IUCN and Freshwater Fisheries issues in CEE focus

  • Slides: 18
Download presentation
IUCN and Freshwater Fisheries issues in CEE (focus on the Balkans) Tamara Kutonova IUCN

IUCN and Freshwater Fisheries issues in CEE (focus on the Balkans) Tamara Kutonova IUCN Programme Office for CE Warsaw, Poland

Step-by-step 1. IUCN, and its Programme Office for CE 2. Freshwater fisheries project: -

Step-by-step 1. IUCN, and its Programme Office for CE 2. Freshwater fisheries project: - assessment; - priorities; - cooperation; - sites of good practices; 3. BALWOIS and IUCN.

IUCN - the World Conservation Union Created in 1948 1000 members = 76 States,

IUCN - the World Conservation Union Created in 1948 1000 members = 76 States, 114 government agencies, 800 plus NGOs, and some 10, 000 scientists and experts from 181 countries. Mission: “To influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable”.

IUCN - the World Conservation Union The world's largest environmental knowledge network; has helped

IUCN - the World Conservation Union The world's largest environmental knowledge network; has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. A multicultural, multilingual organisation with 1000 staff in 62 countries. Works through its members, secretariat, and commissions.

IUCN - the World Conservation Union Where in Europe? Gland, Switzerland - Headqurters Brussels

IUCN - the World Conservation Union Where in Europe? Gland, Switzerland - Headqurters Brussels - Regional Office for Europe Belgrade – South-East Europe Moscow – Russia & CIS Warsaw – Central Europe Malaga – Medditerranean region Cambridge – SSC Bonn – Environmental Legislation Centre

The IUCN Programme Office for Central Europe Based in Warsaw since 1993 4 major

The IUCN Programme Office for Central Europe Based in Warsaw since 1993 4 major fields of activities: Ø Ecological Networks – in Ukraine & Global Econet; Ø Agriculture – integrating environmental and consumer organisations into CAP reform, and BD protection into rural development; Ø Forestry – raising awareness of private forest owners & creating guidelines for afforestation projects; Ø Fisheries – sustainable management of freshwater fisheries in 19 countries of the region.

Freshwater Fisheries in CEE Ideas: 1. Assess freshwater fisheries issues in CEE 2. Conduct

Freshwater Fisheries in CEE Ideas: 1. Assess freshwater fisheries issues in CEE 2. Conduct gap-analysis and priority-setting 3. Link scientists, policy-makers, business, angling associations, FAO, and IUCN constituency 4. Create network of good practices

1. Assessment Overview Report on major underlining causes of FWF diversity decrease in CEE.

1. Assessment Overview Report on major underlining causes of FWF diversity decrease in CEE. Based on national reports from 19 countries inter alia in Albania, BIH, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYROM, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia. Workshop ‘Freshwater Fisheries and Nature Conservation in Central and Eastern Europe’ (Poland, 12 -13 December 2003)

1. Assessment Questions: general info about inland waters, legislation, participation, indicators, commercial and recreational

1. Assessment Questions: general info about inland waters, legislation, participation, indicators, commercial and recreational angling, aquaculture, conflicts, rehabilitation, stocking, introduction, diseases, research, education, integration of BD concerns in sectors, causes & driving forces for BD decline, challenges.

1. Assessment Legislation: more-or-less developed Participation: efforts to co-manage in Alb, Bul, Cro, Mont,

1. Assessment Legislation: more-or-less developed Participation: efforts to co-manage in Alb, Bul, Cro, Mont, Slo & Serb; top-down approach in Ro Indicators: mesh size, gear, quotas, fish stocking, licenses, closed seasons & areas. Needs to be revised and enforced better

1. Assessment Trend: ↓ commercial, ↑ recreational, ↑ poaching; ↓ aquaculture (but Cro &

1. Assessment Trend: ↓ commercial, ↑ recreational, ↑ poaching; ↓ aquaculture (but Cro & Slo) Angling is practically not organised (but FYROM), illegal unreported unregistered fishing (IUU)!!! Impact and conflicts: agriculture, tourism, water treatment, dams, alien species, piscevorous bird species, industrial pollution → Integration needed! Rehabilitation – practically no

1. Assessment Over-fishing Driving forces of BD decline: ↑ demand for recreational fisheries, ↑

1. Assessment Over-fishing Driving forces of BD decline: ↑ demand for recreational fisheries, ↑ demand for domestic consumption in Ro, intensification of fisheries in Hu Insufficient research, ↓ stakeholders’ & public awareness, ↓ administrative capacity

2. Gap-analysis and priority-setting Look wide: apply the ecosystem approach, esp. consider socio-economic issues

2. Gap-analysis and priority-setting Look wide: apply the ecosystem approach, esp. consider socio-economic issues Revise national legislation Address IUU (attention to poaching, statistics) Remember of economy: carrots & sticks Research socio-economy, management practices, monitor Utilise ICZM practices, EIA, EIFAC/FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries Involve recreational and sport anglers, aquaculture industries Educate Communicate within the field and with public

3. Linking Mo. Es (Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia) Research institutes and universities (BIH, Croatia,

3. Linking Mo. Es (Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia) Research institutes and universities (BIH, Croatia, FYROM, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia) European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) of FAO/UN European Angling Alliance IUCN constituency: member organisations, IUCN European Sustainable Use Specialist Group (ESUSG), & secretariat for CE Polish National Angling Association NGOs (Bulgaria) Private fishfarmers (Poland)

4. Network of good practices Extensive fishfarming Restocking Restoration Educational activities Eradication of illegal,

4. Network of good practices Extensive fishfarming Restocking Restoration Educational activities Eradication of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) Implementation of catch-and-release practices Ecolabelling Application of ecosystem approach International cooperation, etc.

BALWOIS and IUCN Overview Report as an information source. Promote sites of good practices

BALWOIS and IUCN Overview Report as an information source. Promote sites of good practices in your country Information service at www. iucnce. org. pl/fisheriescee Coming soon – data on institutions in CEE Your suggestions?

www. iucn-ce. org. pl/fisheriescee + information service tamara. kutonova@iucn. org

www. iucn-ce. org. pl/fisheriescee + information service tamara. kutonova@iucn. org

Thank You for Your attention!

Thank You for Your attention!