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Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem

Project Objective: The Project is implemented and executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and based during its first year of implementation at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP) in Bangkok, Thailand. It will move during its second year to one of the partner countries. National partners include fisheries, agriculture, environment, planning and finance institutions, non-governmental and community-based organizations. The project will also build on past experience and present activities in the region, including data and information collected through the numerous national and regional initiatives addressing the coastal and marine environment and fisheries issues in the Bay, including the Bay of Bengal Programme (1979-1999). Of particular relevance are the two UNEP Regional Seas Programmes, the East Asian Seas Programme and that for the South Asian Seas, the UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA), and the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS) and related initiatives. The BOBLME Project became operational in April 2009 with the establishment of a Regional Coordination Unit at FAO-RAP. The Project Inception Workshop was held in November 2009

A supplemental PDF-B grant of $350,000 was approved in December 2003 (making a total of $399,000 of PDF B resources) to prepare a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and to define the scope/process for preparing the Strategic Action Plan. Project preparation is progressing very well with strong support from the respective governments. The LOA between Bank and FAO revised to include the supplemental PDF B funding and extend the duration of contract with FAO to June 30, 2005. PCN review completed. Priorities sub-regional and regional activities identified by participating countries. Draft project document to be completed by September 30, 2004 for discussion at workshop in Colombo.

Project Category Large Marine Ecosystem

Ecosystems LME

Project website http://www.boblme.org/

Waterbodies Bay of Bengal (LME)

Regions SIDS (Asia) , Southern Asia

TDA/SAP
Bay of Bengal LME Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) Volume 1 Bay of Bengal LME Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) Executive Summary Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem - Strategic Action Programme (SAP)

Documents & Resources
report [BOBLME] Shark Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: Status and Potentialities [BOBLME] Ecosystem Health and Management of Pollution in the Bay of Bengal [BOBLME] September - December 2008: Bay of Bengal News [BOBLME] Sustainable Management of Fisheries Resources of the Bay of Bengal [BOBLME] Why Local People Do Not Support Conservation: Community Perceptions of Marine Protected Area Livelihood Impacts, Governance and Management in Thailand [BOBLME] Policy Brief: Improving Conservation Effectiveness and the Relationship Between Marine Protected Areas and Local Communities in Thailand [BOBLME] Mainstreaming Gender in the BOBLME Project [BOBLME] Myanmar: Country Report on Pollution [BOBLME] Marine Turtle Conservation: Review Report [BOBLME] Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis [BOBLME] National Report of Malaysia on the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Programme [BOBLME] Review of Legal and Enforcement Mechanisms in the BOBLME Region [BOBLME] Review of Critical Habitats: Mangroves and Coral Reefs [BOBLME] Review of Coastal and Marine Livelihoods and Food Security in the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Region [BOBLME] Review of the Status of Shared/Common Marine Living Resource Stocks and of Stock Assessment Capability in the BOBLME Region [BOBLME] Review of Land-based Sources of Pollution to the Coastal and Marine Environments in the BOBLME Region [BOBLME] Process for Finalising the Hosting Arrangements for the RCU [BOBLME] Thailand: Country Report [BOBLME] Sri Lanka: Country Report [BOBLME] Myanmar: Country Report [BOBLME] Maldives: Country Report [BOBLME] Indonesia: Country Report [BOBLME] India: Country Report [BOBLME] Bangladesh: Country Report [BOBLME] Facilitating Community Participation [BOBLME] The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management [BOBLME] Key Monitoring and Evaluation Activities and Timelines [BOBLME] Assessing, Demonstrating and Capturing the Economic Value of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services [BOBLME] SAP Process Development Workshop Report [BOBLME] TDA Confirmation Meeting Report BOBLME draft TDA vol1 for national consultations IWS-08 BOBLME-TDA-SAP -Teng Theme_coralreefs - C Angell Theme_livelihoods - Townsley IWS-06 EAF in the BOBLME -Funge-Smith BOBLME_TDA_Volume_2 IWS-14 Country Report - Myanmar BOBLME-2011-Ecology-18 IWS-07 SOCMON in the BOBLME -V. Hoon BOBLME draft TDA vol1 for national consultations BOBLME draft TDA vol2 for national consultations newsletter [BOBLME] December 2013: Newsletter [BOBLME] Management Advisory for the Bay of Bengal Indian Mackerel Fishery [BOBLME] Management Advisory for the Bay of Bengal Hilsa Fishery [BOBLME] December 2012: Newsletter [BOBLME] July 2012: Newsletter [BOBLME] September 2014: Newsletter [BOBLME] March 2011: Newsletter [BOBLME] September 2011: Newsletter [BOBLME] December 2011: Newsletter About_BOBLME_Brochure_2011-1 BOBLME-2011-Newsletter-03 boblme newsletter iwc6pres_boblme_hermes project-document [BOBLME] Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem [BOBLME] Project Brief: Proposed Grant from the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund [BOBLME] Indicative List of Partner Institutions [BOBLME] The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project [BOBLME] Overview: The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project BOBLME.Project Brief -PAD Endorsement Letter from Government Work Plan Budget PDF-B Document Supplemental Project Appraisal Document (for CEO Endorsement) Project Appraisal Document (for CEO Endorsement) Request for CEO Endorsement Executive Summary (Revised) Map Terminal Evaluation Review Revised annexes Project Document for WP workshop [BOBLME] List of Participants [BOBLME] Recommendations from the BOBLME Project Inception Workshop [BOBLME] Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project [BOBLME] Second Regional Workshop Report mid-term-evaluation [BOBLME] Monitoring and Evaluation File [BOBLME] Area of Map [BOBLME] Large Marine Ecosystem Assessment and Management [BOBLME] Brochure [BOBLME] Meeting International Obligations [BOBLME] Activities [BOBLME] Essential EAFM: Developing Capacity in the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management presentation [BOBLME] Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Program synthesis-report [BOBLME] Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis Synthesis Report evaluation IWS-04 BOBLME Monitoring and Evaluation results-notes [BOBLME] Results and Achievements maps_graphic Bay of Bengal publication [LME:LEARN Policy Brief] Science to Management: Addressing Information Gaps for Decision Making for Large Marine Ecosystem Management outreach-material Mainstreaming gender in Large Marine Ecosystems Videos Rudolf Hermes on the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem: the TDA-SAP approach Photos Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem

General information
GEF ID	1252
IBRD ID	89908
Project type	Full-Size Project
Status	closed (Completed)
Start Date	30 Jun 2008
End Date	15 Dec 2017

GEF characteristic:
Focal Area	International Waters
GEF Allocation to project	12,082,100 USD
Total Cost of the project:	31,343,300.00 USD

Results
YES - See results data (1252)

Partners
Countries Bangladesh , India , Indonesia , Maldives , Malaysia , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Regional Lead implementing agency Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Executing agencies Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI), Bangladesh Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, India Marine Research Centre (MRC), Maldives Maritme Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) Myanmar Department of Fisheries The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), Sri Lanka Department of Fisheries (DOF), Thailand

Project contacts
Peter Koefoed Bjørnsen Director Rudolf Hermes Consultant Chris O’Brien Regional Coordinator Nishan Sugathadasa Technical Officer Chavakat Muralidharan Consultant

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