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New data for conservation planning in Haiti

November 11, 2016 por Andy Drumm Leave a Comment


On October 18th and 19th 2016, Haiti reached a milestone in its evolution towards the sustainable management of its natural resources. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ecological baseline assessment for the Three Bays National Park – a 75,000 hectare coastal marine reserve on Haiti’s North coast, was presented to great acclaim and significant national media interest to local, regional and national authorities, fishers’ associations, community representatives, conservation NGOs, and others at the Universite d’Etat at Limonade.  At a second event in Port au Prince hosted by the Ministry of Environment, the Director General was joined by  the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism, international donors and conservation NGOs who gathered to learn the results of this ground-breaking piece of work.

The Three Bays National Park contains a rich natural and cultural heritage and sustains the livelihoods of thousands of people in Haiti.

Over the course of two years, 16 scientists from the US, Spain, and Haiti carried out field research of terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats to produce a database and analysis which provides the Haitian Protected Areas Authority (ANAP) with a solid foundation for management planning, for orienting sustainable economic development activities and for future research in the park and its watersheds.

hispaniolan-parrot
The endemic Hispaniolan parrot

The study – actually a series of reports – including a stakeholder analysis, a threats assessment, an ecological database, a species inventory and a biological monitoring plan was led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in collaboration with ANAP and the Université d’Etat at Limonade.

“This scientific rigor and the clarity of information is exactly what we need to enable us to make critical decisions regarding natural resource management in the region” said Ronald Toussaint, former Environment Minister in his comments following the presentation by Dr. Steve Schill, Chief Scientist for the Caribbean Region for TNC. He went on, – “this work gives us a model for future biodiversity baseline studies in Haiti’s marine protected areas.”

Among the highlights of the study is the discovery of a new species of fish for science – the Haitian Barred Hamlet, known to exist only in Fort Liberté Bay.

The Haitian Barred Hamlet Photo Credit: Stacey Williams, The Nature Conservancy
The Haitian Barred Hamlet
Photo Credit: Stacey Williams, The Nature Conservancy

Other biodiversity highlights include the discovery of:

  • Five IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) red-listed species of plant in the Fort Liberté peninsula.
  • The identification of seven Mangrove species.
  • A new coral species for Haiti.
  • A floral biodiversity hotspot near the mouth of the Grand Riviere du Nord near Bord De Mer Limonade.
  • The confirmation of the discovery of an endemic freshwater fish Limia paucuridata in the Trou du Nord river.
Few-rayed limia, Limia pauciradiata from Trou du Nord River Photo Credit: Aquaportail
Few-rayed limia, Limia pauciradiata from Trou du Nord River
Photo Credit: Aquaportail

M. Dieudonné Gesner, Mayor of the Commune of Limonade (which includes about one third of the Park), gave a rousing speech welcoming the new study as something that can bring together all stakeholders around the common cause of achieving sustainable development opportunities for the area.

This work, financed through the environmental impact mitigation funding for the Caracol industrial park, is the key input into the Park’s management plan currently in preparation.

Further IDB investments in the coming months will develop an ecosystem-service-based economic development plan for the park and implement an environmental education and community engagement strategy, and develop and equip the first ranger stations.

This study represents a significant step in the development of natural resources at Three Bays National Park and will allow an economic development process that will improve the quality of life of local residents.

 

To download the report, visit:

Baseline Ecological Inventory for Three Bays National Park, Haiti (English | French)


Filed Under: Environmental and Social Safeguards

Andy Drumm

Andy es especialista en turismo sustentable y áreas protegidas con más de 20 años de experiencia en el desarrollo e implementación de estrategias para maximizar la contribución del turismo a la conservación de la naturaleza y las culturas nativas en todo el mundo, y en particular en América Latina y el Caribe. Ha vivido en Ecuador y las Islas Galápagos por 11 años antes de mudarse a Washington DC en 1998 para desempeñarse como Especialista Senior en Ecoturismo en The Nature Conservancy. Andy es miembro de la Comisión Global de Áreas Protegidas y también del Directorio Asesor Senior del Global Heritage Fund. Actualmente se desempeña como Especialista Senior en Biodiversidad del BID, donde se halla abocado al manejo y mitigación de los impactos ambientales y sociales de los proyectos de desarrollo en Haití.

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