XVIII

Annual Consultative
Meeting on Large
Marine Ecosystems and
Coastal Partners and
LME: LEARN Project
Meeting

Agenda
5 – 8 December 2016
Bonvin Building
1, rue Miolis
Paris, France

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1. Objectives of the meeting

The primary objective of the Annual Meeting (6-8 December 2016) is to provide global forum for GEF-
funded and other marine and coastal practitioners, leaders and institutions, aimed at sharing
experiences and lessons with respect to ecosystem-based governance. The LME Annual Meeting
contributes to the development of the LME Partnership by engaging marine, coastal management,
biodiversity and coastal climate change adaptation project leaders in meeting that objective, in
accordance with the recently established GEF LME:Learn project. More specifically, the meeting aims
at:

- Fostering a mutually supportive global network of leaders and institutions engaged in marine
and coastal ecosystem based management by providing a forum for project (LME, ICM, MPA,
MSP, others) leaders to discuss experiences and lessons learned; 

− Mobilizing knowledge resources, new scientific applications and tools to support project
implementation and organizational action related to priority knowledge topics;
− Reviewing marine and coastal project progress in regions, disseminating best practices amongst
projects, and discussing emerging issues requiring common responses; and
− Sharing lessons learned from existing efforts with regard to the LME Governance project
priorities (i.e. regional networks, capacity building training and twinning) and identify future
priorities to help guide the implementation of the project.

The meeting will also provide an opportunity to discuss the contribution of GEF and other marine
projects to the implementation of the Agenda 2030, particularly SDG 14 as well as other SDGs, in light
of the forthcoming UN Conference on SDG 14 implementation to take place in June 2017.

The Annual Meeting will be preceded by the LME:Learn Project Meeting, to take place on 5 – 6
December 2016. The aim of this meeting is to convene three working groups of the project
(Governance, Ecosystem Based Management, and Data and Information Management) and to initiate
work towards implementing respective project activities. This meeting will be attended by a limited
group of participants (working group members and selected project managers). While working group
membership is by invitation, other participants are welcome to attend sessions as observers.

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LME: LEARN PROJECT MEETING
5-6 December 2016

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MONDAY 5 DECEMBER 2016
LME:LEARN PROJECT MEETING
Session A-Introductory session
Chair Julian Barbiere, IOC-UNESCO / Vladimir Mamaev, UNDP
Room XIV
Time Title Name
09 :00 Welcome Julian Barbière, IOC-UNESCO
09 :15 Vladimir Mamaev, UNDP
Christian H. Severin, GEF
09 15 Progress made in the Ivica Trumbic, IOC/UNESCO
09:30 implementation of LME:
LEARN
Session B-Introduction to Working Groups: Review of Existing Tools
Chair Lauren Wenzel, NOAA / Keith Lawrence, CI
Rapporteur Tbd
Room XIV
Time Title Name Objectives of the
session
09:30 Review of a dataset of Keith Lawrence, CI Understand what tools
10:00 existing tools for oceans already exist, and use
EBM and governance. this to critically assess
the list of toolkits
Identify whether or not the proposed under
proposed toolkits under LME:Learn.
LME:Learn meet currently
unmet needs; are any The session will
changes needed to the list distinguish between
of toolkits? "creating a new tool"
10:00 Discussion on the set of Lauren Wenzel, NOAA vs "helping users to
10:30 toolkits proposed. implement existing
tools" vs a "navigation
Are linkages needed guide" to help users
between the tools? pick between existing
tools.
Are there mechanisms to
deliver them in a consistent
way?
Coffee break 15 minutes (10:30 – 10:45)
Session C-Working Group on Governance
Chair Wojciech Wawrzynski, ICES / Lauren Wenzel, NOAA
Rapporteur Ivica Trumbic, IOC/UNESCO
Room XIV
Time Title Name Objectives of the
session
10:45 Objectives and expected Wojciech The WG Governance
11:00 outcomes of the session Wawrzynski, ICES / session seeks to 1)
Lauren Wenzel, define contents, format
NOAA and timeline for the

