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disturbance by over-visitation and vehicles (Addendum to BCAP 7.3 xii).• Establish biodiversity monitoring indicators within a common flexible and transparent framework andperiodically review indicators (Addendum to BCAP 11.3 i).• Establish an effective inter-institutional coordination mechanism for identification and monitoring ofcritical components of biodiversity and threats to biodiversity (NCSA 5.5.)• Strengthen the capability of relevant state institutions for regular monitoring of freshwater aquatic biodiversity,in collaboration with universities and NGOs, and provide guidelines where necessary. (BCAP6.2 recommendation 8)• Both within and outside Protected Areas promote in-situ conservation activities that specially targetthreatened species (BCAP 6.1 Recommendation 10).• Take effective action to stop further encroachments on the forests (bioregions 4,5 and 6). (BCAP 6.1Recommendation 2).• Take action to prevent the use of high-forest areas and fragile ecosystems for chena cultivation (BCAP6.1 Recommendation 3).• Carry out studies on the impact of introduced exotic species of fish, and measures for their control iffound to be harmful to indigenous wetland biodiversity (BCAP 6.2 recommendation 9)• Monitor the extent and sustainability of harvesting coastal resources such as ornamental fish, seacucumber,molluscs, sponges, beche-de-mer, and other species with a market demand (BCAP 6.3recommendation 4).• Examine and monitor effects of fishing methods that may have adverse effects on biodiversity, and takeappropriate action (BCAP 6.3 recommendation 12, and Coastal Zone management plan, 2004, 3.4 –under policy 1.2)• Control and regulate the export of all organisms, particularly threatened organisms (BCAP 6.11Recommendation 6)• Provide a legal framework to enable the implementation of the CITES <strong>Convention</strong> with regard to theprotection of endangered species (BCAP 6.11 Recommendation 8).PROGRAMME ELEMENT 2: GOVERNANCE, PARTICIPATION, EQUITY AND BENEFIT SHARINGPoWPA Goal 2.1 - To promote equity and benefit-sharingPoWPA Target: Establish by 2008 mechanisms for the equitable sharing of both costs and benefits arisingfrom the establishment and management of protected areas.Sri Lanka’s National Wildlife Policy:• . . . “encourage sustainable development of communities living around protected areas, by consultingthem in decision making, enabling their active participate in PA management and providing directbenefits from the management of protected areas”• The national Forest Policy of 1995 also promotes a reorientation of the traditional approach to forestconservation through protection only, and recommends enabling greater involvement of local people inmanaging PAs.National Targets that influence ABS with regard to genetic resources within PAs (NCSA, 2007)• Establish a national access (to genetic resources) and benefit sharing (ABS) regime as consonant with SriLanka’s role as a potential provider of genetic resources.• Ensure fair and equitable benefits from traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources(As Protected areas and the genetic resources they contain are state owned, a national ABS regime to be setup will address such resources within Protected Areas. Furthermore, an ABS regime that ensures benefits totraditional knowledge holders will cover benefit sharing with local communities living outside ProtectedAreas and possessing traditional knowledge of value for the use of such genetic resources).Recommended Action to reach above National Targets (NCSA, 2007)• Initiate a major multi-institutional capacity building initiative for establishing an ABS regime in SriLanka.• In the absence of a policy on benefit sharing with traditional knowledge holders, this should beaddressed in a policy on ABS under a national ABS regime• Initiate a study to investigate (using expert networks): the issue of benefit sharing from traditionalFourth National Report to the CBD: Sri Lanka Appendix IIIvii