1. Marine Spatial Planning: a tropical perspective
Dr. Vera Agostini,
Senior Scientist, Global Marine Initiative, TNC
vagostini@tnc.org
Vera Agostini, TNC Steve Schill, TNC

2. Field sites
•Raja Ampat,
Indonesia
CORAL TRIANGLE
•Saint Kitts
and Nevis
•Samana Bay,
Dominican Rep
CARIBBEAN

3. Raja Ampat, Indonesia

4. Samana Bay, Dominican Rep.

5. Saint Kitts and Nevis

6. Common characteristics
• Information poor
• Rapidly growing unchecked
development
• Lack of single driving force;
fisheries and tourism are usual
suspects
• Funds/capacity poor
• Government as eager partners
• Enforcement is a challenge….
• Young (2-3 year old) MSP efforts

7. Common themes
• Developing a clear vision
• Describing the “baseline”
• Engaging stakeholders
• Supporting decisions
• Linking science and policy
• Building governance

8. Developing a clear vision

9. Describing the “baseline”

10. Engaging stakeholders

11. Engaging stakeholders

12. Supporting decisions:
interacting with information

13. Supporting decisions:
synthesizing information

14. One type of outcome: a
zoning map

15. Building governance
• Government
• Legislation
• Civil Society
• Market Place

16. Questions from organizers
• How much (number) has MSP enhanced the
conservation of critical areas/species in your offshore
waters?

17. Questions from organizers
• How much (number) has MSP enhanced the
conservation of critical areas/species in your offshore
waters?
• Is there any indication that the identified environmental
goals are being achieved?

18. Questions from organizers
• How much (number) has MSP enhanced the
conservation of critical areas/species in your offshore
waters?
• Is there any indication that the identified environmental
goals are being achieved?
• How are these environmental goals connected to the
societal outcomes and their success in being sustained
over a long-term period?

19. Questions from organizers
• How much (number) has MSP enhanced the
conservation of critical areas/species in your offshore
waters?
• Is there any indication that the identified environmental
goals are being achieved?
• How are these environmental goals connected to the
societal outcomes and their success in being sustained
over a long-term period?
• How have you incorporated monitoring and evaluation
to determine if you have achieved your env. goals?
How much does this cost (dollars and level of effort)?

20. Closing thoughts
• How should we be measuring results?
• Important to capture both process and outcomes
• Do we need a new framework for measuring
results?

21. Acknowledgments
• Shawn Margles • Jo Wilson
• Steve Schill • Sangeeta
• John Knowles Mangubhai
• Elianny • Robbie Bovino
Dominguez • Mike Beck
• Hedley Grantham • Field teams
• Ruth Blyther • Partners