - the Label in Progress, Sectorial Awards and the Sustainable Island Label. 2019 AWARDS GIVING

THE FACILITATORS

The Facilitator is a volunteer thematic expert and / or someone who knows very well a specific island. He supports an island in all the certification steps, acting as an interface between the island and SMILO Secretariat. Member of the NGO, the Facilitator commits to support an island in various ways: listening, availability, adaptability, mastery of the SMILO methodology and presence during the entire certification process. ZLARIN ASSESSMENT (CROATIA)

TAVOLARA ASSESSMENT (SARDINIA) assesses thefundingrequest funding for aspecificproject. SMILO BOARD OFDIRECTORS Label inProgress-approved, and validates (orrejects) it. Committee issupported by The beneficiaryandIsland it can submitaform to the The agreement issigned. Once anislandhasbeen Islands Fund requesting ANALYSES THEPROJECT VALIDATION/CONDITIONS ADDED The Board ofDirectors TO ACCESS SMILO Secretariat. THE FUND APPLICATION REQUEST ISLANDS PROGRESS IS PROJECT HOW IT WORKS FORM AWARDED LABEL IN FUND 3. 2. 1. between theBeneficiary, SMILO President, and theIsland Committee Representative DECLARATION OFINTEGRITY PRECISE BUDGET PROJECT FORM ISLANDS FUNDUSER MANUAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED into aproject. between €5,000and€50,000 The Fund can inject landscapes andheritage). biodiversity andecosystems, and sanitation, energy, waste, SMILO’s specificthemes(water Island Committee, reflecting Strategic Plandrawn upbythe operations featured inthe Fund contributes to concrete certification process. The islands engagedinthe Islands Fund to support SMILO created the SIGNATURE OFAN AGREEMENT form, … the project application to definethefinalbudget, THE SECRETARIAT SUPPORT FROM 19 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SUSTAINABLE ISLAND LABEL CERTIFICATION IN PROGRESS 2019 PROGRESS REPORT

BOLAMA

GORÉE

IBO

KERKENNAH

LAVEZZI

LEVANT

EMERALD SEA

ORANGO

PANGATALAN

PORQUEROLLES

PRINCIPE

SANTA LUZIA

STE-MARGUERITE

ST-HONORAT

TAVOLARA

ZLARIN 2019. plan. Aproject financed bytheIslands Fund kicked offin the efforts and efficacy of the island’s waste management 2018 along withaSectorial Awards for Waste, recognising Gorée, was awarded theLabelinProgress inDecember Committee, represented by the Commune of the Island of islands to start theSMILO certification process. TheIsland The islandofGorée inSenegalwasanotherofthefirst small INHABITANTS: 1,335-TOURISTS: 50,000PER YEAR UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 0.28 KM²-OFFTHECOAST OFDAKAR, ATLANTIC GORÉE the ballrolling. the players ontheislandfor aconstructive dialogue to get certification process anditsIslandCommittee united allof The islandsuccessfully completed thefirst stages ofthe The islandofBolamawasawarded theLabelinProgress. UNESCO MABBIOSPHERE RESERVE 10,014 INHABITANTS BISSAGOS ISLANDS, GUINEA-BISSAU, ATLANTIC 65 KM² BOLAMA NGOs ontheisland. currently beingdeveloped withthesupport ofhumanitarian access to theIslandsFund. Awaste processing project is Facility for Global Environment) decidedto grant itdirect SMILO’s Board of Directors and the FFEM (the French reconstruction inthewake ofsuchaterrible disaster, by cyclone Kenneth.To helpthesmallislandwithits SMILO. However, in April 2019 the island was devastated representative, signed the Cooperation Agreement with Committee andthegovernment ofthedistrict ofIbo,its At thebeginning of 2019theisland of Iboformed itsIsland NATIONAL PARK 3,963 INHABITANTS 10 KM²-NORTH-WEST OFMOZAMBIQUE, INDIAN OCEAN IBO

21 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SUSTAINABLE ISLAND LABEL KERKENNAH

157 KM² CENTRE/EAST OF TUNISIA, MEDITERRANEAN 40,000 INHABITANTS - 100,000 RESIDENTS IN SUMMER NATIONAL MARINE AREA AND COMMUNITY MARINE AREA

The Island Committee of Kerkennah met for the first time in November 2019. Their Diagnosis and Strategic Plan are currently being finalised; they aim to organise the Intermediary Assessment in spring 2020. The project to recycle plastic fish traps continues, alongside a broader initiative in conjunction with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation to collect and process waste.

