The Management Committee
What is the Natural Park’s Management Committee ?
On 28 May 2015, the Natural Park of the Coral Sea’s Management Committee was put in place and the board (a working group in charge of defining content which is then approved by the management committee) met for the first time on 26 June 2015.
Therefore, the work to design the Natural Park’s Management Plan started in 2015. In accordance with the terms of the government’s decree, the management committee is composed of 4 colleges: political institutions, environmental associations, customary authorities and socio-professionals stakeholders.
Each college is composed of 8 members, which makes 32 members in total. The committee may also include people with relevant expertise. The Natural Park’s secretariat is ensured by New Caledonia’s Department of Maritime Affairs.
The Committee Members
The management committee members are elected for 5 years following a joint decision from France’s High Commissioner in New Caledonia and the Government’s President who co-preside the committee. To better grasp the issues facing the Natural Park, members were split into colleges (groups of stakeholders) informed and educated. Operating procedures were then adopted to facilitate transparency and efficiency. The four colleges are :
- Institutions : France’s High Commissioner, The President of Government of New Caledonia, The President of the Congress of New Caledonia, The President of the Loyalty Islands’ Province, The President of the North Province, The President of the South Province, The President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council.
- Customary Authorities: The President of the Customary Area Ajië Aro, The President of the Customary Area Drehu, The President of the Customary Area Drubea Kapumë, The President of the Customary Area Hoot Ma Waap, The President of the Customary Area laai, The President of the Customary Area Nengoné, The President of the Customary Area Paicî Cèmuhi, The President of the Customary Area Xârâcùù.
- socio-professional Stakeholders :The President of the Maritime Union, The Manager of SAS Sudiles, The General Manager of Total Pacific, The President of the Mining industries Union, The President of the Confederation of Professional Fishermen , The President of the Deep-Sea Fishermen Federation, The President of the Nautical and Touristic activities Union, The Manager of Kenua Agency.
- Civil Society Stakeholders : The President of the association Action Biosphere, The President of the Association for the Safeguard of New Caledonian Nature, The Director of the New Caledonia International Conservation Program ,The President of the association Living Coral-Land of Men, The President of the Association Together for the Planet, The manager of the Global Ocean Legacy-The Pew Charitable Trusts program in New Caledonia, The President of the Caledonian Ornithology Society, The Manager of the New Caledonian branch of WWF France.
