Posts tagged community-based management
Redefining Conservation in Karimata: A Model for Community-Led Marine Governance
Redefining Conservation in Karimata: A Model for Community-Led Marine Governance

On a quiet shoreline in the Karimata Islands, turtle tracks crisscross the sand, some real, others carefully crafted by the hands of local monitors. These hand-drawn decoys, made to mislead poachers, reveal something deeper than surface-level conservation. They tell a story of a community that no longer watches from the sidelines but instead leads the effort to protect its land and sea.

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Aurore MaxeyKarimata, West Kalimantan, marine conservation, conservation, Community-Led Initiatives, turtle, rights and access, participatory management, inclusive governance, regenerative livelihoods, community-based management, restorationComment
Analysis of six years of community-based fisheries management shows positive perceptions but worrying trends.
Analysis of six years of community-based fisheries management shows positive perceptions but worrying trends.

  Small-scale fishers from Kubu Raya have been actively managing the mud crab fishery since 2017. Since this time, they have implemented around two temporary mud crab fishery closures per year and, in 2019, introduced and established an additional 900 hectares of permanent no-take zones in the mangroves.

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Aurore Maxeymud crabs, Kubu Raya, fisheries, sustainable fisheries, marine biodiversity, community-based managementComment