LAVEZZI

0.69 KM² CORSICA, FRANCE, MEDITERRANEAN 0 INHABITANTS - 250,000 TOURISTS PER YEAR NATURE RESERVE

Lavezzi continued its efforts to better manage the flow of visitors and their impacts, encouraged by the project with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. SMILO and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation carried out an initial study to identify potential ways of dealing with the ecological impacts of tourism, and two representatives of Corsica’s Environment Agency attended the Porquerolles conference.

LEVANT

9 KM² VAR, SOUTH-EAST FRANCE, MEDITERRANEAN 92 CIVILIAN INHABITANTS / 250 MILITARY 1,200-1,500 TOURISTS PER DAY IN SUMMER AFFILIATED WITH PORT-CROS (TERRESTRIAL) NATIONAL PARK MARINE AREA ADJACENT TO PORT-CROS (MARINE) NATIONAL PARK

The island of Levant’s continued commitment to SMILO was epitomised by enhancing its green waste management with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. The newly appointed president of the Héliopolis syndicate also took part in a meeting on the island of Zlarin, during which she compared the waste problems of the two islands and described the efforts carried out by the islanders of Levant. the Intermediary Assessment in2020. of thecertification process, enablingtheisland to aim for A mission inearly 2020willfinalisetheinitialphases Orango isnow preparing itsDiagnosisandStrategic Plan. participating intheconference onPorquerolles Island, As aresult ofthedirector ofOrango NationalPark NATIONAL PARK 3,500 INHABITANTS GUINEA-BISSAU -ATLANTIC 122.7 KM² ORANGO Area. Thelocal populationisheavily involved. restore thenatural environment intheMarineProtected Foundation, continues to coordinate substantial efforts to gement. ItsIslandCommittee, represented bytheSulubaaï ceive theSustainable Islandlabelfor itsexemplary mana- In December 2018,Pangatalan wasthefirst island to re- MARINE PROTECTED AREA/PRIVATE ISLAND 25 INHABITANTS NORTH-EAST OFPALAWAN, PHILIPPINES 0.45 KM² PANGATALAN tourism inaresponsible manner. neighbouring islandsinanintegrated approach to growing currently beingprepared; itwillpromote certified islandsand the Emerald Sea.Aproject financed bytheIslands Fund is the outstanding panoramas inthesmallislandsandislets of Sectorial Awards for Landscapes asareward for protecting region ofDiana,wasawarded theLabelinProgress anda In December 2018,theIslandCommittee, represented bythe TOURISTS: 4,500PER YEAR INHABITANTS: 0 NORTH-EAST MADAGASCAR, INDIAN OCEAN 36 KM² EMERALD SEA

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12 KM² - SOUTH OF FRANCE, MEDITERRANEAN 300 INHABITANTS - 1,000,000 TOURISTS PER YEAR NATIONAL PARK

The island of Porquerolles was awarded the Label in Progress as well as Sectorial Awards for Biodiversity and Landscapes. The Island Committee is represented by Hyères Town Council. As the island is placed under the protection of Port-Cros National Park, many management and protection indicators are monitored thanks to partners working together throughout the territory.

PRINCIPE

136 KM² - SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE, ATLANTIC 8,000 INHABITANTS - 2,600 TOURISTS PER YEAR UNESCO MAB BIOSPHERE RESERVE

Principe in São Tomé and Príncipe was one of the first islands to start the SMILO certification process. Its Island Committee, represented by the regional government of Principe, was awarded the Label in Progress in 2018 along with a Sectorial Awards for Biodiversity for operations carried out within the UNESCO MAB Biosphere Reserve. A project financed by the Islands Fund kicked off at the end of 2019.

SANTA LUZIA

35 KM² - NORTH-WEST OF CAPE VERDE, ATLANTIC 0 INHABITANTS MARINE PROTECTED AREA

Santa Luzia and its Island Committee, represented by the Cape Verde Environment Agency, were awarded the Label in Progress and Sectorial Awards for Biodiversity and Landscapes in December 2018, for exemplary operations implemented by local players to protect the island’s ecosystems. A project financed by the Islands Fund is currently being prepared.

