Collaboration approaches for CEAFM“a fisheries perspective”

Implementing the CEAFM

Expanding the management baseHOW ???

Tasks for promoting agency Define broad goals and strategies

Maximum community participation

Motivation rather than education

Demand-based process Review work of other groups

Combine approaches Avoid confusion and

disenchantment Establish consultative multi-

disciplinary group Ecosystem management

advisory group (EMAG) Legal basis for CEAFM

Authority to manage Legal support for EMAG

Facilitators with appropriate skills Development vs.

Management skills Facilitation skills/people skills

Culturally appropriate process

• The Community involvement process– Assess community requests

• Awareness of problems• Concern for the marine

environment• Willingness to take actions

– Define scope• Broad parameters (what,

where, who)• Mapping/sketch• Boundaries• Stroll through

environmental assessment– Identify and prioritise issues– Develop Management Plan– Formalising and implementation

Collaboration and more

coordinated approach

Island Issues……… why collaboration is needed??

CBFMP Community

undertakings Fisheries

UndertakingsLimited to fisheries impactsOther impacts??

Impacts on marine ecosystem………

Complication•Community•Fisheries•Environment•Land•Forests•Trade and commerce•Tourism,•Climate change etc

CBFM expanded with simple EAF principles Establish consultative group - legal relevance Identify problems and set priorities - risk assessment For each problem, agree on indicators of performance and precautionary reference points. Agree on monitoring arrangements – who is responsible

Marshall Islands

• A cross-sectoral working group of people with a common interest in the development, conservation and management of coastal and marine environment

• Advisory, coordination and collaboration of national effort

• Members– MIMRA– RMI Environment Protection Agency– College of Marshall Islands– Marshall Islands Visitors Authority– Office of Environment Planning and Policy

Coordination– Marshall Islands Conservation Society– Natural Resources Assessments Surveys

Marshall Islands

Coastal Management Advisory Council (CMAC)

Marshall IslandsLegal basis (FMOs – Fisheries Management Ordinances)

Moving forward..• Continuing community commitment• Cooperation and collaboration

multi-agency group Funds and resources Staff and activities

• Various interests donor/national/communities

Some key points• National CEAFM model/approach/process

– Traditional/cultural– Legal framework

• Levels of collaboration– Local communities– Governmental – Countries– Regional– NGOs, government etc…

• Collaboration and coordination– Improved delivery of services– Efficiency and cost effective– Avoid confusion at community level– Improved ecosystem management