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SOCIOECONOMIC MODULE
INDICATORS
Integrated assessments
Human forcing
Sustainability of long-term
socioeconomic benefits
PRODUCTIVITY MODULE
INDICATORS
Photosynthetic activity
Zooplankton diversity
Oceanographic variability
Zooplankton biomass
Ichthyoplankton biodiversity
POLLUTION & ECOSYSTEM
HEALTH MODULE INDICATORS
Eutrophication
Biotoxins
Pathology
Emerging disease
Health Indices
Multiple marine ecological
disturbances
Health Indices
FISH AND FISHERIES MODULE
INDICATORS
Biodiversity
Finfish
Shellfish
Demersal species
Pelagic species
GOVERNANCE MODULE
INDICATORS
Stakeholder participation
Adaptive management
POLLUTION
&
ECOSYSTEM
HEALTH
FISH
&
FISHERIES
GOVERNANCE
SOCIOECONOMICS
PRODUCTIVITY
Modular Assessments For Sustainable Development
Figure 3:
The Five-Module Approach to Ecosystem-Based Management.
Source: Sherman and Hempel, p. 8.
incorporates the final indicator – governance. The purpose
of the SAP is to design management regimes that can be
adapted in accordance with TDA updates.
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Advancements in Management Processes of
West, Central and Southern African LMEs
The three west, central and southern African LME
management regimes are at different stages in working
towards their SDGs. The BCLME’s regional management
was the first LME in the world to have a fully ratified
convention, the Benguela Current Convention (BCC). In
1999, the BCC developed its first TDA and SAP and in 2013,
it again carried out the TDA process, creating a supplemental
implementation plan and updating relevant documents for
the period 2015 to 2019.
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In 2004, GEF funding expanded the GCLME programme to
include all 16 countries and in 2012, the countries decided to
establish a permanent Guinea Current Commission (GCC) by
a protocol to the Abidjan Convention.
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The GCLME countries
are committed to implementing their agreed SAP and
associated National Action Plans (NAPs).
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Meanwhile, the CCLME has completed a TDA, but has yet
to finalize a SAP, create a legal framework for the CCLME or
establish a formal commission.
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