Building capacity for participatory ecosystem-based marine conservation in Central America
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
WHERE
Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica
Summary
An innovative approach to Marine Protected Area management, which emphasises participatory governance, Ecosystem-Based Management, and support for local culture, livelihoods and access rights, is developed in pilot sites in three Central American countries (Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica)
Status Completed_admin
Reference 19-017
Round 18
Start 01/04/2012
End 31/03/2015
Project Partners
Fundacion Futuro Latino Americano - FFLA, Red de Comunidades TurÃsticas de Honduras - RECOTURH, Fundación Nicaraguense para el Desarrollo Sostenible - FUNDENIC, CoopeSoliDar R.L
Biomes
MARINE, MARINE COASTAL
Production
WILDLIFE HARVEST, FISHERIES
Threats To Biodiversity
OVER EXPLOITATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
Broad Approches
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, CO MANAGEMENT, BENEFIT SHARING, INCENTIVES, SUSTAINABLE USE, GOODS SERVICES, ECOSYSTEM APPROACH, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, IN SITU, SPECIES CONSERVATION
Specific Tools
GOVERNANCE, PROTECTED AREAS, PARTICIPATORY, CEPA
Countries
Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica
Project Outputs
1. Three MPA’s (in Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica) are in process of being (or are already) created or expanded, with governance systems in which local communities play a substantive role and have access rights that motivate long-term conservation.
2. Coastal community livelihoods are enhanced through participation in marine governance, improved resource use, and equitable relationships with other actors (tourism industry, authorities).
3. At each MPA managers use participatory zoning as a tool to enhance ecosystem resilience, productivity and biodiversity, as well as to harmonize uses, and take into consideration dependence on adjacent areas.
4. At each MPA stakeholders, authorities and collaborating NGO’s have acquired knowledge and skills relevant to participatory governance, EBM, monitoring, and accessing and using information, and are networking with peers in other sites (including but not limited to these three).
5. Awareness raised nationally and internationally about the need for, and benefits of, an approach to management of marine biodiversity that is participatory, ecosystem-based, supports local culture and livelihoods, and involves preferential access rights.
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