CTI Workshop Coral Reefs, Fisheries & Food Security in Coral Reefs, Fisheries & Food Security in Timor Leste Leste: Current Programs & Priorities : Current Programs & Priorities Timor Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (MAF) Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (MAF) Republica Democratica Democratica de Timor de Timor Leste Leste Republica Café e Floressta Agricultura Pescas Loro Matan
Biophysical Setting Biophysical Setting • Timor • Timor- -Leste, islands ( Leste, islands (Atauro Atauro, , Jaco Jaco), ), Oecussi Oecussi • 706 km coastline; • 706 km coastline; ‘ ‘Wallace Zone Wallace Zone’ ’ • north ( • north (Tasi Tasi Fetu Fetu) vs. south coast ( ) vs. south coast (Tasi Tasi Mane) Mane) • mountainous; 44% of land, slope> 40% • mountainous; 44% of land, slope> 40% • narrow • narrow ‘ ‘coast coast’ ’ & continental margin & continental margin • marine biodiversity • marine biodiversity – – large, relatively large, relatively ‘ ‘intact intact’ ’, poorly studied , poorly studied • major migratory wildlife corridor ( • major migratory wildlife corridor (Wetar Wetar Strait) Strait) • uncontrolled deforestation; land degradation • uncontrolled deforestation; land degradation
Demographic Setting Demographic Setting • 1,000,000 population • 1,000,000 population • widespread poverty • widespread poverty – – conflict & political instability conflict & political instability – 1999 1999 – – 80% infrastructure destroyed; > 50% 80% infrastructure destroyed; > 50% – displaced displaced • human development • human development – – lowest in SE Asia lowest in SE Asia • 70% < US $1 /day; > 40% < 55c /day • 70% < US $1 /day; > 40% < 55c /day • 75% in rural areas; 64% food insecure • 75% in rural areas; 64% food insecure • primary income • primary income - - agriculture/fisheries (94%) agriculture/fisheries (94%) • life expectancy ~ 55.5 yrs; 45% children underweight • life expectancy ~ 55.5 yrs; 45% children underweight • rapid growth rate ~ 3 • rapid growth rate ~ 3- -4%; > 50% 4%; > 50% pop pop’ ’n n < 15yo < 15yo • adult literacy rate • adult literacy rate - -~ 50.1% ~ 50.1%
Socio- -cultural cultural , Economic Setting Socio , Economic Setting • traditional use, customary harvests & laws • traditional use, customary harvests & laws • poorly defined coastal & marine tenure • poorly defined coastal & marine tenure • limited coastal • limited coastal- -marine marine ‘ ‘industries industries’ ’ • fisheries • fisheries – – under developed: under developed: – artisanal artisanal fisheries (esp. north coast) fisheries (esp. north coast) – – commercial fisheries commercial fisheries – – 900 T/yr 900 T/yr – (868 T exported) (868 T exported) • limited aquaculture • limited aquaculture • limited coastal tourism (& infrastructure): • limited coastal tourism (& infrastructure): – Dili Dili- -based (90%) based (90%) – – diving diving- -related (2 dive operators) related (2 dive operators) –
Current Status Current Status • coastal • coastal- -marine ecosystems marine ecosystems – – generally intact generally intact • limited dynamite fishing; some coral bleaching • limited dynamite fishing; some coral bleaching • fish stocks • fish stocks ‘ ‘believed believed’ ’ to be healthy (NDFA 2005) to be healthy (NDFA 2005) – – but limited assessments but limited assessments • lack of baseline information • lack of baseline information – – marine habitats, marine habitats, wildlife, fisheries, key species wildlife, fisheries, key species • mangrove cover • mangrove cover – – 9000ha (1940) 9000ha (1940) – – 3035ha 3035ha (2000) (FAO 2003) (2000) (FAO 2003) • deforestation (forests, woodlands) • deforestation (forests, woodlands) ~ 19- -31% decline (1989 31% decline (1989- -99) 99) ~ 19 • erosion rates • erosion rates - - modern ~ X53 natural ( modern ~ X53 natural (Laclo Laclo); ); delta increase X20 in last 100 yrs (Caraulun Caraulun) ) delta increase X20 in last 100 yrs ( • increasing pressure on coastal • increasing pressure on coastal- -marine resources marine resources (fuel, timber, food) (fuel, timber, food)
