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Integrating eco-entrepreneural model into nature-based solutions for sustainable oyster conservation Green Oyster Initiative’s (GOI) overall goal is to promote conservation, co-restoration and consumption (3Cs) of oysters, climate and its ecosystem resources in greener and eco-inclusive manners to provide food and scientific eco- tourism services to meet sustainability needs, including a facility for immersive scientific and eco-leadership learning opportunities. GOI co-creates a community-based Green Oyster Reserve (GOR) as a pointer solution for greening oyster ecologies, industries and empowering communities. GOI is implementing actionable solutions in the Volta River Estuary located in southeastern Ghana. The river connects livelihoods, energy, transportation and water needs of nearly 120 million people in six West African countries. GOI is a hybrid entity that won a competition organised by the Switch-Africa Green (SAG-SEED) in Kumasi on April 20, 2017. GeoSustainability Consulting, P.O. Box AD 29, Adabraka-Accra, Ghana.; [email protected]; +233-503-372-721 Poster by: Sylvanus S.P. Doe GeoSustainability Consulting, GH 1. Abstract 6. Prospects of the EEM Pelleted livestock feeds formulated from oyster shells Made in Ghana A B C ∞ ± 3 Refined oyster shell substrates to use in local built environment Recycled oyster shells to use in ceramics industry Powdered oyster shells use to manufacture ‘ecochalks’ for deprived rural schools 7. Future research opportunities 8. References, resources and links Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Digital Dialogues, University of Oxford, 07-09.07.2020, Oxford, UK 3. Navigating NbS-CSISL theory of change Dickson et aI., 2017. PRISM – Toolkit for evaluating the outcomes and impacts of small/medium-sized conservation projects. Version 1. Available from www.conservationevaluation.org. GOI, 2017. Revised Insights Report on TEST and DEMONSTRATE Phases. submitted to Switch-Africa Green (SAG-SEED), Ghana. Thomä J., Caldecott B and Ralite S., 2019. Sustainability improvement loans: a risk-based approach to changing capital requirements in favour of sustainability outcomes. 2 Investing Initiative and Sustainable Finance Programme, University of Oxford. Green Oyster Initiative: https://dev.seed.uno/enterprise- profiles/green-oyster-initiative 2. Background information 4. EEM intervening options I • 4,500 oyster divers and women will be able to mobilise funds through CSISL to co-finance and own shares in NbS. II • Customising NbS to generate more income and 300 new jobs among the youth; boosting local green growth and COVID-19 recovery. III • 78,500 people will benefit from low- carbon livelihood, climate microinsurance and financial literacy towards transition into local green economy. Researching how financial regulations can be positively leveraged to aid fiscal flows and market choices by NbS start-ups. Investigating EEM impacts on empowering NbS start-ups to financially transform into resilient and inclusive institutions. Digitising indigenous oyster economy to accelerate information sharing and recovery from COVID-19 and climate crises. • Successfully negotiated 4 partnerships. • Recycled 50kg of oyster shells to test-run manufacturing of 200‘ecochalks’, and introduced oyster capital to 10 women. • Public awareness creation on oyster conservation reached nearly 35,000 people. • Mobilised and trained 100 CVs, and oyster divers on CSISL and NbS concepts. 5. Selected Milestones Researching Empowering Digitising ☞ Oysters are spectacularly charismatic species that provide immense food, livelihood and ecobenefits in the estuary of the Volta River in Ghana and some coastal world regions. ☞ Yet, extreme climate change combines with high utilisation of toxic chemicals to alter ecosystem services by 70%, leading to reduced oyster population, ecological job loss, extreme poverty and migration. ☞ In response, Green Oyster Initiative integrates eco-entrepreneurial model (EEM) into oyster conservation as a sustainable nature-based solution (NbS). ☞ This paper explores the challenges, prospects and opportunities associated with a promising NbS start-up in delivering all the 17 SDGs overtime. ☞ New options for enabling NbS to intervene in climate and COVID-19 crises, and to facilitate socio-ecological improvements are highlighted to stimulate future research and understanding.
