The 5-day coastal and marine spatial planning capacity building programme provided an overview of the CMSP process. It covered the four main stages of pre-planning, understanding impacts, developing the plan, and implementing and evaluating. Participants learned about understanding the setting through objectives and adjacent environments. Developing the plan aspects included principles, key aspects, criteria for management measures, and developing zones and boundaries. A site visit was conducted to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Parks to view CMSP implementation.

1. COASTAL AND
MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING
- CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME
19th Jan – 24th Jan 2015
Berjaya Palace Hotel, Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia.
17/1/2015

2. INTRODUCTION
Collaboration with NOAA:
 Mr. Edward Lindelof, Senior Policy Analyst;
 Mrs. Ellen Brody, Great Lakes Regional Coordinator.
Objectives: To strengthen skills in participating,
leading, or facilitating CMSP processes.
Approaches: Presentations, case studies &
interactive exercises.
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3. Pre-planning
process
Understanding
impacts
Developing
the plan
Implementing
and evaluating
Four
Stages
of
CMSP
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4. DAY 1: OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS
• What is MSP?
– Process for analysing & allocating coastal & marine
space for multiple uses in order to achieve specific
ecological, economic, and social objectives.
• Why it is needed?
– Human activities adversely affecting natural areas,
– Incompatible human activities,
– Designate space for new human activities,
– Need a long-range vision for a marine area.
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5. DAY 1: OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS
• Drivers behind successful CMSP include the
ability to control:
– Space (4D)
– Scale
– Intensity (Size of operation)
– Conditions (to be more acceptable)
• Basic Principles
– Ecosystem-based management,
– Precautionary principle,
– Adaptive management
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6. Malacca Management Areas
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Source: Original map from Digital Traveller Maps website
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7. DAY 2: UNDERSTANDING THE SETTING
• Multiple interest in terms of achieving the
objectives:
– Conservation
– Socio-economic
– Governance
– Cultural
• SMART objectives
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8. DAY 2: UNDERSTANDING THE SETTING
• For instance, 4 objectives were identified in the
planning of the case study in Malacca:
1. By 2030, fish stock will increase by 15% from 2015
baseline level;
2. By 2025, 25% of mangrove forests in Jasin district will be
restored to 1980’s condition;
3. Within 10 years, 50% of key nesting beaches will be
gazetted as turtles sanctuary with a sustainable tourism
plan; and
4. By 2017, a management body consisting of community
members, government agencies, and non-government
agencies (NGO), will be formed and accordingly be fully
functional.
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9. DAY 3: UNDERSTANDING ADJACENT
ENVIRONMENT & FUTURE USES
• Adjacent Environment.
– Understanding the critical function of the watershed
system and the irreplaceable natural operations of coastal
areas.
– Information will be used to inform the CMSP decision-
making process.
• Future Uses.
– In the near future, new demands will be made on ocean
space for human uses.
– Space will need to be set aside and protected to ensure
the well being of threatened species and ecosystems.
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10. DAY 3: UNDERSTANDING ADJACENT
ENVIRONMENT & FUTURE USES
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11. ADJACENT ENVIRONMENT
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Source: Original map from Digital Traveller Maps website
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12. DAY 4: DEVELOPING THE PLAN
• Principles of CMSP management
– Ecosystem-based management
– Precautionary Principle
– Adaptive management
– Stakeholders Involvement
– Multiple Uses
• Key aspects of the plan
– Description of preferred future (vision)
– Goals & objectives
– Timetable
– Management measures
– Develop zones
– Funding requirement
– Monitor & evaluate
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13. DAY 4: DEVELOPING THE PLAN
• Key elements of a CMSP approach to management
– Regulations - Best management practices
– Permits - Recommend to other agencies
– Fee systems - Voluntary compliance
– Zones
• Criteria
– Physical, chemical & biological effects over time
– Economic effects & their distribution
– Administrative considerations
– Timing considerations
– Political considerations
– Effects on objectives
– Feasibility of implementation & compliance
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14. DAY 5: DEVELOPING ZONES AND
SETTING BOUNDARIES
• Zoning plan : dictates what parts of a
management area can be used, and
specifically what they can and cannot be used
for.
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Provides protection for
habitats, ecosystems &
ecological process
Separates conflicting
human activities or
combines compatible
human activities
Protects the natural &
cultural values of the
area while allowing
reasonable human uses
of the area
Allocates areas for
human uses while
minimizing the effects
of the uses
Preserves some parts of
the management area
in their natural state
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15. DAY 5: DEVELOPING ZONES AND
SETTING BOUNDARIES
• Other management tools can be used in
conjunction with zoning:
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16. DAY 5: DEVELOPING ZONES AND
SETTING BOUNDARIES
• Steps in developing enforceable boundaries
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Determining
existing
boundaries &
jurisdiction in
the region
Working with
stakeholders
Constructing
the boundaries
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17. SETTING BOUNDARIES & ZONES
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Source: Original map from Digital Traveller Maps website

18. MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING
PROCESSES
STAGE 1
Upfront Assessment (planning
team)
• Establish need
• Select study area
• Determine authority
• Identify stakeholders
STAGE 2
Pre-planning process
• Develop vision
• Develop goals & objectives
• Identify target resources
STAGE 3
Site characterization
(compatibility analysis)
• Identify current uses
• Identify adjacent uses
• Predict future uses
STAGE 4
Developing the plan
• Selecting management
strategies
• Evaluating management
strategies
• Developing zones
STAGE 5
Implementing the plan
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• Communication
• Adaptive management
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19. DAY 6: SITE VISIT TO TUNKU ABDUL
RAHMAN MARINE PARKS
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20. DAY 6: SITE VISIT TO TUNKU ABDUL
RAHMAN MARINE PARKS
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21. DAY 6: SITE VISIT TO TUNKU ABDUL
RAHMAN MARINE PARKS
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22. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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