1. Problem Definition Exercise Summary & Discussion

2. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service General Summary Responses from ½ of those surveyed (n=14/31) Broad and narrow in scope Narrow – related to specific goal Managing freshwater supply Recovery of listed species Broad – encompassing wider range of NRM goals Strategic conservation planning Land- and sea-scape scale conservation Achieve shared conservation objectives

3. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Action Statements Primary focus of resource allocation: planning Natural & social science strategic action plan Develop framework for LCD Support research efforts Need for expanding/protecting PAs Climate vulnerability assessment Prioritize conservation targets Others? Action Establish PA system Removal of aquatic barriers Planning + Action

4. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Goals – Broad Broad – encompassing wider range of NRM goals Sustain, conserve, protect & recover natural and cultural resources Support socio-ecological system Improve conservation & management effectiveness Identify & fill knowledge gaps Off-set impacts of climate change & urbanization Develop/implement Integrated, landscape-scale planning tools

5. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service CLCC Mission Statement (Added to ppt during meeting) To assist the conservation community to develop, provide, communicate, and make available the most up-to-date conservation science and conservation strategies to agencies decision makers organizations researchers and the general public in order to conserve, restore, and sustain natural and cultural resources.

6. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Goals – Narrow Narrow – related to specific goal Enhance accountability of LCC efforts Balance over-development Increase habitat connectivity Sustain freshwater supply Recover listed species

7. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Spatial Extent US Caribbean With consideration of wider Caribbean region Broader than US Caribbean Southeast & Central region of PR

8. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Temporal Extent Short- & long-term 5 years or less 50 years Infinite time horizon Distinction between planning & implantation horizons

9. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Constraints & Uncertainties Constraints Evolving political regimes Cost Jurisdictional limitations Divers cultural perspectives Competing priorities Unreliable long-term buy-in + lengthy planning process Uncertainties Ecological system dynamics Climate change, SLR Human growth & distribution, Economic conditions

10. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Decision Makers & Implementers Decision Makers Federal agencies Commonwealth/Territorial agencies Local officials/agencies NGOs CLCC Steering Committee (or member agencies) private corporations Implementers CLCC SC agencies Land managers, island nation gov’ts Community members

11. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Stakeholders – those affected by outcomes Local community members Land owners/managers State agencies CLCC members Federal, commonwealth & territorial agencies Agencies that compete for funds

12. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service To assist the conservation community to develop, provide, communicate, and make available the most up-to-date conservation science and conservation strategies to agencies decision makers organizations researchers and the general public in order to conserve, restore, and sustain natural and cultural resources.