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11:00 Proposal for the Governance Ellen Johannesen, Governance toolkit for
11:15 Toolkit Outline ICES GEF
11:15 Review of governance Emma Kelley, NOAA LME/ICM/MPA/Climate
11:30 frameworks and best Adaptation projects; 2)
practices review governance
11:30 Discussion on the contents, Wojciech frameworks that are
13:15 format, timeline, workplan Wawrzynski, ICES relevant for the Toolkit.
and target audience of the The participants will
Governance Toolkit discuss and agree on the
13:15 Summary of the discussion Lauren Wenzel, target audience as well
13:30 and next steps NOAA as on the most
appropriate product(s)
of their endeavours. The
session should result in
clear workplan and
timeline of the WG’s
activities.
Lunch break 75 minutes (13:30 – 14:45)
Session D-Working Group on Ecosystem Based Management
Chair Keith Lawrence, Conservation International
Rapporteur James Oliver, IUCN
Room XIV
Time Title Name Objectives of the
14:45 Objectives and expected James Oliver, IUCN / session
15:15 outcomes of the session: Keith Lawrence, CI The session will:
(1) clarify the role,
Role, purview and purview and
membership of the WG membership of the WG
(2) revisit the 6 toolkits
Are any changes needed to proposed, in light of a
the list of toolkits? review of existing tools
15:15 Large marine area score Keith Lawrence, CI / (3) discuss the target
15:45 card Johanna Polsenberg, audience/customers and
CI uses of each toolkit - and
Discussion on the implications for their
audience/customers, uses, design (4) identify
design issues, pilots partners to produce
Coffee break 15 minutes (15:45 – 16:00) each toolkit, and
16:00 ‘Carousel’ session (15 Small groups (5) identify next steps.
17:30 minutes each), with small
groups rotating around 5
stations to discuss 5 toolkits:

i) GEF LME project toolkit

ii) Stakeholder participation
in environmental policy
iii) LME strategic approach
iv) Marine Spatial Planning

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 v) Environmental
Economics

Discussion on each toolkit:

- Customers / audiences
- Uses
- Features / design
- Implementing partners

17:30 Feedback from carousel James Oliver, IUCN /

18:00 session Keith Lawrence, CI
Next steps

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TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER 2016
LME:LEARN PROJECT MEETING
Session E – Working Group on Data and Information Management
Chair Peter Pissierssens, IODE/IOC-UNESCO
Rapporteur Mish Hamid, IOC/UNESCO
Room XIV
Time Title Name Objectives of the
09 :00 Objectives and expected Peter Pissierssens, session
09 :15 outcomes of the session IODE/IOC - To recommend actions
UNESCO regarding the structure
09:15 Presentation of and discussion Peter Pissierssens, of the database,
10:15 on the results of the survey on IODE/IOC- including linkages with
project database UNESCO other platforms:
10:15 Presentation on the Miles Macmillan- IW/LEARN, Google
11:00 visualisation of the results of Lawler, GRID layers, etc.
IW:Learn and discussion Arendal
Coffee break 15 minutes (11:00 – 11:15)
Session E – Working Group on Data and Information Management (continued)
11:15 Presentation of the progress of James Oliver,
11:30 discussion on the preparation IUCN
of Google layers
11:30 Summary of the discussion and Peter Pissierssens,
12:30 next steps IODE/IOC-
UNESCO
Session F – Wrap up session
Room XIV
12:30 Wrap up on WG sessions Lauren Wenzel, The session will present
13:00 NOAA/ Ivica a synthetic view on the
Trumbic, Working Groups’
IOC/UNESCO products and target
groups and chart the
next steps.

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18th LME ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE MEETING
6-8 December 2016

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TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER 2016
LME ANNUAL MEETING
Session 1 – Opening session
Chair Julian Barbiere, IOC/UNESCO
Room XIII
Time Title Name
14:00 Welcome addresses Julian Barbiere, IOC/UNESCO
14:15 Andrew Hudson, UNDP
Christian Severin, GEF
14:15 Meeting objectives, Julian Barbiere, IOC/UNESCO
14:30 structure and
organisation
14:30 SDG 14: Challenges Andrew Hudson, UNDP
14:45 and Opportunities for
the GEF marine
community
14:45 Introduction to Mish Hamid, IOC/UNESCO
15:00 Regional
Networks/Caucuses
Coffee break 15 minutes (15:00 – 15:15)
Session 2 – Regional Networks – Parallel sessions for regions Africa, Asia, and
Latin America and Caribbean
Chairs Africa: Mika Odido, IOCAFRICA/Akiko Yamamoto, UNDP; Asia: Somkiat
Khokiattiwong, WESTPAC; Latin America and Caribbean: Cesar Toro, IOCARIBE
Rapporteurs Tbd (for each session)
Time Title Name Objectives of the session
15:15 Introduction to the Africa (Room XIII) Each session aims to (1) present
15:30 session: Objectives, : Mika Odido/Akiko the activities in the region with
structure and expected Yamamoto respect to
outcomes LME/ICM/MSP/MPA/Climate
15:30 Brief presentation of Asia (Room XV): Adaptation projects, (2) identify
16:30 regional projects and Somkiat regional governance issues,
their potential Khokiattiwong including identifying major
contribution to institutional obstacles (3) discuss
Implementation of Latin America and the potentials for
SDG goals Caribbean (Room science/university linkages in the
16:30 Discussion on specific XIV): Cesar Toro region, (4) discuss the
17:00 regional governance achievement of SDG’s and how
issues respective projects can report on
17:00 Discussion on the progress during implementation
17:50 work-plan and (5) discuss the LME:LEARN
timetable of the twinning exchange and “Inter-
Regional Network project Collaboration