SAINT-HONORAT

0.3 KM² - LÉRINS ISLANDS, S. OF FRANCE, MEDITERRANEAN 20 INHABITANTS - 80,000 TOURISTS PER YEAR PRIVATE ISLAND, COMMUNITY OF MONKS

The island of Saint-Honorat was awarded the Label in Progress and Sectorial Awards for Landscapes and Waste in recognition of Lérins Abbey’s active dedication to protecting its cultural heritage and its participative approach to waste management. 1 NATURA 2000 ZONE 270 INHABITANTS -3,000TOURISTS PER YEAR 9 KM²-DALMATIA, CROATIA, MEDITERRANEAN ZLARIN with thetown ofŠibenik. and green waste iscurrently being introduced incooperation II ofMonaco Foundation, asystem for managingbiowaste help ofSMILO andtheproject supported bythePrince Albert composting; andactionsto reduce plastic waste. Withthe awareness; anew "pilot" infrastructure being setupto test players and local associations inheightening thepublic’s Awards for Waste, notably dueto: theinvolvement oflocal Board, wasawarded theLabelinProgress andaSectorial The IslandCommittee ofZlarin,represented byitsTourism conserves itslandscapes. are renewable; andlandmanagementontheisland,which the fact that75%ofresources used to produce electricity in thefieldof terrestrial andmarine biodiversity protection; certification are: Tavolara’s excellent knowledge andactions Propelling the islandonitspathto Sustainable Island Awards for Biodiversity, Energy, Waste andLandscapes. was awarded theLabelinProgress aswell asSectorial managers. The MPA represents the Island Committee and determination oftheTavolara Punta CodaCavallo MPA Tavolara isprotected on many levels thanksto the MARINE PROTECTED AREA INHABITANTS: 25 -TOURISTS: 60,000 PER YEAR 5.9 KM²-NORTH-EAST SARDINIA, MEDITERRANEAN TAVOLARA Marguerite andSaint-Honorat. requesting recognition of thetwo LérinsIslands-Sainte- submitted an application to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, The IslandCommittee, represented byCannesTown Council, public awareness, andfor showcasing itsancient constructions. to protect terrestrial andmarineecosystems, for heightening and Landscapes for themanymeasures theislandhastaken Progress. Italsoreceived Sectorial Awards for Biodiversity The islandofSainte-Marguerite wasawarded theLabelin NATURE RESERVE /NATURA2000 20 INHABITANTS -600,000 TOURISTS PER YEAR 2.1 KM²-LÉRINSISLANDS, S. OFFRANCE, MEDITERRANEAN SAINTE-MARGUERITE 25 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SUSTAINABLE ISLAND LABEL KERKENNAH

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MEETING OF THE STE-MARGUERITE AND ST-HONORAT MEETING WITH PARTNERS FROM THE HYDROUSA PROJECT A PLASTIC RECYCLING UNIT IN KERKENNAH - TUNISIA RESULTS OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY UP ON SETTING LEVANT MISSION ON THE LAVEZZI ISLANDS - CORSICA ON-SITE MISSION: PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION PROJECT PROGRESS UPDATE WITH BACKERS - PORQUEROLLES, FRANCE SMILO STEERING MEETING: COMMITTEE OF PORQUEROLLES - FRANCE WORKSHOP TO PRESENT THE ENERGY AUDIT CARRIED OUT ON THE ISLAND TAVOLARA MEETING IN ZAGREB WITH SMILO’S CROATIAN PARTNERS - CROATIA PORQUEROLLES LASTOVO EXPERT ANALYSIS OF SANITATION ON SAINT-HONORAT - FRANCE ON-SITE MISSION AND COMPILATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND SHREDDING GREEN WASTE CONFERENCE AND TRAINING ON COMPOSTING TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON ENERGY AND LIGHT POLLUTION MEETING OF THE STE-MARGUERITE AND ST-HONORAT CREATION OF THE COMMITTEE KERKENNAH ISLAND MONITORING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNICAL MEETING/ WATER AND SANITATION CHALLENGES EXPERT ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPES ON SAINT-HONORAT - FRANCE PIM INITIATIVE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – FRANCE MARSEILLE, GORÉE LASTOVO PORQUEROLLES AND OFTHE ŠIBENIKCITY - CROATIA CROATIA", SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS. COMPARING FRANCE AND CONFERENCE: "MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS AS LIVING LABORATORIES FOR INTERMEDIARY ASSESSMENT MISSION THE PORQUEROLLES ISLAND COMMITTEE - FRANCE WORKSHOP ON BEST WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ORGANISED BY COMMITTEE - FRANCE COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH THE PORQUEROLLES ISLAND 5 TH MEETING OF THE STEERING FOR COMMITTEE THE ISOS PROJECT PLUS 2019 ON 2019 ON THE ISLANDS ISLAND COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE ISLAND ISLAND COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE ISLAND ISLAND COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE ISLAND ISLAND COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE ISLAND TO THE ISLAND OF TAVOLARA TO THE ISLAND OF PORQUEROLLES ISLAND COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE ISLAND CO-ORGANISED BY SMILO, THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN CROATIA, ISLAND COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE ISLAND ISLAND COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE ISLAND - FRANCE - LEVANT ISLAND, FRANCE - SENEGAL FOR THE INTERMEDIARY ASSESSMENT- - FRANCE -CROATIA -CROATIA - SAINT-HONORAT , FRANCE - SARDINIAOLBIA, FOR THE - FRANCE - FRANCE 2019 ACTIVITIES - TUNISIA ISLAND COMMITTEE ISLAND ISLAND COMMITTEE ISLAND

