
Certification Model to Promote Sustainable Fishing Practices Inside a Marine Protected Area, Capo Verde
Grantee Name: Biosfera
- Hotspot
- Mediterranean Basin
- Location
- Cabo Verde
- Amount
- $19,991
- Dates
- Oct 2022 – Oct 2023
- Keywords
- Awareness, Capacity building, Certification, Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Marine, Protected Areas
Develop a certification scheme to promote sustainable fishing practices in the Santa Luzia Marine Protected Area. Increase conservation capacity among civil society organizations nationwide. Implement bycatch mitigation measures with the creation of a local “guardians of the sea” network and advocate with government parties and local authorities.
1 Support civil society to engage stakeholders in demonstrating integrated approaches for the conservation of biodiversity in coastal areas
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