Report - Jabatan Taman Laut Malaysia - NRE

EvaluationThe approach taken by UNDP working in partnership with the GoM usingthe current UNDP programme modality 23 will increase the likelihood of theproject succeeding at its completion. UNDP are well placed to help ensurethe institutionalisation of best practise of marine park management in theDMPM and NRE, and its specific inclusion in the legal framework inMalaysia. Currently the draft dedicated marine park law is planned fornesting under the fisheries legislation. This should occur in the federal,state, and district levels and is intended to provide guidance to thecommunity level.At the completion of the project it is important that lessons learned be writtenup and shared with key decision makers to encourage institutionalising inlegal and policy frameworks.The project outcomes, assuming successful implementation, should assistthe GoM to meet its international obligations under Multilateral EnvironmentAgreements (MEAs) in particular CITES and CBD. These 2 conventions arerelevant for this project:• CITES: 24 The increased effectiveness of active managementthrough the capacity building of GoM through this project, shouldreduce illegal fishing and improve protection and management• CBD: 25 the strategy and action plan for Malaysia 26 has theobjectives of protection of the country’s endemic ecosystems;endangered species; promoting sustainable use of biodiversity;and building capacity for conservation management.3.6. Linkages between project and other interventionsContextThe project does not explicitly envisage a linking strategy between thisproject and other conservation and development projects. Within the DMPMthe NPD holds responsibility for Enforcement and is one of seven directorsof the divisions within the Department of Marine Park Malaysia. The otherdirector’s roles reflect the project’s output themes. Having three projects23 UNDP Programme and Project modality24 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora isan international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international tradein specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Any internationaltrade is subject to agreed licensing.25 Convention on Biological Diversity is a pact among the vast majority of the world'sgovernments that sets out commitments for maintaining the world's ecological underpinningsin the context of economic development. The Convention establishes three main goals: theconservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair andequitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources.26 Strategy and Action Plan for Malaysia, 1998 includes strategies and actions that implementthe policy of conserving Malaysia’s biological diversity and to ensure that its components areutilised in a sustainable manner for the continued progress and socio-economic developmentto of the nation.19