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Towards a Blueprint for Locally-Managed Marine Conservation in the Comoros: Building the Knowledge Base and Capacity for Monitoring and Management

Grantee Name: Blue Ventures Conservation

Hotspot: Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands
Location: Comoros
Amount: $149,846
Dates: Sep 2015 – Mar 2018
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Fisheries, Habitat conservation and management, Marine

Improve the knowledge base in biology and socio-economics for the Bimbini Key Biodiversity Area of Anjouan Island in the Comoros, an area threatened by fishing. Identify better management practices for the fishing communities, based on what has been tried and tested by Blue Ventures with coastal communities in Madagascar, and work towards establishing the first Locally Managed Marine Protected Area in the Comoros.

Strategic Direction : 2 Enable civil society to mainstream biodiversity and conservation into political and economic decision-making.

Project Resources:

Status Report: Marine ecosystems, fisheries and socio-economic context of Anjouan, Comoros

Towards a Blueprint for Locally-Managed Marine Conservation in the Comoros: Building the Knowledge Base and Capacity for Monitoring and Management

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