Sandra Rientjes
(European Environment Protection Centre)
Participation of shareholders in the Caspian region
Who are stakeholders?
Stakeholders are all the individuals or organisations that
- are directly involved in the development and implementation of the CBSAP
- will be affected by the implementation of the CBSAP
- are interested in the CBSAP
- can assist in the successful implementation of the CBSAP
- can assist in the successful implementation of the CBSAP
Stakeholders in biodiversity management (1)
- Commercial users of land, water and resources (and their investorsi): fisheries,
shipping, oil industry, farmers, water companies, tourism industry....international
financial institutions, banks
- Non-rommercidt users of land, water and resources: amateur/subsistence fishermen,
local communities, army+navy......
- Authorities; local, national, regional authorities for nature and resource
management, environment, agriculture, fisheries, transport, defense, industry
Stakeholders in biodiversity management (2)
- Visitors and tourists
- The biodiversity community: national parks, protected area managers, NGOs,
international organisations
- Mediators and intermediaries: radio, tv, press, opinion leaders, scientific
organisations....
- The general public
Why involve stakeholders?
- biodiversity can only be protected with the help of the people who live and work with
biodiversity
- the world is full of 'dead' convenHons, strategies and action plans that did not involve
stakeholders
How to involve stakeholders?
- Stakeholder involvement is more than education
- Stakeholder involvement is more than giving information when the BSAP is completed
- Stakeholder involvement is discussion and dialogue at all stages of
developing the BSAP
Selecting the most important stakeholders for the CBSAP
(1)
Whose permission, approval or (financial) support is
essential? Whose cooperation is essential? Who is directly affected?
Who is indirectly affected?
Who is not directly affected but can influence others?
Selecting the most important stakeholders for the CBSAP
(2)
The problems:
- Regulation of the flow of rivers
- Illegal fishing and over fishing
- Changes in sea level
- Pollution
- Introduced species
Selecting the most important stakeholders for the CBSAP
(3)
- Whose permission, approval or (financial) support is essential to reach the goals of the
BSAP?
- Whose cooperation is essential?
- Who is directly affected?
Stakeholder involvement: how and when (1)
- Find contact persons in the primary (regional) stakeholders (September -October)
- Send them the outline of the BSAP and ask for comments
- Invite selected representatives of stakeholders to meeting for consultation and
discussion (October)
- Incorporate stakeholder comments while drafting BSAP
- Discuss final draft (December)
The most important stakeholders for the CBSAP
- Ministries of Environment, Nature and Biodiversity Management, Industry, Fishing,
Transport, Water
- Management
- Regional authorities
- Oil industry
- Other major industries along the Caspian coastline
- Potential (unders (for biodiversity and for industry)
- (International) NGOs
Points for discussion
- Do you agree to involve the most relevant stakeholders during the process of drafting
the Caspian BSAP?
- Who do you consider to be the most relevant stakeholders?
- Would you support the idea of inviting interested stakeholders to a workshop?
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