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17:50 Summary of the Opportunities” mechanisms and
18:00 session and next steps take preliminary discussion on
identifying proposals and
potential co-financing options,
and (6) define workplan and
timetable for regional networks’
meetings and LME:LEARN
supported training workshops.

Cocktail/Reception at 18:30 at the FONTENOY BUILDING 7th FLOOR

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WEDNESDAY 7 DECEMBER 2016
LME ANNUAL MEETING
Session 3 - Governance: Living Resources Management and Biodiversity
Conservation
Chair Wojciech Wawrzynski, ICES
Rapporteur Jacqueline Alder, FAO
Room XIII
Time Title Name Objectives of the session
09:00 Objectives, expected Jacqueline The session will focus on
09:15 outcomes of the session and Alder, FAO / fisheries issues, both within
results of the WG on Wojciech EEZs and in ABNJ, and discuss
Governance session Wawrzynski, the relevance of current
ICES governance frameworks and
09:15 Fisheries governance and its Chris O’Brien, tools for the LME community.
09:30 relevance to LME processes : ABNJ Deep The session will try to (1) share
Coastal and ABNJ perspectives Seas Project lessons learned from current
fisheries governance systems
09:30 The Port State measures: Julian Million, and approaches and (2) identify
09:45 Agreement and advances in ABNJ Tuna innovative ways how GEF
the use of new technologies to project financed and other LME/ICM
improve compliance and MPA projects can
contribute to management of
09:45 Progress made in advancing K. Sherman, living resources in EEZs and
10:00 productivity, fish and fisheries NOAA ABNJ. The discussion will also
science discuss how LMEs can
10:00 Discussion: Wojciech contribute to the
11:00 Wawrzynski, implementation of living
Role of the UN SDGs and the ICES / marine resources and
CBD Aichi Targets in ocean Jacqueline biodiversity elements of
governance Alder, FAO relevant SDGs.

Success criteria in ocean

governance

Summary of the Session

Coffee break 15 minutes (11:00 – 11:15)
Session 4 - Governance: The Contribution of Spatial Management Tools to Marine
Resource Management
Chair Lauren Wenzel, NOAA
Rapporteur Harry Coccossis, University of Thessaly, Greece
Room XIII
Time Title Name Objectives of the session
11:15 Objectives and expected Lauren Wenzel, Spatial management is an
11:30 outcomes of the session NOAA / Harry essential tool for LMEs –
Coccossis, including marine spatial
University of planning, integrated coastal

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 Thessaly, management and marine
Greece protected areas management.
11:30 Lightning Presentations: Gulf of Aqaba – This session will focus on the
11:50 Managing places: tools for Jordan MSP challenges and opportunities in
marine and coastal (Ivica Trumbic, implementing spatial
sustainability. Case studies IOC); management tools in LMEs
and lessons learned Humboldt through case studies and group
Current LME discussion. It will also provide
MSP process input to the development of
(Joanna Alfaro, the Governance Toolkit.
HCLME);
Participatory
processes in
MPA
management
(Birane Sambe,
CCLME);
Ridge-to-Reef
(Chris
Paterson, R2R)
11:50 Discussion: Lauren Wenzel,
12:50 NOAA / Harry
What are the particular Coccossis,
governance challenges that University of
must be addressed in applying Thessaly,
spatial tools in a Greece
transboundary context?

What are key elements of

success in applying spatial
tools in LMEs?

What governance-related
tools, resources, data, and
expertise does the LME
community need to facilitate
implementation of spatial
approaches?

