Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for Arafura and Timor Seas
Strategic Action Programme for the Arafura and Timor Seas describes policy and institutional initiatives, capacity development and investments needed to address the priority problems identified in the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for this region. ATSEA - SAP has been approved by the Project Board on 21 February 2013, during the 3rd Project Board Meeting in Bali, Indonesia. To ensure its implementations, the endorsement from the goverment of members countries is now still in progress.
The Strategic Action Programme for the Arafura and Timor Seas describes policy and institutional initiatives, capacity development and investments needed to address the priority problems identified in the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for this region.
ATSEA - SAP document has been approved by the Project Board, on 21 February 2013, during the 3rd Project Board Meeting in Bali, Indonesia. To ensure its implementations, the endorsement from the goverment of members countries is now still in progress.
ATSEA SAP contains five Environmental Quality Objectives and two Governance Objectives.
Environmental Quality Objectives:
| 1. | Recovering and sustaining fisheries |
| Target 1.1: IUU fishing reduced in the ATS by 15-20% | |
| Target 1.2: Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management applied across the ATS | |
| 2. | Restoring degraded habitats for sustainable provision of ecosystem services |
| Target 2.1: Enhanced management and protection of 20 % of marine and coastal habitats (including mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds) | |
| 3. | Reducing land-based and marine sources of pollution |
| Target 3.1: Reduction of the ecologically harmful impacts of nutrients in coastal waters from base year | |
| Target 3.2: Reduction in the incidence and impacts of marine-based pollution from base year | |
| 4. | Protecting key marine species |
| Target 4.1: Enhanced protection of 10-20% of important habitats for threatened and migratory marine species; 20% decrease in direct and indirect harvesting of threatened and migratory species | |
| 5. | Adaptation to the impacts of climate change |
| Target 5.1 Increased understanding of climate change impacts and incorporation of that knowledge into management plans and strategies, including establishment of management plans for more than 60% of at-risk coastal villages |
Governance Objectives:
| 1. | To strengthen the regional governance of the ATS region |
| Target : A regional mechanism for cooperation | |
| 2. | To strengthen stakeholder participation in ATS governance and management |
| Target : A Stakeholder Partnership Forum of experts and practitioners involved in research and capacity development activities relevant to the SAP and NAPs |
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