- CAPRAIA, ITALY - LEVANT ISLAND, FRANCE - BOLAMA, GUINEA-BISSAU - FRANCE - FRANCE SARDINIA

27 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019, ON THE ISLANDS OCT MISSION TO THE ISLAND OF BOLAMA FOR THE INTERMEDIARY ASSESSMENT - GUINEA-BISSAU MISSION TO SAINTE-MARGUERITE AND SAINT-HONORAT FOR THE INTERMEDIARY ASSESSMENT - FRANCE ANNUAL SMILO CONFERENCE, PLUS ANOTHER ISOS/ISOLE SOSTENIBILI PROJECT MEETING - PORQUEROLLES, FRANCE

NOV MEETING OF THE SAINTE-MARGUERITE AND SAINT-HONORAT ISLAND COMMITTEE - FRANCE MEETING OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF IUCN FRANCE’S SMALL INITIATIVES PROGRAMME EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE LANDSCAPES IN NOSY HARA AND EMERALD SEA - MADAGASCAR SMILO PARTICIPATED IN THE "CLEAN ENERGY FOR EU ISLANDS" FORUM, SPLIT/HVAR - CROATIA KERKENNAH ISLAND COMMITTEE MEETING - TUNISIA

DEC MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP “DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND BIODIVERSITY” OF IUCN FRANCE SMILO SECRETARIAT 2020 STRATEGIC ORIENTATIONS MEETING PARTICIPATION IN THE "ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY DAYS" - MARSEILLE, FRANCE

ON-SITE MISSIONS

EMERALD SEA, Madagascar EXPERT ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPES OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019

Emerald Sea (Madagascar) benefitted from SMILO’s network of volunteer experts. At the end of October 2019, Thierry LAVERNE, landscaping expert, and facilitator Roger ESTÈVE, went to Madagascar to assist the Diana region with its sustainable planning project for the Emerald Sea.

Emerald Sea’s landscapes are among the most spectacular and most attractive in Madagascar. The Diana region wishes to foster sustainable and responsible tourism whilst protecting its natural and cultural heritage to the benefit of the inhabitants.

The on-site mission also provided an opportunity to visit BAY OF the island of Nosy Hara, which decided to start the SMILO DIEGO SUAREZ certification process.

MADAGASCAR COMMONS WIKIMEDIA No sta juntu! entering into thehigherphasesofcertification process. in Progress inrecognition ofitsgovernance efforts. Itisnow In October 2019,theislandofBolamawasawarded theLabel which theIslandCommittee presented theisland’s strategy. the Franco–Bissau-Guinean Cultural Centre inBissau, during authorities were invited to afeedback session onthejumbayat by two students. International backers andtheBissau-Guinean implemented in the wake oftheterritorial diagnosis carried out together, definingand validating priorityoperations to be The 60 members of the Island Committee spent two days organise a"jumbay"–participative workshop. in 2017.Guillaume Guinea-Bissau commenced theSMILO certification process The islandofBolama in the archipelago of Bissagos in 2019 JUNE 11-19 LE HUÉDÉ, MEETING WITH THE ISLAND COMMITTEE BOLAMA , Guinea-Bissau SMILO Secretariat, visited BolamainJune 2019 to THIERIOT , SMILO facilitator, andDomitille

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FIRST OPERATIONS LAUNCHED

The general principles PRINCIPE, Sao Tomé & Principe of the Islands Fund, Local management of organic waste how to access it and the TOTAL BUDGET: €100,000 ISLANDS FUND: €49,700 conditions of use, were DURATION: January 2020-January 2021 all defined in 2019. The PARTNERS: autonomous regional government of Principe, Principe Biosphere Reserve, CEIDA (Galician Environmental Fund is now operational Education Centre), municipality of Pontevedra (Spain) and the first projects to be financed have just ON WASTE kicked off. The island of Principe does not have a waste management system. This project aims to foster a circular economy, by processing organic waste locally and on a small scale.