Are there specific tools,

examples or formats the LME:
LEARN Governance Toolkit
should include?

12:50 Summary and next steps Lauren Wenzel,

13:00 NOAA / Harry
Coccossis,
University of
Thessaly,
Greece
Lunch break 75 minutes (13:00 – 14:15)

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Session 5 – The Blue Economy: What Role for the LME Community?
Chair Keith Lawrence, Conservation International
Rapporteur David Vousden, UNDP
Room XIII
Time Title
14:15 Objectives of the session
14:35
Introduction to Blue
Economies
14:35 Panel on Blue Economies: How Monica Grasso,
15:45 to achieve environmental,
social, and economic balance
Discussion:
How can an effective Blue
Economy approach help
achieve the SDGs?
What role can the LME
community have in
implementing these
processes?
What can GEF marine projects
(LME, ICM, MPA) contribute to
defining and developing Blue
Economy frameworks and
processes?
What tools, resources, data,
and expertise does the LME
community need/want to
facilitate contribution to
implementation?
15:45 Summary and next steps
16:00
Coffee break 30 minutes (16:00 – 16:30)
Session 6 –Innovative Financing
Chair Leah Karrer, GEF
Rapporteur Mish Hamid, IOC/UNESCO
Room XIII
Time Title
16 :30 Objectives and expected
16 :35 outcomes of the session
16 :35 Keynote Overview:
16 :55 Innovative Financing for Ocean Voituriez,
Conservation: what's new in
the financing toolbox -
explaining options e.g. impact
Name Objectives of the session
Keith Lawrence, Oceans contribute US $2.5
Conservation trillion per year (WWF, 2015)
International into the global economy; a
larger economy than all but
six countries of the world.
NOAA Global economic demands
Jackie Alder, and pressures on the oceans
FAO continue to grow.
The Blue Economy approach
has great potential to support
a path where social inclusivity
and economic growth can be
possible in alignment with
sustainable ocean
ecosystems. Achieving this
will require analytical tools,
ecosystem-based
management approaches,
policy reforms, innovative
market-based and financing
solutions, and private sector
partnerships. Participants will
discuss how the GEF marine
community (LME, MPA, ICM)
can facilitate this potential
and how this approach links
to achieving SDG14, as well as
overarching SDGs 1, 2, 3, 8, 9,
12 and 13.
Keith Lawrence,
Conservation
International
Name Objectives of the session
Leah Karrer, Innovative financing is gaining
GEF increasing attention in the
Tancrède ocean realm as we seek long-
term financial mechanisms to
IDDRI support conservation beyond
conventional grants and
government support. This
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 investing, blue bonds, debt- panel discussion will open with
for-nature, etc an overview of emerging
approaches, including debt-for-
16 :55 Seychelles: Experience of blue Tbd nature swaps, blue bonds and
17 :05 bonds and debt-for-nature private impact investments.
financing We will then hear from project
17:05 Meloy Fund: An impact Anne-Marie experiences pursuing these
17:15 investment fund Laura, Rare approaches, particularly the
17:15 Coastal Fisheries Initiative – Miguel Jorge, realities of implementation and
17:25 Challenge Fund: Technical World Bank advice to colleagues. As part of
assistance to create impact learning among participants,
investments during the discussion
17:25 Green Climate Fund: A new Natalia conference participants will
17:35 financing option for climate Olofinskaya, then be strongly encouraged to
initiatives UNDP share their experiences - good
17:35 Discussion: Leah Karrer, and bad - in pursuing similar
18:15 GEF financing options.
To what extent are these
financing strategies
appropriate for our
community of LME and
coastal/marine projects?

What barriers need to be

overcome to pursue these
opportunities?

How can we build stronger

bridges between our
community and the financial
sector?