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Integrating eco-entrepreneural model into nature-based solutions for sustainable oyster conservation
Green Oyster Initiative’s (GOI) overall goal is to promote conservation, co-restoration and consumption (3Cs) of oysters, climate and its ecosystem resources in greener and eco-inclusive manners to provide food and scientific eco-tourism services to meet sustainability needs, including a facility for immersive scientific and eco-leadership learning opportunities. GOI co-creates a community-based Green Oyster Reserve (GOR) as a pointer solution for greening oyster ecologies, industries and empowering communities. GOI is implementing actionable solutions in the Volta River Estuary located in southeastern Ghana. The river connects livelihoods, energy, transportation and water needs of nearly 120 million people in six West African countries. GOI is a hybrid entity that won a competition organised by the Switch-Africa Green (SAG-SEED) in Kumasi on April 20, 2017.
GeoSustainability Consulting, P.O. Box AD 29, Adabraka-Accra, Ghana.; [email protected]; +233-503-372-721
Poster by:
Sylvanus S.P. Doe GeoSustainability
Consulting, GH
1. Abstract 6. Prospects of the EEM
Pelleted livestock
feeds formulated from oyster
shells
Made in Ghana
A
B
C
∞
±
3
Refined oyster shell
substrates to use in local
built environment
Recycled oyster
shells to use in
ceramics industry
Powdered oyster shells use to manufacture ‘ecochalks’ for deprived rural
schools
7. Future research opportunities
8. References, resources and links
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Digital Dialogues, University of Oxford, 07-09.07.2020, Oxford, UK
3. Navigating NbS-CSISL theory of change
Dickson et aI., 2017. PRISM – Toolkit for evaluating the outcomes and impacts of small/medium-sized conservation projects. Version 1. Available from www.conservationevaluation.org.
GOI, 2017. Revised Insights Report on TEST and DEMONSTRATE Phases. submitted to Switch-Africa Green (SAG-SEED), Ghana.
Thomä J., Caldecott B and Ralite S., 2019. Sustainability improvement loans: a risk-based approach to changing capital requirements in favour of sustainability outcomes. 2 Investing Initiative and Sustainable Finance Programme, University of Oxford.
Green Oyster Initiative: https://dev.seed.uno/enterprise-profiles/green-oyster-initiative
2. Background information
4. EEM intervening options
I
• 4,500 oyster divers and women will be able to mobilise funds through CSISL to co-finance and own shares in NbS.
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• Customising NbS to generate more income and 300 new jobs among the youth; boosting local green growth and COVID-19 recovery.
III
• 78,500 people will benefit from low-carbon livelihood, climate microinsurance and financial literacy towards transition into local green economy.
Researching how financial
regulations can be
positively leveraged to
aid fiscal flows and market choices by
NbS start-ups.
Investigating EEM impacts
on empowering
NbS start-ups to financially
transform into resilient and
inclusive institutions.
Digitising indigenous
oyster economy to accelerate
information sharing and
recovery from COVID-19 and climate crises.
• Successfully negotiated 4 partnerships.
• Recycled 50kg of oyster shells to test-run manufacturing of 200‘ecochalks’, and introduced oyster capital to 10 women.
• Public awareness creation on oyster conservation reached nearly 35,000 people.
• Mobilised and trained 100 CVs, and oyster divers on CSISL and NbS concepts.
5. Selected Milestones
Researching Empowering Digitising
☞Oysters are spectacularly charismatic species that provide immense food, livelihood and ecobenefits in the estuary of the Volta River in Ghana and some coastal world regions.
☞Yet, extreme climate change combines with high utilisation of toxic chemicals to alter ecosystem services by 70%, leading to reduced oyster population, ecological job loss, extreme poverty and migration.
☞ In response, Green Oyster Initiative integrates eco-entrepreneurial model (EEM) into oyster conservation as a sustainable nature-based solution (NbS).
☞This paper explores the challenges, prospects and opportunities associated with a promising NbS start-up in delivering all the 17 SDGs overtime.
☞New options for enabling NbS to intervene in climate and COVID-19 crises, and to facilitate socio-ecological improvements are highlighted to stimulate future research and understanding.
