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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 Delphine Leguerrier, Peggy Roudaut, Estelle Bonnet-Vidal Proofreading and layout by Éditions du Ouen Toro Cover photo: New Caledonia © A. Desurmont Published by the Pacific Community – BP D5 Noumea, New Caledonia Noumea, New Caledonia – 2017 CONTENTS Key figures ............................................................................. 4 • Pacific Community ....................................................................27 Highlights ............................................................................... 5 • Pacific Regional EnvironmentProgramme(SPREP) ...........................................28 OCT map ................................................................................ 6 • Pacific Island Development Forum (PIDF) ..............................28 PART 1 • South Pacific Tourism Organisation ........................................28 UNDERSTANDING THE BACKGROUND AND ISSUES OF • Other organisations ..................................................................28 SOUTH PACIFIC OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES .7 Implementation of INTEGRE's regional component .............. 29 The South Pacific OCTs .......................................................... 8 • Objectives ..................................................................................29 • Geography - 130 islands in the heart of the South Pacific .......8 • Creating forums for exchanges and collaboration ..................29 • Status - Territories associated with Europe ..............................9 • Improving input and participation • Cooperation - The EDF, a development assistance mechanism . 9 in regional networks ................................................................30 Social capital, cultural and institutional diversity ................. 10 • Organic agriculture ..................................................................30 • Population - Uneven distribution and multiculturalism .........10 • Waste management ................................................................31 • History - Successive waves of migration ................................11 • Climate change ........................................................................31 • Governance - A wide range of institutional arrangements ...... 12 Economic capital, assets and potential ................................ 13 PART 4 • Diversified economies ..............................................................13 LOCAL COMPONENT/IMPLEMENTING LOCAL ICM AND Remarkable but fragile natural assets ................................. 14 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AT PILOT SITES ...................... 32 • Biodiversity - Natural heritage of outstanding value ..............14 Project's operational framework .......................................... 33 • Threats -Environmental pressures ..........................................15 • Objectives ..................................................................................33 • Issues - From sentinel to laboratory islands ..........................15 • The action plan as a common foundation ...............................33 Interconnected systems ....................................................... 16 New Caledonia ..................................................................... 34 • Issues - Services to societies ..................................................16 French Polynesia .................................................................. 36 • Issues - Finding a balance ........................................................17 Wallis and Futuna ................................................................. 38 Pitcairn ................................................................................ 39 PART 2 Project overview .................................................................. 40 INTEGRE PROJECT: IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES ...... 19 PART 5 Sustainably managing islands and coastal areas ...................20 MAXIMIZING AND PROMOTING OUTCOMES ...................... 42 • Issues - A coveted heritage .....................................................20 Communicating to better share outcomes ..................................43 • Management - Sustainably managing this common heritage .. 21 • Definitions - Integrated coastal management .......................21 • Outcome maximization and communication-related issues ...43 • Local sustainable development ..............................................21 • Challenges to be met ...............................................................44 The INTEGRE Project ........................................................... 22 • Communication objectives ......................................................45 • Project objective .......................................................................22 • Target groups ...........................................................................45 • Regional component ................................................................22 • Messages ..................................................................................46 • Local component ......................................................................23 • Communication materials ........................................................47 • Logframe ..................................................................................24 • Distribution channels ...............................................................47 • Governance ...............................................................................25 • Charter ......................................................................................47 • Budget .......................................................................................25 • Monitoring and evaluation .......................................................25 PART 6 OVERVIEW AND APPENDICES ........................................... 48 PART 3 Overall project timetable ...................................................... 49 REGIONAL COMPONENT/STRENGTHENING REGIONAL ICM COOPERATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT......... 27 • References ................................................................................50 • Pacific Island Forum ................................................................27 • INTEGRE team contact details ................................................51 KEY FIGURES GEOGRAPHY AND POPULATIONS OF THE 4 OCTS 8 22,300 1/3 130 554,200 million sq. km of sq. km of the population Main islands Inhabitants exclusive economic in land area is under the age of 20 zone (EEZ) ECONOMY % EUR 2.86 80 % billion in financial support of jobs 30 to 60 715,000 (France, United Kingdom, Europe) found in of salaried jobs in Tourists each year two municipal districts the public sector NB: 2.76 billion (France) (Noumea and Papeete) + 100 million (Europe) + 3.3 million (United Kingdom) BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS 2 World Biodiversity 3073 1200 180 4655 Hotspots: known endemic Plant species to 1700 to 300 " New Caledonia " plant species fish species coral species " Polynesia-Micronesia " INTEGRE 4 OCTs French Polynesia, EUR 5 New Caledonia, People working million12 budget, 9 150 Pilot sites full-time on Funded activities Wallis & Futuna i.e. XPF 143 billion and Pitcairn SPC Coordination team HIGHLIGHTS The four South Pacific overseas countries and terri- Integrated coastal management is about using the tories (OCT), i.e. New Caledonia, French Polynesia, coast sustainably by reconciling social and economic Wallis & Futuna and Pitcairn, cover more than 130 is- development with biological, environmental and cul- lands spread over an expanse of ocean totalling some tural conservation for the good of current and future 8 million sq km with a remarkably diversity of natural, generations. human and cultural heritages. INTEGRE's main objective is to help manage or sus- Their approximately half-million inhabitants live main- tainably develop OCT environments for the benefit of ly along the coastlines and the maritime domain is their communities. the mainstay of OCT economies, which are principally based on tourism, agriculture, public service or, even, INTEGRE's first task is to strengthen regional coop- natural resource use. Many people see these far-off eration and capacities in the areas of sustainable lands and seas as hotspots of innovation for the econ- development and integrated management, in par- omies of the future (blue and green