Survey on managing coastal blue carbon ecosystems

General guidance for completing and submitting the survey

The deadline for submission of the completed questionnaire is Wednesday the 28th of August 2020. A reminder email will be sent out to contracting parties on the 21st of August. It will not be possible to consider information received after that date in the analysis and reporting.

This survey seeks to understand the needs of Contracting Parties in relation to the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of coastal blue carbon ecosystems in their territories.

The survey should take about 9 minutes to complete.

It is intended that the information provided in this survey will be shared for the purposes of implementing Resolution XIII.14. The results from the survey will be analysed and information summarized by region. There will be no attribution to individual countries.

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* 1. PART A - INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY

What is your region?

Africa

Asia

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

North America

Oceania

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* 2. How many Ramsar sites are in your country?

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* 3. How many Ramsar sites in your country contain coastal blue carbon ecosystems?

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* 4. PART B – NEEDS FOR COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS

Please identify your needs to improve protection, restoration and sustainable management of coastal blue carbon ecosystems in your country (select top 5)

Mapping of coastal blue carbon ecosystems

How to assess ecosystem services and benefits of coastal blue carbon ecosystems

How to assess carbon stocks and stock change within coastal blue carbon ecosystems (including collecting data to fill data gaps)

How to identify and manage threats to coastal blue carbon ecosystems

How to prioritize sites for protection, restoration and management

How to protect coastal blue carbon ecosystems

How to restore coastal blue carbon ecosystems

How to sustainably manage coastal blue carbon ecosystems

How to communicate benefits of coastal blue carbon ecosystems to the community and decision-makers

How to involve the community in protection and/or restoration efforts

How to institute training programs to assess and/or protect and/or restore blue carbon ecosystems

Engaging with other groups to work together to manage coastal blue carbon ecosystems

Other - Please describe further needs here:

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* 5. PART C – KNOWLEDGE OF COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS IN YOUR COUNTRY

Is there awareness in your country, including in government, provincial and community levels of what coastal blue carbon ecosystems are, and their importance?

High awareness

Moderate awareness

Low awareness

No awareness

Please describe further the levels of awareness of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, especially if awareness levels differ at different governance levels or regions:

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* 6. Does your country include coastal blue carbon ecosystems in your Nationally Determined Contributions to implement the Paris Agreement?

Yes

Partially

If you answered partially, please explain:

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* 7. If you answered Yes to question 6, is this for:

Adaptation

Mitigation

Both adaptation and mitigation

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* 8. If you answered No to question 6, are you considering including coastal blue carbon ecosystems in future pledges under your Nationally Determined Contributions?

Yes

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* 9. Has your country mapped coastal wetlands (including mangroves, saltmarshes, and seagrasses)?

Yes, complete map

Yes, partially

No, not at all

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* 10. What proportion of your country’s known coastal blue carbon ecosystems do you estimate are designated as Ramsar sites? (tick the one that applies)

0-5%

5-25%

25 – 50%

50% - 75%

greater than 75%

unknown

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* 11. What proportion of your country’s known coastal blue carbon ecosystems occur outside of protected areas?

0-5%

5-25%

25 – 50%

50% - 75%

greater than 75%

unknown

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* 12. What are the top five (5) ecosystem services that your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems provide (Tick 5)?

Provision of food

Provision of fuel

Global climate regulation (e.g. through carbon sequestration

Maintenance of hydrological regimes

Storm hazard regulation / Storm protection

Erosion protection

Water purification

Cultural heritage

Recreation and tourism

Spiritual and religious value

Provision of habitat

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* 13. Do you have a good understanding of the general condition of your country’s known coastal blue carbon ecosystems (for all blue carbon ecosystems, including Ramsar sites)?

Yes, for all sites

Yes, for some sites

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* 14. Do you have a good understanding of the pressures and threats to your countries known coastal blue carbon ecosystems (for all blue carbon ecosystems, including Ramsar sites)?

Yes, for all sites

Yes, for some sites

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* 15. Please tick the Top 5 pressures and threats that apply to blue carbon ecosystems in your country:

Human settlements (non-agricultural)

Agriculture and aquaculture

Energy production and mining

Transportation and service corridors

Biological resource use (example - wood harvesting, fishing)

Recreational and tourism activities

Natural system modifications

Invasive species

Pollution

Sea level rise

Tropical storms

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* 16. Are your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems

Not vulnerable to further threats because they are in good condition and well managed?

Vulnerable to further threats because they lack resilience or are highly sensitive?

