Threatened Species Status Improving

  • Chairperson: Indonesia
  • Vice Chair: Philippines

This is the link to Threatened Species TOR/Rules and Regulation:

  • Rules of Procedures of the CTI-CFF Threatened Species
  • Threatened Species Working Group Goals, Targets and Indicators
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    The Threatened Species Working Group is a working group developed by the six Member Countries to help implement Goal 5 of the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action (RPOA), Threatened Species Status Improving. The role of this working group is to improve the status of marine species listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species or listed under CITES such as sharks and rays, sea turtles, seabirds, marine mammals, corals, and other identified threatened species, as key steps for preventing their extinction and supporting healthier overall marine ecosystem.

    The members of Threatened Species Working Group from 2017 - present are as follows:

    Name Position Email
    Indonesia
    Mr. M. Firdaus Agung Kunto Kurniawan (Chair) Director for Conservation and Marine Biodiversity, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries firda_ku@yahoo.com
    Ms. Yudit Tia Lestari Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Manager, MMAF yudittialestari@gmail.com
    Indonesia NCC Secretariat Indonesia National Coodinationg Committee ncc.indonesia@cticff.org
    Malaysia
    Mr. Bohari Haji Leng Senior Director of Fisheries Conservation and Protection ctimalaysia@kasa.gov.my
    Mr. Azlan Md Noor Head of Conservation, Ecosystem and Biodiversity ctimalaysia@kasa.gov.my
    Malaysia NCC Secretariat Malaysia National Coordinating Committee ctimalaysia@kasa.gov.my
    Papua New Guinea
    Mr. Vagi Rei Manager Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea vrei@dec.gov.pg
    Ms. Phelameya J. Haiveta Acting Program Officer Marine Division, Sustainable Environment Programs. Conservation and Environment Protection Authority PHaiveta@cepa.gov.pg
    Philippines
    Atty. Demosthenes R. Escoto (Co-Chair) OIC Director, Bureau Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Agriculture ph.nccc.secretariat@gmail.com
    Philippines NCC Secretariat Philippines National Coodinating Committee ph.nccc.secretariat@gmail.com
    Solomon Islands
    Paul Tua Chief Fisheries Officer, Inshore Fisheries Division, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. ptua@fisheries.gov.sb
    Mr. David Aram Principal Fisheries Officer, Inshore Fisheries Division, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources DAram@fisheries.gov.sb
    Ms. Rose Babaua Chief Conservation Officer, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology N/a
    Timor Leste
    Mr. Benvindo Maria Deus Araujo dos Santos Technical Staff under the Department of Conservation Marine Biodiversity, and Aquatic Environment Management benvindomariadeusaraujodossant@gmail.com
    Mr. Fernando da Silva Senior Technical Staff under the Department of Conservation, Marine Biodiversity and Management of the Aquatic Environment baiuari@yahoo.com


    The previous Threatened Species Chairs and Co-Chairs are as follows:

    Year Chair Country Co-Chair Country
    2022 - Current Mr. Andi Rusandi Indonesia Atty. Demosthenes R. Escoto Philippines
    2021 - 2022 Mr. Andi Rusandi Indonesia Ms. Natividad Y. Bernardino Philippines
    2018 - 2021 Mr. Vagi Rei Papua New Guinea Mr. Andi Rusandi Indonesia
    2016-2017 Ms. Tan Geik Hong Malaysia Ms. Theresa Mundita Lim Philippines

    Proposed Threatened Species Working Group Workplan for 2023 (TBC by WG):

    The 3rd Threatened Species Working Group Meeting
    17th- 19th September 2019
    Gorontalo, Indonesia

    Planned Activities Time Frame Proposed Budget Online
    4th Threatened Species working group In-Situ Online Meeting Write-shops: (Postponed to 2024)
    • Draft the Framework plan for the Regional Conservation Plan
    • Q2 (PH: Invitation 1-2 months prior the meeting)
    • USD 8,500
    Targeting Regional Investigations for Policing Opportunities & Development (TRIPOD) Project (ID, MY, PH):
    • Philippine government to participate in national Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) training
    • NCCs participate in regional workshop and involvement in the regional taskforce
    • Jan 2023
    • Feb/Mar 2023
    		 Funded by TRIPOD partners

    TRIPOD ongoing and scaling engagement:

    • NCCs and RS to meet with TRIPOD partners to further explore opportunities for CTI CFF to host and convene a regional counter IWT taskforce with selected national focal points , and house TRIPOD toolkit for ongoing delivery and scaling to other CT countries, if favorable , convene first taskforce meeting post Training.

    		 Feb/Mar 2023 In line with TRIPOD regional event Funded by TRIPOD partners

    TRIPOD ongoing and scaling engagement:

    • CTI-CFF member States participate in the Asia Pacific Marine Turtle Genetic Working Group and contribute to ShellBank, in line with CITES turtle mandates, to collect DNA samples from wild and seized marine turtle specimens to determine species and geographic origin in support of research, investigations and prosecutions
    • CTI-CFF encourages member states to replicate the activities of the TRIPOD project after project closure in their countries and help disseminate the outputs of the project to inform national Legislation

    		On going, beyond project end Beyond project end In part funded by ShellBank project Seek funding

    Activities

    # Date Location Meeting Title Meeting Documents
    1 5-6 th April 2021 Jakarta, Indonesia Training of Trainers (ToT) on MPAs and Sharks and Rays
    2 17-18 th September 2019 Gorontalo, Indonesia 3rd Threatened Species Working Group Meeting
    3 25-27th Feb 2019 Lombok, Indonesia CTI Regional Training for Sharks and Rays in 2019 in conjunction with Wildlife Conservation Society
    4 26th April 2018 Quezon City, Philippines 2nd Threatened Species Working Group Meeting
    5 24-26th April 2018 Quezon City, Philippines 1st CTI-CFF Threatened Species Working Group Regional Exchange
    6 23rd March 2017 Putrajaya, Malaysia 1st Threatened Species Working Group Meeting

    Reference Materials

    Term of Reference

    No. Documents Name Documents Link
    1 Term of Reference for the Establishment of Sub-Group for Priority Seascapes in the Coral Triangle
    2 Terms of Reference for the Establishment of Sulu Sulawesi Seascape Sub-group
    3 Term of reference for the Establishment of Sub-Group for Lesser Sunda Seascape Sub-Group
    4 Term of Reference for the Establishment of Bismarck Solomon Seas Ecoregion Sub-Group

    Term of Reference

    No. Documents Name Documents Link
    1 Term of Reference for the Establishment of Sub-Group for Priority Seascapes in the Coral Triangle
    2 Terms of Reference for the Establishment of Sulu Sulawesi Seascape Sub-group
    3 Term of reference for the Establishment of Sub-Group for Lesser Sunda Seascape Sub-Group
    4 Term of Reference for the Establishment of Bismarck Solomon Seas Ecoregion Sub-Group