The Islands Fund is being used to set up a pilot system for collecting, processing and reusing organic waste in Santo Antonio, the main town on the island of Principe. Three local technicians will receive training to become Master Composters. Five collective composting centres will be set up in urban areas of Santo Antonio and 150 individual composters will be distributed around the outskirts. Purchasing a shredder will make it possible to process green waste. A training and awareness campaign must be organised for those who will receive collective and individual composters. The intention is to replicate this pilot project throughout the island and on other small islands. It is co-funded by CEIDA (Galician Environmental Education Centre) and the municipality of Pontevedra in Spain.

GORÉE, Senegal Improved water and waste management

ISLANDS FUND: €50,000 DURATION: January 2020-January 2021 PARTNERS: Gorée Tourism Board (SITG), Gorée Town Council

ON WATER AND WASTE

The island of Gorée is working on improving its waste management. The pipes in its sanitation system are old, and all wastewater is discharged directly into the sea without being processed. This causes major pollution problems both on land and in the sea, and increases the risk of infectious diseases spreading. The island also has to cope with restricted water availability, which calls for efforts to use water in a rational manner. Gorée’s tourism authority (SITG) is responsible for implementing this multi-stranded project. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS WIKIMEDIA contributions from ADEMEandtheRégion Sud. from thePrince AlbertIIofMonaco Foundation andfinancial equipment. Two shredders were purchased thanks to funding area for storing, composting andconstructing ashelter for the with theisland’s gardeners, andcarried outworks to create an drew upaplanfor managing itsgreen waste, organised partnerships In 2019,theHéliopolissyndicate (the beneficiaryoftheproject) this island-garden. the riskoffire thathangs over theecosystems andlandscapes on the air, curbs greenhouse gas emissions, andconsiderably reduces the island. toilets inMbambara will go somewayto enhancingsanitation on rainwater storage facilities. Revamping ablock offive public structures and carrying out a feasibility study on repairing management, including restoring rainwater collection infra- The project contains several initiatives in the field of water education initiatives are plannedfor theisland’s youngsters. dangerous waste will also be put in place. Finally, environmental be assessed andupgraded. Astrategy for managingspecialand of green waste, anditscomposting platform and processes are to The SITG intends to buyashredder to improve themanagement but The islandisrightontrack! It nolonger burnsitsgreen waste, materials. of concrete work andthepurchase of to berolled outin2020,signalsthestart phase, initiated thisyear inLevant and management on5pilot sites. Thesecond possible opportunitiesfor improving waste Foundation identifiedneedsas well as by thePrince AlbertIIofMonaco In itsinitialphase,theproject supported MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS WASTE MANAGEMENT ON SMALL PROJECT FOR SUSTAINABLE FOCUS WATER WASTE LEVANT shreds itandusesit.Thistransition enhances thequalityof , France

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LAVEZZI, Corsica This archipelago in southern Corsica is a Nature Reserve managed by Corsica’s Environment Agency (OEC). In summer, hordes of tourists flock to the islands (250,000 visitors per year). Defecation in the natural environment has become a problem. A 2018 study compared different solutions from both technical and ©Louis Marie PREAU / PIM financial perspectives. In 2020, the OEC will decide which solution to implement.

TAVOLARA, Sardinia This island is at the heart of a Marine Protected Area that is very popular with pleasure boaters. Surveys carried out during the summer of 2019 identified the types of waste created by boaters and their practices. In 2020, the Island Committee will decide which preventive and corrective measures need to be put in place to curb the impact of such waste. ©smilo

KERKENNAH, Tunisia In 2018, SMILO commissioned the Association pour la Pêche et les Activités Maritimes (association for fishing and marine activities) and Jeunes Science Kerkennah (an association for youngsters and science in Kerkennah) to draw up a diagnosis of the problem of plastic fish traps that are used throughout the archipelago. The study concluded that the traps account for over 600 tonnes of plastic per year (polyethylene and polypropylene). All of the Tunisian stakeholders are on board to launch an experiment in 2020 to collect, dismantle, shred and then reuse the fish traps. ©smilo On a more general scale, SMILO will support the island as it strives to improve the management of waste, water resources and sanitation.

ZLARIN, Croatia SMILO is supporting this Croatian island as it strives to become a zero-plastic island. Assistance is provided to local players working on awareness, alternatives to single-use plastic containers, etc. Another battery of actions focuses on the management and ©zelena-akcija.hr processing of biowaste and green waste on the island.