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THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 2016
LME ANNUAL MEETING
Session 7 –Mainstreaming Climate Change Issues in LME/MPA/ICM/MSP Projects
Chair Andrew Hudson, UNDP
Rapporteur Akiko Yamamoto, UNDP
Room XIII
Time Title Name Objectives of the session
09:00 Objectives and expected Andrew Hudson, This session will present
09:05 outcomes of the session UNDP recent assessments of the
09:05 Presentation of the IUCN Dan Laffoley, actual and projected effects of
09:15 report on ocean warming IUCN climate change on marine
ecosystems, and explore the
09:15 Ocean acidification: Latest Kirsten Isensee, extent to which LME, ICM,
09:25 science and socio-economic IOC MSP and MPA projects are
impacts working to address the effects
of climate change on their
09:25 Ocean solutions for Climate Miles Macmillan- living marine resources,
09:35 Mitigation: Blue forest/blue Lawler, GEF Blue coastal communities and
carbon project Carbon Project marine based economies. The
09:35 De-Oxygenation in the Ocean Marielaure discussion will focus on (1)
09:45 : Ecological and socio- Gregoire, Liege incorporation of knowledge
economic impacts University on climate change and
09:45 Sea level rise: Impacts on Mohamed experiences in climate change
09:55 coastal zones Ahmed Ali, Egypt adaptation into
Nile Delta ICZM LME/ICM/MPA/MSP projects
project and identify tools to do so,
09:55 Discussion and Summary of Andrew Hudson, and (2) contribution of
10:45 the session UNDP LME/ICM/MSP/MPA projects
to implementation of climate
change elements of relevant
SDGs.
Coffee Break 15 minutes (10:45 – 11:00)
Session 8 – Data and Information for Ecosystem Based Management
Chair Peter Pissierssens, IODE/UNESCO / Vladimir Mamaev, UNDP
Rapporteur Patrick Debels, CLME+
Room XIII
Time Title Name Objectives of the session
11 :00 Objectives and expected Peter Pissierssens, The session will present
11 :15 outcomes of the session IODE/UNESCO / sources of data that may
Vladimir Mamaev, potentially be linked to the
UNDP LME:LEARN project database.
11:15 Sustaining long-term ocean Samantha Special attention will be given
11:30 observations in the context Simmons, GOOS to M&E linkages with
of LMEs LME/ICM/MSP/MPA projects’
implementation, and to the

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 tools to support
implementation of the SDGs,
including coastal and marine
atlases.
11 :30 Data management services Anton Ellenbroek,
11:45 to support ecosystem Blue Bridge
assessment and decision-
making: Lessons from Blue
Bridge Project
11:45 Oceans Health Index: Johanna
12 :00 linking LME indicators and Polsenberg, CI
SDG indicators with OHI
12:00 Tools to support Patrick Debels and
12:15 implementation of SDGs: Andrea Salinas,
Inputs from LME SAP M&E CLME+
12 :15 Discussion and Summary Peter Pissierssens,
13 :00 of the session IODE/UNESCO /
Vladimir Mamaev,
UNDP
Lunch Break 75 minutes (13:00 – 14:15)
Session 9 – Translating Science to Policy: Communication Products and Training
Chair Julian Barbiere, IOC/UNESCO
Rapporteur Ivica Trumbic, IOC/UNESCO
Room XIII
Time Title Name Objectives of the session
14 :15 Objectives and expected Julian Barbiere and The LME:LEARN project will
14 :30 outcomes of the session Ivica Trumbic, generate harmonized
IOC/UNESCO knowledge products, drawing
14 :30 MOOC on LME Emma Kelley, NOAA on existing science, by
14 :45 harvesting and codifying
experiences and best practices
14 :45 Concepts and planning for David Vousden, from the existing GEF
15:00 the 2017 LME Science to UNDP LME/ICM//MSP/MPA projects,
Management Conference project stakeholders and
learning partners including
15:00 Presentation of the Ken Sherman, other non-GEF marine and
15 :15 Environmental NOAA coastal initiatives. This session
Development Journal issue will demonstrate and highlight
on LMEs existing good practice on the
15:15 Sustainable Ocean David Vousden, development of knowledge
15:30 Summit: Report on the UNDP products and strategic
LME session communications within the
15 :30 Discussion and Summary Julian Barbiere and LME/ICM/MSP/MPA portfolio,
16 :00 of the session Ivica Trumbic, highlighting possible means
IOC/UNESCO the LME:Learn project will
replicate. During the
discussion the participants will
focus on how can LME:LEARN
support the implementation
of LME/ICM/MSP/MPA
projects.

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Coffee Break 15 minutes (16:00 – 16:15)
Session 10 – Closing session : Conclusions and Next Steps
Chair IOC/UNESCO, UNDP, GEF
Room XIII
Time Title Name Objectives of the session
16 :15 Conclusions: Guidance for the Ivica Trumbic,
16 :30 SDG14 Conference in New York IOC/UNESCO

16 :30 Results of the meeting evaluation

16 :45 and next steps
16 :45 Final Comments Meeting Chairs
17 :00

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