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Natural resources management by Community Fishing Councils: Improving ecosystems resilience and community livelihoods at the Maputo National Park, Mozambique

Indigenous and Community Conserved Area (ICCA) Conservancy Marine Protected Area

Governance Management Effectiveness Livelihoods

Local Communities Youth Farmers/ Fishermen

Medium Grant | 199,713€ Mozambique; Southern Africa 01.01.2023 – 30.06.2024

Maputo National Park (MNAP)

Enhance the management and governance of priority areas by addressing existing limitations;
Enforce the legal framework required to achieve effective biodiversity conservation in protected areas;
Enhance the livelihoods of local people by supporting local initiatives.

Resource Management- the protected area has active management activities, such as habitat rehabilitation, population monitoring, protection of key-places, control of invasive species and monitoring of the sustainable extraction of natural resources.
Local communities’ contribution to management decisions related with communities, however there is open communication between 3 locals and park authority;
Local Community Livelihoods improved, but not significantly through conservation efforts (e.g. employments in the protected area and tourism).

Capacity of the CCP Members and community members on associativism, finance management, stakeholder engagement, grievance mechanism and resource fisheries management built
12 CCP members trained on enforcement skills by park authorities
05 community members, identified by the CCPs in collaboration with park authorities, 03 CCP members from the Santa Maria, Mabuluco and Inhaca Island and 03 park rangers trained in artisanal and subsistence fisheries monitoring techniques
At least 10 new community members of Santa Maria identified and hired by the CCP and trained in mussel mariculture and market value chain by the park authorities
At least 15 community members of the Santa Maria, Mabuluco and Inhaca Island communities trained in the development of tourism initiatives.

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