Ms. Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC, President of Croatia (2015- 2019), mentioned in a recent speech the laboratory character of small islands, that are inspiring and avant-garde territories:

"Let me tell you a story about Zlarin, one of Croatia’s 1,246 islands. It is a small island with about 300 inhabitants. They are committed heart and soul to protecting their environment and their homes. Last year, youngsters who are passionate about the environment got the entire local community together to launch a project called Take a Rest from Plastics. They wanted to make Zlarin the first island in the Adriatic to be free of disposable plastic ©wikimedia waste and plastic." setting upan ambitious MarineProtected Area! their waste backto the continent. The islandofGorée, meanwhile, is the dustbins from their territory and are encouraging visitors to take monks from theabbey onSaint-Honorat: they have removed allof of sustainable fishing. Another best practice was shared by the heighten consumers and fishermen’s awareness of the principles project for an eco-label for thelocal fishing sector in order to Santa Luzia,where theassociation Biosfera haslaunchedapilot lessons learnt, withtheSMILO community. Examples included their experience ofsustainable operations ontheirterritories, and Representatives from 24oftheNGO’s pilot orpartnerislandsshared Bolama (Guinea-Bissau). (France), Sainte-Marguerite (France), Porquerolles (France) and Label in Progress: Tavolara (Italy), Zlarin (Croatia), Saint-Honorat time for theIntermediary Assessments of6islandsapplying for the the network. SMILO’s Assessment Committee met at the same Fund wasvalidated, aswasthe entryofKihnuandBrownsea into sources offunding.TheislandIbo’s request to access theIslands strategies for 2020andideasfor identifyingnew projects and defined. DuringtheBoard Meeting,theBoard ofDirectors validated communications -therole ofthemembers wasalsomore clearly approved. To facilitate thesearch for new partners -andtheNGO’s report for theyear wasvalidated, andtheassociation’s budgetwas members oftheBoard ofDirectors were renewed, thebusiness During theGeneral Assembly, themandates ofonethird ofthe Palmiers. National Park andthetown council ofHyères les with theConservatoire dulittoral, Port-Cros technical workshops. Theevent wasco-organised over theworld to enjoy four daysofdebates and and experts inspecialist fields came from all network, institutional andfinancialpartners, representatives ofthesmallislandsinour (France) from 14to 18October 2019.Many islands was held on the island of Porquerolles The third annualconference ofsmallsustainable PORQUEROLLES / (FRANCE) SMALL SUSTAINABLE ISLANDS ANNUAL MEETING OF EVENTS NETWORK OCTOBER 2019

Brazil, Philippines Guinea-Bissau, United States, Tomé andPríncipe, CapeVerde, Madagascar, Senegal,São Italy, France, Tunisia, United Kingdom,Croatia, Estonia, Portugal, PARTICIPANTS ISLANDS CERTIFIED REPRESENTED COUNTRIES PRESENT SMALL ISLANDS 103 6 15 24 33 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019, ON THE ISLANDS Participants at the event were also able to participate in technical workshops and training sessions. One technical workshop was devoted to the White Papers for sustainable islands developed within the ISOS-Isole Sostenibili project. The documents aim to identify challenges that are specific to islands and that hamper the implementation of sustainable operations for heritage conservation and for managing water, energy and waste. SMILO’s members and partners actively discussed, and added to, the recommendations laid out in these documents.

A presentation by communications expert Julie PAILLARD (Fête de la Nature) introduced participants to digital communication strategies: learning how better to identify one’s community and its interests, and discovering which tools foster dialogue between islands in the SMILO network.

The conference ended with participants setting off to explore the island of Porquerolles, thanks to themed tours organised by Port-Cros National Park.

Our warmest thanks go to the Carmignac Foundation, Villa Carmignac, Port-Cros National Park, TLV TVM and Fête de la Nature for their generous support of this year’s annual meeting of small sustainable islands. ment. against single-use plastics andbio-waste sustainable manage- actively engaged in SMILO certification process, and in the fight 2018. Participants also explored the island of Zlarin, which is of apresentation attheannual SMILO meetinginCannes a UNESCOWorld Heritage Buildingthathadbeenthesubject A fieldtrip took participants to theisland fortress ofSaintNicolas, face. exist onislands,and discussed thechallenges thattheseterritories and decision-makers broached theproblems andsolutionsthat During themeeting,French andCroatian managers, scientists the visitor centre atSaintJamesCathedral inŠibenik(Croatia). and theComitat deŠibenik-Kninjointly organised aseminarat On 26September 2019,theFrench Embassy inCroatia, SMILO energy consumption totalled approximately 598,592kWhin2016). energy challenges ofsuchasystem (for example, thefacility’s system -itsmainsource offresh water -andlearnt aboutthe field trip, the participants visited the island of Capraia’s desalination towards preparing White Papers onvisitors andheritage. Duringa The partners discussed how they could work on the first steps pollution onbiodiversity (bats,puffins,etc.) energy resources; andwaysofreducing theimpactoflight and solutionsfor reducing energy consumption onsmallislands; addressed thecurrent situationandtalked about:constraints and light pollution on small islands. French and Italian participants Capraia (Tuscany) on22and23May2019theissues ofenergy As partoftheISOSproject, atechnical workshop washeldin ŠIBENIK (CROATIA) / CAPRAIA (ITALY) / AND CROATIA SOLUTIONS. COMPARING FRANCE SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT AS LIVING LABORATORIES FOR ON MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS SEMINAR POLLUTION WORKSHOP ENERGY AND LIGHT MAY 2019 2019 MAY SEPTEMBER 2019

