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The Monitoring and Evaluation System of the CTI-CFF:

1. Developed with the objective of keeping track of the results and progress towards achieving the five goals set in the CTI-CFF's Regional Plan of Action (RPOA), as well as the 3 high level outcomes.
2. Described in the Monitoring and Evaluation System Operations Manual.
3. Provides a set of common indicators (SMART -specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound), comparable across geographies and cultures.
4. The status of each indicator during the year 2009 (adoption date of the CTI-CFF RPOA) will be used as a baseline.

A list of 5 CTI-CFF RPOA goals, its targets and the indicators to measure progress towards achieving these are displayed below. For each indicator, a list of the datasets needed to measure it is provided, with a link to download the datasets (when available).

Seascapes are defined as: “Large, multiple-use marine areas, defined scientifically and strategically, in which government authorities, private organizations, and other stakeholders cooperate to conserve the diversity and abundance of marine life and to promote human well-being.” A guidebook to select, develop and implement Seascapes can be found here.

A set of priority seascapes across the Coral Triangle will be designated, to serve as the geographic focus of major investments and action during 2010 – 2020. Comprehensive Seascape Investment Plans for each priority seascape need to be completed, along with an overall scheme for the sequencing of investments across the 10-year timeframe of the CTI Plan of Action.

An ecosystem approach to fisheries strives to balance diverse societal objectives, by taking into account the knowledge and uncertainties about biotic, abiotic and human components of ecosystems and their interactions, and applying an integrated approach to fisheries within ecologically meaningful boundaries.

Principles of EAFM:

1. Fisheries should be managed to limit their impact to the ecosystem to the extent possible.
2. Ecological relationship between harvested, and associated species should be maintained.
3. Management measures should be compatible across the entire distribution of the resource.
4. The precautionary approach should be applied as the knowledge on ecosystems is incomplete.
5. Governance should ensure both humans and ecosystems well-being and equity.

The CTMPAS include four categories of MPAs and MPA networks:
Category 4 – Regional Flagship Sites
Category 3 – Priority Development Sites
Category 2 – Effectively Managed CTMPAS Sites
Category 1 – Recognized CTMPAS Sites.

For more information in the CTMPAs, refer to the developed CTMPAs framework here.

A region-wide Early Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation (REAP) for the near-shore marine and coastal environment (including small island ecosystems) has been completed. CTI countries should implement this plan,– addressing economic and livelihood needs of coastal communities heavily dependent on marine and coastal resources, and biodiversity conservation objectives. In order to facilitate this, the CTI-CFF has created a roadmap which establishes regional priorities of the Coral Triangle countries for the years 2013 through 2019. These priorities were established after taking stock of regional, national, and local actions implemented since the establishment of the CTI.

A draft set of indicators to measure the progress towards attaining target 5.1 has been developed and available through the Monitoring and Evaluation System Manual of the CTI-CFF.

Nonetheless, in May of 2014, the 5th CTI-CFF Ministerial Meeting (MM5) approved the establishment of a new Threatened Species technical working group (TSWG).