Transcript Day 01 05 CEAFM in Coastal Communities in Fiji

CEAFM in Coastal Communities in Fiji
Iliapi Tuwai
Partners in Community Development Fiji
November 29, 2010
“We work with empowered
communities to make informed
decisions about their own
Development”
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FLMMA
PCDF’s Approach
Monitoring
Collaboration
Lesson Learnt/Way Forward
Case study on the Approach in Fiji for Community
Based Monitoring, Management and Collaborations
We emphasize the importance of
community participation and active
involvement to create a sense of
ownership among the communities. we
believe this will ensure the success of
conservation initiatives as it enhances the
knowledge and capacity of the
communities and allows them to have a
better understanding of their environment
Board of Trust
FLMMA Executive
Committee
FLMMA Coordinator
– Fisheries
Department
Confederacy Reps
Burebasaga
Tovata
Kubuna
Government
Fisheries Department
Tourism
Environment
Fijian Affairs Board
Non-government
Organization
WCS, WWF, CI,
RARE, National
Trust, South Pacific
Program, Coral,
Peace Corp, Seaweb
FLMMA Secretary
FLMMA Working Group
Biological
Socio-economic
Communication
Development and Management
Compliance and Enforcement
Academic Institute
USP
FNU
Private Sector
Mamanuca
Environment Society
Resort Support
Blue Ventures
Peace Corp
FLMMA Governance Structure
20 members – 4 government, 9 NGOs, 2 institutes, 4
private sectors, 4 provincial level committees
Provincial Level
Yaubula Committees
Cakaudrove YMST
Lomaiviti YMST
Kadavu YMST
Vanua Balavu
FLMMA Sites
Example of a site – Beqa Island
Management Action Plan
Issues,
Problems,
threats
Root Causes
Solutions:
Steps,
process and
List of
activities
Overfishing
Use of destructive fishing
method- duva, coral/live rock
harvesting
Ban use of Duva
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More fishers- high
dependence on marine
resources
Who to
implement:
stakeholder
When,
Timefra
me,
Date to
review
Collect data –community
monitoring
Present results
Analyze data and information
Socialize information
Ridge to Reef Approach
• Currently, our main project is called "community based
protection of coral reefs".
• We are working with 5 districts in Fiji - Serua, Moturiki,
Batiki and also Cicia (Lau), with a total of 25 villages.
• Plus 10 villages in Kubulau (Bua) with WCS and Coral
Reef Alliance
• MPA establishment, management (committees) and
monitoring (team);
• Sustainable land based practices including water supply,
agriculture, forestry and development (coastal and
inland) – leading to conservation;
• Livelihood alternatives
Sustainable Livelihoods – target
groups
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Focusing on women and youth (vulnerable);
Empowerment and Business skills Training;
Good governance;
Reviving of traditional skills and innovations;
Using good practices for utilizing of coastal
and land resources for income generating
initiatives;
Monitoring
• Survey training and data collection in all
areas for group of youth (committee);
• Data entry and analysis;
• Dissemination of information;
• Provision of report to communities and
Provincial offices and Government;
• Follow-up visits 2-3 months;
• Monthly and quarterly reports;
Monitoring - Capacity Building and
Empowerment
• Empowerment, training and workshops
using ESP;
• Networking's with existing traditional
institution;
• Using FIMSA, Police and Fisheries with
USP as facilitators in training of
communities - management;
• Bio-monitoring, data collection and
analysis training - refresher
Collaboration
• With the focus on sustainable
management and protection of marine
resource, the project, past and present all
emphasize empowerment of community
members through capacity building
trainings and workshops done at the
community level with support from network
partners
Collaboration
• Government – Fisheries, Environment, Police,
Forestry, Agriculture, FIMSA, Fijian Affairs Board
and Ministry of Provincial Development;
• NGO’s – WCS, Live and Learn and Coral
Alliance, Pacific Blue Foundation, Green Force,
FSPI, FCOSS, etc
• Provincial Offices – Serua, Loma i Viti, Lau, Bua
Ba, Nadroga, Namosi and Cakaudrove;
• Village Level: TK, CF, Youth Leaders, Women
Group Leaders, Elders and Church Leaders
Lesson Learnt
• Training to be refreshed;
• Data Collection and storage to be
improved;
• Management Action Plan to be integrated;
• Review of MAP to be done yearly
• Concept of having CF and DF in all
communities
• A strategy of phasing out to be introduce
to the community;
Way Forward
1. Capacity Building within the communities
to be improved - upgraded;
2. CDP to be review on yearly basis and
upgrade them to have yearly Work Plan
of Actions;
3. To have grading system to help in the
phasing out of communities (graduate);
4. Sharing of Lesson Learnt to be improved
5. Collaboration – way forward
Vinaka Vakalevu