Very vulnerable to further threats because they lack resilience and are highly sensitive?

Please describe further here:

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* 17. As relevant, are local and/or indigenous communities involved in the management of your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems?

Yes

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* 18. If Yes, please describe how local and/ or indigenous groups are involved:

Identifying problems

Deciding upon solutions to problems

Management of the site (e.g. implementing management plans

Applying traditional knowledge to management

Monitoring

Providing advice to relevant government agencies

Raising awareness of local people of the value of wetlands and the impact of human activities on them.

Promoting spiritual or cultural values

Other

Please describe further here:

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* 19. Are (some of) your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems adjacent to those in other countries?

Yes

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* 20. If Yes, do you manage these ecosystems collaboratively with neighbouring Contracting Parties?

Yes

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* 21. Are your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems managed collaboratively? (tick all that are applicable)

With International Organization Partners of the Ramsar Convention

As part of Ramsar Regional Initiatives

With Non-Governmental or Civil Society Organizations

With the Private Sector

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* 22. PART D - MOVING FORWARD / WRAP UP

What are the main barriers in your country to progressing blue carbon conservation and management activities? (e.g. knowledge, capacity, political priorities)?

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* 23. Are you interested in discussing your questions or needs further with the Secretariat?

Yes

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* 24. If Yes, please provide contact details below.

Name:

Email address:

Position:

Survey on managing coastal blue carbon ecosystems

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* 1. PART A - INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COUNTRYWhat is your region?

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* 2. How many Ramsar sites are in your country?

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* 3. How many Ramsar sites in your country contain coastal blue carbon ecosystems?

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* 4. PART B – NEEDS FOR COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMSPlease identify your needs to improve protection, restoration and sustainable management of coastal blue carbon ecosystems in your country (select top 5)

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* 5. PART C – KNOWLEDGE OF COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS IN YOUR COUNTRYIs there awareness in your country, including in government, provincial and community levels of what coastal blue carbon ecosystems are, and their importance?

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* 6. Does your country include coastal blue carbon ecosystems in your Nationally Determined Contributions to implement the Paris Agreement?

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* 7. If you answered Yes to question 6, is this for:

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* 8. If you answered No to question 6, are you considering including coastal blue carbon ecosystems in future pledges under your Nationally Determined Contributions?

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* 9. Has your country mapped coastal wetlands (including mangroves, saltmarshes, and seagrasses)?

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* 10. What proportion of your country’s known coastal blue carbon ecosystems do you estimate are designated as Ramsar sites? (tick the one that applies)

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* 11. What proportion of your country’s known coastal blue carbon ecosystems occur outside of protected areas?

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* 12. What are the top five (5) ecosystem services that your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems provide (Tick 5)?

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* 13. Do you have a good understanding of the general condition of your country’s known coastal blue carbon ecosystems (for all blue carbon ecosystems, including Ramsar sites)?

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* 14. Do you have a good understanding of the pressures and threats to your countries known coastal blue carbon ecosystems (for all blue carbon ecosystems, including Ramsar sites)?

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* 15. Please tick the Top 5 pressures and threats that apply to blue carbon ecosystems in your country:

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* 16. Are your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems

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* 17. As relevant, are local and/or indigenous communities involved in the management of your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems?

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* 18. If Yes, please describe how local and/ or indigenous groups are involved:

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* 19. Are (some of) your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems adjacent to those in other countries?

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* 20. If Yes, do you manage these ecosystems collaboratively with neighbouring Contracting Parties?

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* 21. Are your country’s coastal blue carbon ecosystems managed collaboratively? (tick all that are applicable)

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* 22. PART D - MOVING FORWARD / WRAP UPWhat are the main barriers in your country to progressing blue carbon conservation and management activities? (e.g. knowledge, capacity, political priorities)?

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* 23. Are you interested in discussing your questions or needs further with the Secretariat?

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* 24. If Yes, please provide contact details below.

* 1. PART A - INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY

What is your region?

* 4. PART B – NEEDS FOR COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS

Please identify your needs to improve protection, restoration and sustainable management of coastal blue carbon ecosystems in your country (select top 5)

* 5. PART C – KNOWLEDGE OF COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS IN YOUR COUNTRY

Is there awareness in your country, including in government, provincial and community levels of what coastal blue carbon ecosystems are, and their importance?

* 22. PART D - MOVING FORWARD / WRAP UP

What are the main barriers in your country to progressing blue carbon conservation and management activities? (e.g. knowledge, capacity, political priorities)?