Story | 04 Apr, 2013

An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean

Within the framework of an IUCN/GEF/UNDP Southern Indian Ocean (SIO) Project, IUCN organized in Rome, on 16–17 July 2012, a Management Workshop on conservation and management measures applicable to high seas areas in the SIO. The objectives were to: (i) define the different elements of a governance plan for the region (specific objectives, actors, actions required for its implementation); and (ii) discuss ways towards achieving an operational management plan for the SIO (develop considerations for an ecosystem approach, identify options for monitoring, control and surveillance, etc.).

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This document briefly presents the proposals from the Management Workshop regarding: (i) a Biodiversity Initiative; (ii) the principles, objectives and process included in the draft RoadMap developed in support of the Initiative; (iii) the concept, advantages and potential members of the Alliance proposed to further develop the Initiative; and (iv) the Collaborative Arrangement needed to formalize the Alliance, and the key elements of the adaptive and collaborative Management Plan that the Alliance will adopt and implement.

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An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean