4th DRAFT (8/8/11)
1st U.S.-Chile Bilateral Workshop on
Management of Land and Marine Protected Areas
Valparaiso, Chile. September 5-9, 2011
Co-Organizers/Sponsors
Chile: Ministry of Environment (MMA)
National Forest Corporation (CONAF)
Undersecretariat of State for Fisheries (SUBPESCA)
United States: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Park Service (NPS)
Department of State (DOS)
International: Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS)
Goal:
Advance on identified priority topics of the US-Chile cooperation on land-marine protected areas (from Glacier Bay-Francisco Coloane cooperation agreement)
Objective
Bring together Chilean, U.S., and invited guest MPA practitioners from Latin America to exchange expertise, best management practices, case studies, and tools addressing key priority issues identified under the US-Chile cooperation on land and marine protected areas.
Provide an opportunity develop thematic cooperation networks between professional of Chile, the U.S. and other Latin American countries.
Venue and Address:
DUOC-UC
Edificio Luis Cousiño
Blanco 997, Valparaíso
Phone: +56-32-284-6627
List of Participants: See Annex
Summary of the Workshop by day and topic
(Topics/Questions to be addressed/answered)
Day 1 |
Inauguration and introductions Waste management in protected areas Treatment and disposal of solid and liquid waste, including examples of BMPs and case studies Tourist guides and park volunteer programs for protected areas Training and/or capacity building programs (including description and evaluation of the programs) for visitors/tourist guides Examples on environmental education training for park/MPA volunteers, including program curricula, budget, and program evaluation |
Day 2 |
Methods to measure the satisfaction of visitors’ experience in protected areas, and associated (surrounding) communities Indicators and methodologies used to measure visitor’s satisfaction and examples on how to use this information for improving the management of the areas Involvement of communities in protected area management (co-management) Mechanisms [to facilitate] and forms of community involvement on PA management Tourist concessions and benefit sharing Mechanisms to grant concessions in protected areas (examples) Can the private sector propose infrastructure and/or service projects? [Based on the management plan and area needs] Can the area administrator manage the conditions and requirements for project bidding? How? How the income from protected area concessions and entrance fees is shared between the park and other parties? How the protected area is benefited from these resources? |
Day 3 |
BMP for management of natural and cultural resources in protected areas Highlight or Rescue of “cultural value” of protected areas (including archeological, anthropological, and/or historic value), and how to use it for promoting tourism Indicators and standards to measure: Management effectiveness of land and marine protected areas Management of visitors’ impacts and natural resource threats Carrying capacity of protected areas Carrying capacity: maximum number of visitor vs. acceptable change limit. What is the standard used in the USA?, or mention specific examples of these two indicators. |
Day 4 |
Data Management for Marine Protected Areas Report by CPPS and country members of the regional MPA group of experts Round Table on data and indicators for the CPPS regional GIS system on MPAs |
Day 5 |
Field Trips |
Agenda
Working Language: Spanish and English (presentations with simultaneous translation)
Sunday, September 4. Participants arrive to Hotels in Valparaiso and Viña del Mar |
Moderators: Beatriz Ramírez, MMA
Gonzalo Cid, NOAA
Day 1 -- Monday, September 5 |
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Time & Topic |
Presentation |
Contact / Speaker |
8:30-9:30 |
Registration |
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9:30-10:00 |
Inauguration |
Authorities Head of Delegations Self introductions |
10:00-10:45 |
Overview of the partners institutions U.S. (NOAA, NPS) Chile (MMA, CONAF, SUBPESCA) |
TBC |
10:45-10:50 |
Aspects of the US-Chile Environmental Cooperation |
Rebecca Slocum, DOS |
10:50-11:10 |
Summary on the Glacier Bay-Francisco Coloane Agreement and Key Priority Areas for Cooperation |
Sergio Cornejo, MMA Jonathan Putnam, NPS Gonzalo Cid, NOAA |
11:10-11:25 |
Break |
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11:25-13:15 |
Waste Management in Protected Areas |
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Presentation US |
TBC |
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Presentation Chile |
TBC |
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Presentation guest country |
TBC |
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13:15-14:15 |
Lunch (Place: DUOC-UC) |
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14:15-16:00 |
Training and Programs for Tourist Guides |
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Presentation US |
NPS |
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Rio Clarillo National Reserve (Chile) |
Reserve Administrator, CONAF |
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La Campana National Park (Chile) |
Park Administrator, CONAF |
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Sendero de Chile Foundation (Chile) |
Pamela Fernandez, MBN |
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16:00-16:15 |
Break |
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16:15-18:00 |
Park Volunteer Programs for Protected Areas |
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Channel Islands Naturalist Corp volunteer program |
Julie Bursek, NOAA |
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Presentation |
NPS |
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Presentation |
NPS or Chile |
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18:00 |
Closing remarks - Day 1 |
Beatriz Ramirez, MMA |
Day 2 -- Tuesday, September 6 |
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Time |
Activity/Presentation |
Contact / Speaker |
9:00-9:15 |
Summary from the first day |
Sergio Cornejo, MMA |
9:15-11:00 |
Measuring approval/satisfaction of visitors and communities in protected areas |
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Surveying visitor attitudes and preferences in National Marine Sanctuaries |
Brad Barr, NOAA |
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Presentation NPS |
NPS |
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Image and service quality perception of Chile’s Public National System of Wild Protected Areas (SNASPE) |
Gina Michea, CONAF |
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Guest Speaker |
TBC |
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11:00-11:15 |
Break |
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11:15-13:00 |
Co-Management and community participation on protected area management |
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REEF citizen monitoring program NOAA LiMPETS (long-term monitoring program and experiential training for students) |
Julie Bursek, NOAA |
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Presentation NPS |
NPS, TBC |
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Advisory councils of the SNASPE-Chile |
CONAF, TBC |
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Experience of the creation process of Chañaral Island and Choros-Damas Island Marine Reserves |
Francisco Ponce, SUBPESCA |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch (Place: Restaurant TBC in Valparaiso) |
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14:00-16:00 |
Co-Management and community participation on protected area management (as continued) |
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Presentation Chile |
TBC |
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Guest Speaker (Case studies from participants) |
TBC |
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Developing a System On Marine Protected Areas (National and Regional) |
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National System of marine protected areas |
Gonzalo Cid, NOAA |
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California System of marine protected areas |
Sarah Allen, NPS |
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16:00-16:15 |
Break |
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16:15-18:00 |
Tourist concessions and benefit sharing |
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Presentation(s) USA |
NPS, TBC |
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Brief history of concessions under the SNASPE and the current call-for-application process |
Angel Lazo and Victor Lagos, CONAF |
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Experience of tourist concessions on public-owned property |
Pamela Fernandez, MBN |
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Other Presentation (?) |
TBC |
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18:00 |
Closing remarks - Day 2 |
Beatriz Ramirez, MMA |
Day 3 -- Wednesday, September 7 |
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Time |
Activity/Presentation |
Contact / Speaker |
9:00-9:15 |
Summary from the second day |
Katerina Varas, MMA |
9:15-11:00 |
Management of Cultural and Natural Resources in Protected Areas |
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Identifying, promoting and preserving cultural value in U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries |
Brad Barr, NOAA |
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Partnership between the Chumash community and the Channel Islands NMS |
Julie Bursek, NOAA |
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Sustainable Tourism Project in Patagonia |
Toby Bloom, USFS |
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Presentation |
NPS |
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Cultural resources and SNASPE: cases of Los Flamencos National Reserve and Rapa Nui National Park |
Marcos Rauch, CONAF |
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11:00-11:15 |
Break |
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11:15-13:00 |
Measuring management effectiveness of protected areas (indicators and methods) |
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National Marine Sanctuary Program: System-Wide Monitoring (SWiM) Condition Reports |
Steve Gittings, NOAA |
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Presentation |
NPS |
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Indicators and measurement methods for Chañaral Island and Choros-Damas Island Marine Reserves |
Francisco Ponce, SUBPESCA |
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Case study from participants |
TBC |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch (Place: DUOC-UC) |
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14:00-16:00 |
Methods and indicators to measure visitors’ impact and threats to natural resources |
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Link between National Marine Sanctuary Program Condition Reports and performance measures. |
Steve Gittings, NOAA |
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Presentation |
NPS |
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Case study from participants |
TBC |
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16:00-16:15 |
Break |
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16:15-18:00 |
Measuring carrying capacity (of use by tourist activities) of protected areas |
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Presentation |
NPS |
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Designing a Tourism Management Plan and implementation mechanisms for Francisco Coloane Coastal-Marine Protected Area |
Sergio Cornejo, MMA |
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Case study from participants |
TBC |
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18:00 |
Closing remarks - Day 3 |
Beatriz Ramirez, MMA |
Day 4 -- Thursday, September 8 |
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Time |
Activity/Presentation |
Contact / Speaker |
9:00 – 9:15 |
Summary from the third day |
Claudio Castro, MMA |
9:15 – 9:30 |
Welcome and Introduction to the Data Management Session |
Hector Huerta, CPPS |
9:30 – 10:00 |
Executive Secretariat report on activities under the South-East Pacific Marine and Coastal Protected Area Regional Network |
Hector Huerta, CPPS |
CPPS-National Reports on MPA data management experiences / Case studies (U.S.) |
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10:00 – 10:20 |
Presentation on Chile |
TBC |
10:20 – 10:40 |
Presentation on Colombia |
TBC |
10:40 –11:00 |
Presentation on Ecuador |
TBC |
11:00 –11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 –11:50 |
Presentation on Panama |
TBC |
11:50 –12:10 |
Presentation on Peru |
TBC |
12:10 –12:40 |
Examples and tools from: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Environmental Response Management Application |
Steve Gittings, NOAA |
12:40 –14:00 |
Lunch (Place: Restaurant TBC in Valparaiso) |
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14:00 –14:30 |
U.S. - Case study on GIS tools and data use and management for decision making on MPAs. |
NPS |
Round Table on priority data and indicators for the CPPS region GIS system on Marine Protected Areas (Led by CPPS) |
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16:00 –16:30 |
Proposal on the data and model to develop a GIS-based system on MPAs for the South-East Pacific region |
Giovanni Tapia, CPPS |
16:30 –16:45 |
Break |
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16:45–17:45 |
Open discussion on to refine the proposal and propose data and indicators required |
Moderated by CPPS |
17:45 –18:00 |
Wrap-up and Closing |
Hector Huerta, CPPS |
Day 5 -- Friday, September 8 |
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Time |
Activity/Presentation |
Contact / Speaker |
All Day |
Three Parallel Field-Trips available. Participants will have the opportunity to go to one of the following trips |
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La Campana National Park (public protected area) (30 People MAX) |
Confirmed Presentations on Planning and development of public uses and local community involvement |
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Bosque de Zapallar (private protected area) (25 People MAX) |
Confirmed |
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Caleta Quintay (coastal/marine management area), or Las
Cruces Coastal-Marine Protected Area (Research area) |
TBC |
ANNEX
List of Confirmed Participants
United States
Agency |
Name |
Position |
NPS |
Jonathan Putnam |
International Cooperation Specialist, NPS Headquarters |
Russell Galipeau |
Superintendent, Channel Islands National park |
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Scott Gende |
Ecologist, Glacier Bay Field Station, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve |
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Mark Marschall |
Chief Wilderness Ranger, Yosemite National Park |
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Sarah Allen |
NPS Oceans and Coastal Park Program, NPS-Pacific West Region |
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Jeffrey Cross |
Chief, NPS Oceans and Coastal Park Program |
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NOAA |
Brad Barr |
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries |
Gonzalo Cid |
International Affairs Specialist, NOS-International Program Office |
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Steve Gittings |
Science Coordinator, Office of National Marine Sanctuary |
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Julie Bursek |
Team Leader Education and Outreach, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary |
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DOS |
Rachel Martinez |
Economic/Political Officer, U.S. Embassy, Santiago |
Rebecca Slocum |
Environment and Trade Division, Office of Environmental Policy |
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USFS |
Toby Bloom |
Latin America & Caribbean Programs, USFS International Programs |
Chile
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