CTI Goal # 1 - - Priority Seascapes Priority Seascapes CTI Goal # 1 • CURRENT PROJECT/S: • CURRENT PROJECT/S: • NT • NT - - Broad Broad- -scale, Mapping of TL Inshore Coastal scale, Mapping of TL Inshore Coastal- - Marine Habitats Marine Habitats • Participants • Participants - - MAF MAF- -ALGIS, CDU ALGIS, CDU- -NT Govt NT Govt • Progress • Progress - - field surveys & ground field surveys & ground- -truthing truthing completed (~ 700 marine & 1000 coastal points completed (~ 700 marine & 1000 coastal points surveyed); training surveyed); training • CTI PRIORITIES: • CTI PRIORITIES: • Priority Seascape • Priority Seascape - - Sawu Sawu Sea Sea – – Wetar Wetar Strait Strait - - Rapid Biodiversity Assessment Rapid Biodiversity Assessment • Finer • Finer- -scale, inshore habitat mapping (north scale, inshore habitat mapping (north coast) coast) • Deeper • Deeper- -water ecosystems water ecosystems – – habitats, habitats, oceanography, trophic oceanography, trophic studies studies
Coastal- -Marine Habitat Mapping Marine Habitat Mapping Coastal
Coastal- -Marine Training Marine Training Coastal • field mapping • field mapping – – GPS, GPS, u/w u/w videos, cameras videos, cameras • ‘ • ‘Reef Check Reef Check’ ’ monitoring monitoring – – international international training program (12 TL participants) – – training program (12 TL participants) www.ReefCheck.org www.ReefCheck.org • bi • bi- -lingual (Indonesian, English) lingual (Indonesian, English) • marine taxonomy (Darwin • marine taxonomy (Darwin- -based) based) • aerial wildlife surveys, wildlife ID • aerial wildlife surveys, wildlife ID • long • long- -term, technical support term, technical support
CTI Goal # 2 EBM Fisheries Management CTI Goal # 2 EBM Fisheries Management • CURRENT PROJECTS: • CURRENT PROJECTS: • AusAID • AusAID, ADB, FAO, World Bank , ADB, FAO, World Bank • NT • NT - - Fisheries Development in the Com Fisheries Development in the Com- -Tutuala Tutuala- - Jaco Region Region Jaco • Participants • Participants – – MAF, NT Govt MAF, NT Govt • Approach • Approach – – fisheries surveys, market interviews fisheries surveys, market interviews • CTI PRIORITIES: • CTI PRIORITIES: • Community • Community- -based, fisheries development (stock based, fisheries development (stock assessments, regulations, enforcement & assessments, regulations, enforcement & compliance); IUU fishing compliance); IUU fishing • Fisheries infrastructure • Fisheries infrastructure – – vessels, storage, vessels, storage, cooling facilities cooling facilities • Training in fish handling & marketing • Training in fish handling & marketing – – improve improve capacity for artisanal artisanal fishing fishing capacity for • Promote women in fisheries ( • Promote women in fisheries (eg eg. Australia) . Australia) • ID community • ID community- -based recreational fishing tourism based recreational fishing tourism (eg ( eg. sailfish, tuna & reef fish . sailfish, tuna & reef fish
CTI Goal # 2 Ecosystem- -Based Tourism Based Tourism CTI Goal # 2 Ecosystem Management Management • CURRENT PROJECTS: • CURRENT PROJECTS: • NT • NT - - Coastal Coastal- -marine Ecotourism Opportunities & marine Ecotourism Opportunities & Issues in TL Issues in TL • Participants • Participants – – MAF MAF- -Tourism, NT Govt, ANU Tourism, NT Govt, ANU • Approach • Approach - - natural natural- -cultural resource inventory & cultural resource inventory & heritage assessment – – surveys, mapping surveys, mapping heritage assessment • CTI PRIORITIES: • CTI PRIORITIES: • Community • Community- -based ecotourism based ecotourism – – infrastructure infrastructure (‘ ( ‘eco eco- -villages villages’ ’); certification; business ); certification; business development development • Marine ecotourism (coral reef, marine wildlife) • Marine ecotourism (coral reef, marine wildlife) – – training, certification; guidelines, business training, certification; guidelines, business development development • Cultural tourism • Cultural tourism - - training, heritage protection, training, heritage protection, stabilisation projects, regional officers, education stabilisation projects, regional officers, education
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