Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for the Sulu Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion under the UNDP – Sustainable Fisheries Management Project and Strategic Action Programme (SAP) of the Sulu-Celebes Sea, Large Marine Ecoregion under the Coral Triangle Initiative with CI-Philippines and UNDP.

The Bio-Community Initiative (BCI) functioned as the appointed Malaysian Legal Technical Task Team for the Department of Fisheries, fulfilling this role diligently over a comprehensive three-year span. As part of its mandate, BCI was tasked with providing specialised, expert consultation on legal, institutional, and governance aspects, particularly focusing on 

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transboundary diagnostic analysis. This analysis represented the first critical phase of a broader, ambitious endeavour. This foundational phase was integral in meticulously identifying and thoroughly understanding the complex legal and governance challenges that directly impact sustainable fishery practices across national borders.

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Client

UNDP

Year/Duration

2013/3 Years

Role

Phase 1 & 2

Phase 1 – Consultants representing Malaysia on Legal, institutional and governance on transboundary diagnostic analysis/Representative as Malaysian Legal Technical Task Team for the Department of Fisheries

Phase 2 – Developing policy action plan for Tri-country policy on sustainable fisheries