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17 Working with Principles and Visions
Table 17.2
Combined vision for EBM/EAF for the Wider Caribbean Region
The elements that make up of our vision from the four groups
Our overall vision
Governance
Reef ecosystems
Pelagic ecosystems
Continental shelf
ecosystems
Only clean water to the sea
Healthy and productive
social-ecological systems
Restored and maintained
ecosystem integrity
Healthy marine
ecosystems in the
Wider Caribbean
Healthy functional
ecosystems
Sustainable fi nancing
Value ecosystem assets
that are fully valued
Comprehensive coherent
consistent decisionmaking
Politicians serious about
environment and with a
will to manage
Effective and responsible
governance for ecosystem
sustainability
Effective institutional
networks
and protected
through strong
institutions at
local national and
regional levels
providing
effective
governance
Coherent adequate legal
frame work
Appropriate effective
accountable governance
Effective, harmonized access
and control
Ef fi cient multi-level
networks and
institutions
Enforcement that works
Equitable practical
regionalism
Caribbean wide marine
space use management
Inclusive participation
Stakeholders fully involved
Inclusive and participatory
collaborative
management
Effective Inclusive
governance systems
that involves
everyone
Quality information
accessible to all
Individual motivation for
stewardship
Environmentally educated
public
An Engaged Public
is fully understood
and supported by
the public
Enhanced social capital
Secure and sustainable
livelihoods
Secure, social and economic
opportunities
Improved quality of life
and enhances
livelihoods and
human well being