35 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019, ON THE ISLANDS NEW ISLANDS The SMILO network continued to grow IN THE NETWORK in 2019. Four new island territories have joined us to share, learn and disseminate management practices that are more sustainable.

BROWNSEA, UNITED KINGDOM

Surface area: 200 hectares Location: South of England, Poole (Dorset, United Kingdom) Inhabitants: no permanent residents Number of visitors: 110,000 Protected island: RAMSAR site, Nature Reserve in the north of the island Partner: National Trust Brownsea

The island of Brownsea is the biggest of eight islands in Poole Harbour in the South of England. It has a surface area of 200 hectares, most of which is the property of the National Trust. Brownsea is

© BOB LINSDELL; /WIKIMEDIA LINSDELL; BOB © reputed for its outstanding biodiversity and for being the birthplace of the scout movement. Every year, the island draws some 135,000 tourists. The island embraced the NGO SMILO and its values when it signed the Islands Declaration in 2019.

KIHNU, ESTONIA

Surface area: 16 km² Location: Gulf of Livonia, Estonia Inhabitants: 350 Number of visitors: 20,000 Protected island: Natura 2000 and Natural Protected Area (small islands) Partner: Kihnumare OÜ

Kihnu joined the network and embraced the NGO SMILO and its values when it signed the Islands Declaration in 2019. Kihnu’s outstanding cultural heritage is recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Many ancient traditions continue to live on: language, costumes, dances and folk songs are still alive after 2,000 years. Society is traditionally organised on the basis of a matriarchy.

Message from Ms Mare MÄTAS, Director of Kihnumare OÜ in Kihnu, for the SMILO community:

"We are delighted to join the SMILO community and seize this new opportunity to cooperate and exchange best practices with other island communities. We are aware that being a very well- known island brings with it a number of risks, like for many islands. This new cooperation tells us that we are headed in the right direction: living in a sustainable manner and protecting our island for future generations." ©PITKANA OTS OTS /WIKIMEDIA©PITKANA " Being part of the SMILO network gives us an opportunity opportunity an us gives network SMILO the of part Being " Committee ofLastovo: Ms Laura has municipalitystatus withamayor andadeputymayor. example ofintangible heritage. Thearchipelago ofLastovo carnival, is still very much alive and constitutes amajor archaeological sites. Thetradition of“Poklad”, the ago. Consequently, the islandisdotted with outstanding position. Humansfirst settled here some8,000 years also boasts arichhistory dueto itsstrategic geographic Above andbeyond breath-taking landscapes, Lastovo Kontrast Association PARTNERS: CommuneofLastovo, Lastovo Nature Park, Protected island:Nature Park Number ofvisitors: 50,000 Inhabitants: 850 Location: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, SouthCroatia Surface area: 53km² to replicate best island practices and to be in contact with with contact in be to and practices island best replicate to new partners and communities. We can also contribute contribute also can We communities. and partners new to the network by sharing our experience of heightening heightening of experience our sharing by network the to the general public’s awareness through art, music and and music art, through awareness public’s general the cultural exchanges." cultural LASTOVO GENZIC , CROATIA , representative of theIsland

©HUSEN SIRAAJ environmental andsocialimpact ofitsactivities. It hasadopted aglobal method ofassessing the sufficient in energy, water andwaste processing. engaged insustainability for along time.Itisself- Soneva Fushi, aneco-lodge island, hasbeen carbon emissions. projects aswell asschemesfor compensating Foundation supportssustainable development centres intheworld, created in1995.TheSoneva operator of premium eco-responsible holiday The islandbelongs to Soneva, thebiggest Private island Inhabitants: Nopermanentresidents Location: Maldives Surface area: 0.64km² SONEVA FUSHI , MALDIVES

