Meta 7: Las múltiples presiones antropogénicas se habrán llevado a niveles que no resulten perjudiciales para las especies migratorias o para el funcionamiento, la integridad, la conectividad ecológica y la resiliencia de sus hábitats.
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Theme 3 - Threat Reduction:
Indicators:
• Improved reporting and recording of direct take data/information.
• Management system in place, e.g. management plans, policies, regulations etc that ensure sustainability of species stocks.
• Adoption of international regulations/agreements applied to capture activities.
• Document/presentation on climate change impacts to whales and dolphins provided to Members.
• Links to international fora addressing climate change established.
• Better information on the impacts of plastics and other debris to whales and dolphins.
• Waste management guidelines promoted at all levels.
• Impacts of underwater noise pollution to whales and dolphins considered and reduced for any undertaking in the sea.
Theme 6 - Cultural Significance and Value:
Indicators:
• Case studies supported on sustainability of cultural practices in countries interested in supporting sustainability assessments.
• Relevant whale and dolphin traditional knowledge and cultural values are used and acknowledged in scientific surveys design and execution and formulation of national management policies.
Theme 8 - Whale and Dolphin Based Tourism:
Indicators:
• A regional database is established to assess growth of the industry.
• Industries, governments and stakeholders (NGOs, SPREP) meet in-country as required to discuss issues and actions.
• Baseline research on target populations is conducted as a basis for recommendations regarding the carrying capacity of populations to sustain numbers of tourism interactions.
• Stakeholders meetings conducted and reports developed.
• Guidelines reviewed and distributed.
• Licenses limited for management of the industry.
• National guidelines developed based on the regional guidelines and made into national regulations.
• Workshop conducted for national compliance and enforcement of guidelines/regulations.
• Regional programme to conduct national whale watching training for operators and guides/stakeholders established.
• Programme for whale watching operators to collect useful data developed and implemented.
• Educational kit available on board whale watching boats.
• Increased share of communities on from whale and dolphin watching.
• Whale and dolphin watching feasibility studies undertaken in additional members.
Objective 4 - Threat Reduction:
Indicators:
• Reports of by-catch become available for technical evaluation.
• Acceptance and use of successful by-catch mitigation techniques in the region.
• System of collecting data on by-catch and depredation from fishing operations developed and used.
• Reduction of by-catch of small cetaceans to sustainable levels.
• Sustainable principles applied to any direct take, and international regulations and agreements applied to capture activities.
• Effects of plastics, other debris and chemical pollution on small cetaceans in the western African Region documented and communicated to relevant bodies and conventions.
• Guidelines developed for proper waste management at all levels, including fishing boats.
• Map of pollution levels in the region produced, particularly sensitive areas identified.
• Effects of acoustic pollution on small cetaceans in the western African region documented and communicated to relevant bodies and conventions.
• Guidelines for noise reduction developed and communicated widely.
• Map of acoustic pollution levels in the region produced, particularly sensitive areas identified.
• Significant adverse effect of tourism on small cetaceans identified, threat mitigated, lessons learnt promoted and widely shared in the region.
• Monitoring programme for effects of small cetacean watching set up.
• Consideration of the specific effects on small cetaceans incorporated into national legislation and other processes such as EIAs. Information on potential effects made available.
• Monitoring of identified localised populations initiated.
• Consideration of the specific impacts on small cetaceans incorporated into national legislation and other processes such as EIAs. Information on potential effects made available.
• Monitoring of identified localised populations initiated.
• Lost fishing gear located and recovered.
• Marine debris regularly collected and disposed of.
• Regulations to minimise the risk of ship strikes in place and enforced.
• Other possible threats investigated.
• Emergency plans prepared and mechanism for cooperation between neighbouring countries established.
• Capacity for rescue or euthanasia operations established, code of conduct prepared.
► The International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Argali includes:
Objective 2 - To maintain and restore intact argali habitat and migration routes:
Indicators:
• Pasture management plans developed.
• Measures included in pasture management plans.
• Measures included in pasture management plans.
• Herders supportive of reducing argali disturbance and displacement.
• Argali and their habitat are fully considered in EIAs/SEAs.
• Fences and other barriers to argali movements removed or adjusted.