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E.Institutional Context

The relevant existing local, sub-national, and national institutions responsible for managing interventions and resources that influence mangrove areas in each of the ETPS countries are described here and in the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (Appendix VIa).

Costa Rica:

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  MINAE (Ministry of Environment/ Water and Seas Vice-ministry) is the national environmental agency. It also presides over the National Biodiversity Management Commission which includes representation from the other natural resource agencies and private sector. It is the project OFP for Costa Rica.
  
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  SINAC (Conservation Area National System) is the institutional coordination agency guiding policy and strategic planning for 11 conservation zones across the country. It jointly manages wetlands with MINAE.
  
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  INCOPESCA (Costa Rica Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture) created under law #7384 regulates national fisheries and has some overlap in function and emission of permits with SINAC for wetland areas.
  
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  Puntarenas municipality governs development in the Southern extensions of Gulf of Nicoya, including the selected project site of Isla de Chira.
  
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  Palito, Bocana, Montero, San Antonio, community associations are adjacent to the project site.
  
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  A Chira local women association and two Chira artisanal fishermen associations (Gulf of Nicoya) organize private enterprises linked to tourism and fisheries at small scales in the project area.
  

Panamá:

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  ANAM (National Environmental Authority) established in 1998 manages mangroves within Panama's protected areas and national natural resources and is the entity responsible for developing Management Plans. It is the Panama joint OFP with ARAP until confirmation of a new Environment Ministry in 2015.
  
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  ARAP (Panamá Aquatic Resource Authority) following Law 42 in 2006 regulates national fisheries and coastal resources which also includes mangroves, outside of protected areas.
  
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  Ministries of Economy and Finance (MEF); Agriculture (MIDA); Housing and Land Zoning (MIVIOT) have relevance for urban and land use planning and development.
  
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  Mayor's Office of Panamá governing Panama City is an interested sponsor of mangrove conservation for the region.
  
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  The National Wetlands Committee created in 2006 consists of the National Environmental Authority, Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama, Panama Audubon Society (PAS), ANCON, CREHO, CEASPA, Fundación Natura and STRI and advises on the conservation of Panama wetlands.
  
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  Gulf of Chiriquí Inter-institutional Coordination Platform facilitates multi-actor actions in the region.
  
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  Alanje Environmental Council addresses environmental management for settlements in the Alanje/ David region.
  
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  Local municipalities (San Lorenzo, Alanje, & David) govern local boroughs in the Gulf of Chiriquí.
  
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  Virgen del Carmen Cooperative, Communal Credit Company, Pedregal Timber Cooperative (Cooperativa de leñadores de Pedregal), Woodsmen Association (Asociacion de cascareros), Chorcha Abajo Fisher Association, Pedregal Fisher and Shellfisher Association are private associations working directly with mangrove resource in David.
  

Colombia:

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  MADS (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development) is the government authority coordinating national and international development projects for Colombia and the project OFP.
  
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  CVC (Regional Autonomous Corporation of Valle del Cauca for the Environment) based in Cali with a regional office in Buenaventura on the Pacific coast, is the district authority that administrates and coordinates access to the 46 Afro-descendant and Indigenous Peoples communities living in the Uramba-Bahia Malaga conservation mosaic and wider Valle de Cauca project region.
  
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  National Natural Parks of Colombia the governmental body that administrates all the 58 national protected areas, and it is the official coordinator of the SINAP.
  
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  SINAP (National System of Protected Areas) coordinate actions between all protected natural national reserves.
  
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  AUNAP (National Authority for Aquaculture and Fisheries), created in 2011 is the institution responsible for fisheries sustainable management and development.
  
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  INCODER (Colombian Institute of Rural Development) is the state agency recognized as a major influence responsible for the collective administration of Community Council territories.
  
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  SENA (National System of Learning Ability) are a potential strategic government partner given their training to local communities.
  
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  UBM (Natural National Park Uramba-Bahía Malaga) is the Park authority in the national protected area adjacent to the proposed project site and it is part of a conservation mosaic called similarly.
  
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  DMI La Plata an integrated management district created by CVC to conserve mangrove ecosystems around the Bahía Málaga Bay, and is part of the conservation mosaic.
  
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  PR la Sierpe a regional protected area created by CVC to conserve mangrove ecosystems and freshwater river sheds around the Bahía Málaga Bay, part of the conservation mosaic.
  
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  District Mayor of Buenaventura - local and most developed municipal authority for Bahia Malaga coastal communities.
  
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  Community councils of Cajambre, Mayorquín, Río Raposo, Chucheros, La Plata, Bazan Bocana represent the local Afro-descendant communities relevant to the project.
  

Ecuador:

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  MAE (Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador) is the national authority for the Project and OFP.
  
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  Sub-secretary for Marine Coastal Resource Management (Subsecretaría de Gestión Marina y Costera) based in Guayaquil is the project OFP and responsible for coastal management and developments in mangrove areas across continental Ecuador, including the national Socio-Manglar concessions program.
  
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  Secretaria Tecnica del Mar (Technical Secretary for Maritime Affairs or SETEMAR formed under the planning agency SENPLADES) is the Technical Secretariat of the Inter-Institutional Sea Committee (CIM) that approves and coordinates domestic policies related to sea spaces. CIM has established sea and coastal policies.
  
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  INP (National Fisheries Institute), INOCAR (Ecuadorian Navy Oceanographic Institute)both provide technical support for marine coastal management in the region.
  
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  Managers of the Mangrove Ecological Reserve "Cayapas Mataje" adjacent to the northerly mangrove trans-boundary system with Colombia and the protected area Mangrove Wildlife Refuge "El Morro" in the Gulf of Guayaquil to the south are the two focus areas considered within this project; El Morro as demonstration areas for local project actions and Cayapas Mataje for national policy support for trans-frontier processes with the Ministry of External Relations of Colombia and Ecuador.
  
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  Guayaquil municipality is the second largest municipal autonomous government in the country and has jurisdiction in communities across the mangrove delta in the Gulf of Guayaquil.
  
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  Eco-club Los Delfines and Fragatas y Delfines associations are private tourism associations developing in the Puerto Morro community adjacent to the Ecuador project site.
  
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  Mangrove concessionary associations: Las Tunas; Guachal; Campanita; Tambillo; El Viento; Palma Real (+ 7 more beneficiary communities) are spread across the coastal region and of relevance for both interchanges and direct actions in the project.