water, energy andwaste, andprotecting biodiversity. the biggest problems anislandhasto face -suchasmanaging opportunity to findafunwayof raising children’s awareness of joint territorial project from a very early age! This was an is possible to dream uptheislandoffuture anddesigna the most recent edition of Celebrate Islands, proving that it really SMILO coordinated acompetition for schoolchildren during the volunteers for theirparticipation! types ofmanagementcame to light.Ahugethankyou to allof all thewayto Curacao intheCaribbean- andallsortsofideal future ofsmallislands.There wasnoshortage ofimagination- Island participantscould delve into thepast anddream upthe The themefor the6thinserieswasHistory for theFuture. heightening awareness aboutprotecting smallislands. organise smallevents for alltypesofaudience, withaview to the menandwomen whoprotect islandsrally round to implemented bysmallislandsaround theworld. Every year, initiative PIM. Created in 2014, it showcases positive initiatives SMILO, theConservatoire dulittoral andthesmallislands CELEBRATE ISLANDSisanannualevent organised by COMPETITION – OFISLAND THE FUTURE CELEBRATE ISLANDS COMMUNICATION AWARENESS & own copy ofthegame! island engaged inthecertification process went homewiththeir SMILO meeting inPorquerolles in October 2019. Each small It wastested (andapproved!) ontheoccasion ofthe annual and asatool for training sessions andworkshops. players. Anditisparticularly usefulfor gettingameetinggoing for dynamicdiscussions asexchanges are fostered between about sustainable development. Italsooffers aframework The gamecan beusedto test andincrease knowledge individual goalslinked to thecharacters they are playing. Island label).Atthesametime,players alsohave to reach towards acommon goal(beingawarded theSustainable the players construct acoherent project thatwilltake them process and concerted governance on an island territory, as Collaborative role-play isusedto simulate theplanning version of thecertification process developed bySMILO. game SUSTAINABLE ISLANDS. Itisbasedonasimplified SMILO have created agamefor theirpartnerislands,theserious As partoftheISOSproject, theConservatoire dulittoral and OF SUSTAINABLE ISLANDS THE SERIOUS GAME

39 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019, ON THE ISLANDS FRIOUL ISLAND

FRANCE PRÉAU/PIM MARIE LOUIS © The 7 protection onaworldwide scale. 2020 willbeastrategic year for environment sharing andthecertification of candidate islands. end oftheyear, for technical workshops, experience small sustainable islandsinKerkennah (Tunisia) atthe partners willgathertogether for the4thmeetingof Progress. All ofthenetwork members andtheNGO’s an Intermediary Assessment ontheirwayto Labelin be launchedin2020,andnew islandswillapply for Further projects supported bythe IslandsFund will Global IslandPartnership. co-hosted withtheConservatoire dulittoral andthe day devoted to theislandsofworld. Thisevent is in Marseille, theWorld IslandNetworks (WIN):afull Palais delaBourse, onthefringesofCongress, Another date to note isWednesday 17Juneatthe at thecentre ofthe debate. sustainable solutions,andto place amazingislands opportunity to showcase islandsasterritories for several ofitspartners withanotherwonderful place inMarseille in2020,presenting SMILO and The IUCNWorld Conservation Congress willtake Biodiversity. around 22May2020andwillbeonthethemeof AHEAD TO 2020 LOOKING th Celebrate Islandsfestival willbescheduled

41 SMILO 2019 ANNUAL REPORT THE MISSION OF THE SMALL ISLANDS ORGANISATION IS POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF

FRENCH FACILITY FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT Project “Implementation of an international approach for the sustainable management and biodiversity conservation of small islands - Small Sustainable Islands Initiative”. www.ffem.fr/en

CONSERVATOIRE DU LITTORAL The Conservatoire du littoral is a French public national administrative body created in 1975 with the objective to protect coastal natural spaces thanks to land acquisition. Its European and International Delegation supports SMILO. www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr

INTERREG PROGRAMME ITALY-FRANCE MARITIME 2014-2020 MARITTIMO– IT FR– MARITIME The project «ISOle Sostenibili: Network of islands for sus-

Fonds européen de développement régional tainable development and the conservation of island heritage” (ISOS) is supported by the Interreg Italy-France Mari-

La cooperazione al cuore del Mediterraneo time 2014-2020 Programme (UPC no : I46J17000050007). . La coopération au coeur de la Méditerranée www.interreg-maritime.eu

PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION The project «Sustainable and Innovative Waste Management on Small Mediterranean Island Territories in the context of the SMILO Sustainable Island label» benefits from the support of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. www.fpa2.org

MINISTRY FOR THE ECOLOGICAL AND INCLUSIVE TRANSITION OF FRANCE www.ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr

MARSEILLE CITY www.marseille.fr

FRENCH WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THE RHONE, MEDITERRANEAN AND CORSICA AREAS www.eaurmc.fr

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