and watershed regions administrators should help associated with the field sites advance the agenda for will be actively included in the existing and candidate PPG stage of the project and protected areas. the implementation of the project as appropriate. Local civil society Implementation of Existing local associations, Project activities will look to organizations field conservation cooperatives or similar strengthen and support actions organized groups with basic constructive actions and governance systems associated policies that benefit and with management of natural encourage the sustainable resources are users and use of mangrove resources. beneficiaries of the services and goods specifically provided by mangrove ecosystems. We will seek their engagement and collaboration with the project. Local and regional Adapting and Private users of the mangrove Depending on the sites and private users of prioritizing elements areas and the reef to ridge the receptiveness of the mangrove associated of the mangrove areas relevant to the users, they will be actively coastal areas conservation agenda mangrove sites (specifically included in the PPG stage of with private including those users the project, (incl. related industry operations. generating impacts on implementation of the groups e.g. shrimp mangroves) will be identified project or will be the target farmers, tourism developers and through the PPG process and audience for outreach and operators, farmers into the Full Project. This communication efforts. operating within includes coastal users such as This category does not watershed etc.) shrimp farming and tourism apply to Colombia’s but also other users in the national regulated areas. watershed such as farmers causing changes in freshwater flow and quality and fishermen dependant on mangrove associated fish populations. Afro-Colombian local Ethnic communities / Potential for During the PPG phase the communities are important community councils Implementation of project will develop the stakeholders in some mangrove (Colombia) field conservation Indigenous Peoples Plan actions areas and historically (scoped to Afro-Colombian traditional custodians of their Communities [ADC]) with natural resource. In Colombia guidelines to engage Afro the Valle de Cauca region descendant community (Gulf of Tortugas) is home to leaders and encourage 46 indigenous and black involvement through the
and watershed regions associated with the field sites will be actively included in the PPG stage of the project and the implementation of the project as appropriate. administrators should help advance the agenda for existing and candidate protected areas. Local civil society organizations Implementation of field conservation actions Existing local associations, cooperatives or similar organized groups with basic governance systems associated with management of natural resources are users and beneficiaries of the services and goods specifically provided by mangrove ecosystems. We will seek their engagement and collaboration with the project. Project activities will look to strengthen and support constructive actions and policies that benefit and encourage the sustainable use of mangrove resources. Local and regional private users of mangrove associated coastal areas (incl. related industry groups e.g. shrimp farmers, tourism developers and operators, farmers operating within watershed etc.) Adapting and prioritizing elements of the mangrove conservation agenda with private operations. Private users of the mangrove areas and the reef to ridge areas relevant to the mangrove sites (specifically including those users generating impacts on mangroves) will be identified through the PPG process and into the Full Project. This includes coastal users such as shrimp farming and tourism but also other users in the watershed such as farmers causing changes in freshwater flow and quality and fishermen dependant on mangrove associated fish populations. Depending on the sites and the receptiveness of the users, they will be actively included in the PPG stage of the project, implementation of the project or will be the target audience for outreach and communication efforts. This category does not apply to Colombia’s national regulated areas. Ethnic communities / community councils (Colombia) Potential for Implementation of field conservation actions Afro-Colombian local communities are important stakeholders in some mangrove areas and historically traditional custodians of their natural resource. In Colombia the Valle de Cauca region (Gulf of Tortugas) is home to 46 indigenous and black During the PPG phase the project will develop the Indigenous Peoples Plan (scoped to Afro-Colombian Communities [ADC]) with guidelines to engage Afro descendant community leaders and encourage involvement through the