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green pages newsletter of the department of environment & coastal resources Fort George Cay is a National Historic Site, featuring underwater cannons that were once charged with protecting the Loyalist cotton plantations on the Caicos Islands. Roadmap to Sustainability TCI’s environmental strategy in the making. By Megan Tierney*, Lucy Beagley*, Lormeka Williams*, Cherylann S. Jones***, Michelle Fulford-Gardiner*** and Eric F. Salamanca** *Joint Nature Conservation Committee, **Department of Environment and Coastal Resources, ***Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster Management and Gaming Photos By Eric F. Salamanca With its turquoise blue sea, sandy white beaches and luscious mangroves, it’s easy to see why the Turks & Caicos Islands are described as “Beautiful by Nature.” It is widely recognized that people’s way of life in the TCI is highly dependent on its rich and varied environments—the seas are abundant with fish to eat, the corals and mangroves provide protection from hurricane-induced storm surges, and the natural landand sea-scapes help support a thriving tourism industry, as well as the health and well-being of residents. However, the environment is under increasing pressure from factors such as development, resource use and climate change, which threatens the livelihoods of all those who depend upon it. 40 www.timespub.tc
green pages newsletter of the department of environment & coastal resources Split Rock is a highlight of West Harbour Bluff, a remote area at the southwest point of Providenciales. It includes a small peninsula with sea cliffs, an open faced cave, and a long stretch of secluded beach. To safeguard the multiple benefits the environment provides for present and future generations and to support sustainable development, the Turks & Caicos Government through the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster Management, and Gaming (MTE) is developing the first Environment Strategy for the Turks & Caicos Islands. The Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) is coordinating this activity with technical support from the UK’s Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). An Environment Strategy (ES) will help to join existing and new environmental plans and activities to ensure effective implementation of environmental priorities. The ES is envisaged to be a “living” strategy—that is, it will be reviewed and updated regularly, enabling it to be adapted to meet TCI’s changing needs. Fundamental to its success will be the development of an islands-wide information management system that will ensure all data required for effective management and monitoring of the environment is housed and accessible from a central location. The ES will be crafted to be congruent with TCI’s existing legislative and policy framework, notably the TCI Constitution (Sec. 18.1—have due regard to the need to foster and protect an environment that is not harmful to the health or well-being of present and future generations, while promoting justifiable economic and social development), TCI Vision 2040, the National Tourism Strategy and Policy, the National Disaster Management Plan and the National Physical Development Plan (in preparation). The proposed strategy will also be guided by national and global principles and commitments set out in the TCI Environment Charter, the UK 25-Year Environment Plan and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. To ensure the ES meets user needs, JNCC visited TCI in October 2019 to hold the first stage of stakeholder consultations. Over 40 stakeholders attended from the Office of the Governor, various TCI Government departments and units, NGOs, the Sustainable Tourism Committee, watersports operators and civil society, with consultations taking place on North, Middle and South Caicos, Providenciales and Grand Turk. Stakeholders were asked their opinions on the overarching purpose and objective of the ES, what environmental areas it should contain, and how to ensure effective implementation. Times of the Islands Winter 2019/20 41
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