PACIfic OCean Ecosystem Analysis (PACIOCEA) : final report

Abstract

As a pilot project, PACIOCEA (PACIfic OCean Ecosystem Analysis) was a first attempt to consider marine ecosystem-based management across the Pacific region (over 33 million km²) at multiple scales ranging from national to regional extents in order to encompass the array of interactions between species, ecosystem components and humans. The project promoted integrated management at different scales using multi-resolution data with multi-level decision-makers. The project provided a methodological framework for the integrated ecosystem-based management of coastal and marine biodiversity that match the appropriate levels of action in the Pacific as it is specified by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP5 V/6/B/ Principle 7). The project intended to contribute to the implementation of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) marine strategies, such as the French Polynesian Action Plan “Ruahatu” and the Pacific Oceanscape Framework. For more detail on the international and regional context, please refer to Annex 1.