60.00000000 96100 15 117400 10 6 218000 10 180000 Bahamas Protected Areas website www.bahamasprotected.com Newspaper articles, Brochures, Posters, Environmental Camps, Youth Forum, Teaching Aids/ Games Exhibitions, Booklets, School Outreach, Art Competition, Biodiversity Tour Yes Created Click242 Nature App that provides The Bahamian environmental field in daily basis, is designed to increase public awareness about the Bahamian environment and the organizations which work to educate the public and manage the country's natural resources, including Protected Areas. Also use of Internet social media such as facebook Youth Forum, Environmental Camps, Presentations, Media Programmes using Tv and Radio Awareness activities on climate change and sustainable forestry management Click242 Nature App a daily Bahamian environmental field designed to increase public awareness 8 1 8 1 The Bahamas National Trust www.bnt.bs The Nature Conservancy (Bahamas) www.nature.org Bahamas Reef Environmental Education Foundation (BREEF) www.breef.org Friends of the Environment www.friendsoftheenvironment.org The CSOs and STIs have been continuing providing education and awareness campaigns aligned to the Sustainable Land Management, Climate Change impacts and Conservation of Biodiversity. The CSOs and STIs collaborates well with the Government Agencies and especially the BEST Commission in addressing and implementing the Land Management, Climate Change and Biodirvesrity. Yes CSO supported by The BEST Commission (the Focal Point), and some are funded through the Focal Point. In Forestry - about 30+ CSOs received training on forest resources management between 2012-2013. The workshop was funded by the FAO, enhanced stakeholder with the knowledge such as identification of native/indigenous plant species in The Bahamian Pine Forest, native birds and other terrestrial species, including utilization of tools and instruments to conduct forest assessment and management Young Marine Explorers (YME) www.ymebahamas.org Andros Conservancy and Trust www.ancat.net Cape Eleuthera Institute www.ceibahamas.org Ministry of the Environment and Housing Forestry Unit www.bahamasforestry.com Bahamas Protected Areas www.bahamasprotected.com 1 0 2 0 1. Bahamas Protected Areas www.bahamasprotected.com 2. The Bahamas National Trust http://www.bnt.bs/ conducts training on the National Parks, importance of indigenous plants and ecosystem for The Bahamas, and the need of protection. Also responsible Yes At the national level, the CSOs have programmes to increase awareness and conduct training on protected areas, biodiversity and climate change. In the public awareness campaign through The Bahamas National Coastal Awareness Committees (NCAC), five threats to the integrity of our coastal zones were identified. The issue of “land degradation” was among one of the five threats identified. Moreover, the Bahamas recognizes and is committed to protecting its biological diversity through sustainable land use. 6 series of training workshops were conducted in 2013 including Reef Check, Capacity Building for CSOs, Protected Area Network Management Effectiveness Evaluation for Building a Sustainable Marine Protected Area System, Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry Management. In addition, a model for Sustainable Tourism for the Exuma Cays was established in 2013, it is built based on three principles: environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, which complements the three dimensions to guarantee its long-term sustainability. for protected park management. No No 4 Technical and Finance Resorces 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 The Bahamas Environment Science and Technology (BEST) Commission has meetings with the other Focal Points regarding work on the Conventions, and reports on the work done on the CBD such as work done for GEF IWCAM Bahamas Andros Land & Sea Use Plan project and the wide Protected Areas in the country. 0 0 0 1 The GEF Focal Point, BEST would indicate the status of planning, programmes and projects, and status of Reports under the Rio Conventions Minutes of GEF Meetings and Progress Reports on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Land Degradation under the Rio Conventions No 4 No Yes No The Forestry Department of the Ministry of the Environment & Housing in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) held Forest Management Training Workshop in New Providence and Abaco in 2012/2013. About 20 persons from different form difference agencies and community groups were trained to conduct forest resources assessment, including saw millers and Training and sensitization sessions were held. As well as GIS and Remote Sensing technology use in forestry management, Biomass determination, Forest Carbon Stock assessment and Forest Resource Assessment in relation to Sustainable Forest Management and Governance and Forest Monitoring. Implementation of Pine Islands project - Forestry/Mangrove Innovation and Integration (Grand Bahama, New Providence, Abaco and Andros) is underway. The Second National Communication to UNFCCC provided training in Greenhouse Gas inventory and had consultations in mitigation and adaptation to climate change among other areas. Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Workshop, Consultation and Project design for GEF Support to Development of a legislative and operational framework for access and benefit-sharing (ABS) of genetic resources and bioprospecting for The Bahamas was conducted in 2012/2013. The Bahamas Forestry Unit http://www.bahamasforestry.com Global Environment Facility (GEF) Liaison Officer & Task Manager UNEP No Yes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 No The Finance and Technology framework for NAP implementation would be established. The Aligned NAP would be updated to accommodate priorities, including national targets for investment. NAP 1 No assistance was requested. No No Part 1 of 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No 1 1 1 1 No There is no specific programme to address DLDD in The Bahamas, our efforts are more into addressing UNFCCC and CBD that mostly affect our social and economic well-being of the Country. Also, lack of data to support producing the report was a major factor. No Yes No Yes Yes 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Policy guidance is important for Sustainable Land Management and Land Policy to combat land degradation related to tourism and urban demand. Capacity building and awareness campaign is required to ensure knowledge is wide shared with public Hilda Pius Luoga 2014-07-30 hildaluoga@bahamas.gov.bs Philip S. Weech, National Focal Point philipweech@bahama.gov.bs 2014-07-31 The Bahamas