[{"bbox": [84, 146, 1141, 1569], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Main stakeholder</td><td>Institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Min of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation (for b)</td><td>management strategies. Issues are the sensitive relationship with Guyana (Tigri border conflict, and fisheries issue) and the language barrier with French Guiana). The action will promote (capacity building for) a regular regional exchange mechanism, inter-ministrial coordination and the designation of a lead ministry.</td></tr><tr><td>Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environment (ROM)</td><td>Mandated to regulate and monitor spatial planning, protection and sustainable use of ecosystems such as mangrove and the MUMAs, including enforcement of regulations.<br/>Issue: lack of capacities and budget to properly fulfil their duties, especially to carry out field activities at district level.</td></tr><tr><td>Nature Conservation Division (LBB/NB) of the Ministry of Land Policy and Forest management (GBB), and its Local Nature Conservation Division.</td><td>Responsible for establishing and managing Consultative commission (OLC)- and management structures /committees in each MUMA, with representation of various stakeholders.<br/>Issue: how to ensure that the management structure will be effective, and have means of operation. And that members have the skills and means to represent, inform and consult their group/jurisdiction.</td></tr><tr><td>Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry (LVV)</td><td>Mandated to regulate the fisheries sector, its code of conduct, issuance of licenses, and its monitoring.</td></tr><tr><td>District commissioners (under the Min. of Regional Development and Sports)</td><td>They need to be consistent especially in land use planning and implementation. Do they have the capacities and means to properly fulfil their duties.</td></tr><tr><td>Ministry of Natural Resources</td><td>Regulates mineral exploitation and extraction. Current and planned oil and gas exploitation and transport and related infrastructure (plans for 2 deep sea ports) offshore and onshore pose a threat to mangrove ecosystems.</td></tr><tr><td>Ministry of Finance</td><td>Entry point of the EU to the government as it relates to EU development cooperation.<br/>Role in development of a finance strategy for coastal zone and mangrove management (which could include fiscal measures).</td></tr><tr><td>Bureau Gender Affairs (Ministry of Home Affairs)</td><td>Responsible of coordinating the implementations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the regional gender policy programs of the Organization of American States (OAS), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Action program of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Union of South American Nations (USAN/UNASUR).<sup>9</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Foundation for Forest Management and Production Control (SBB)/ CELOS</td><td>Monitoring of mangrove ecosystem (land coverage, vitality/ degradation, biodiversity, carbon, )</td></tr><tr><td>Research and education (CELOS, ADEKUS, ....)</td><td>Role in building and disseminating the know-how, e.g. in (gender inclusive) mangrove management, protection, restoration, biodiversity conservation, processing technologies and product development. Curricula development in support of the sector (mangrove management, value chain analysis and sustainable upgrading, value adding (processing)</td></tr><tr><td>Associations of indigenous peoples, local communities, entrepreneurs, women and youth. Such as the association of indigenous village leaders in Suriname (VIDS), Indigenous</td><td>Fundamental role in awareness raising, capacity building and hosting of multi stakeholder platforms (develop a vision and upgrade strategy for the sector). The expertise of civil society lies particularly in the areas of advocacy for human rights, land rights, gender equality, transparency and good governance.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [84, 1619, 704, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ Republic of Suriname Third National Communication to the UNFCCC"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 25"}]