Disturbance by Fishing communities do not Records from site managers fishermen is minimised disturb Shoebills, especially (verification not easy from all in breeding areas during breeding sites) Fishing communities benefit Community-based from Shoebill presence through generation / other activities associated projects underway involving fishermen Fishermen aware of need to Fishermen awareness (e.g. avoid Shoebill territories interviews) Temporary settlements No new settlements in key Site monitoring (reports) are restricted in breeding Shoebill breeding areas Negative impacts of oil Shoebill and its habitat are SEAs available & gas exploration and properly catered for in SEAs EIA reports production on Shoebill Transparent EIAs conducted habitats are minimised that take full account of Shoebill and mitigated Loss, fragmentation and Shoebill areas known and EIAs of agricultural plans, with degradation due to safeguarded against agricultural procedures for Shoebill agriculture development conservation outlined developments are Management developed for Management plans available for minimised all Shoebill sites, which include all Shoebill sites, and records to protection measures for Shoebill illustrate their implementation habitats Interviews with farming High awareness of communities ‘positive’ Shoebills within farming communities Chemical pollution at Bylaws regarding chemical Development of bylaws Shoebill sites is pollution developed / Records of any chemical minimised implemented pollution incidents in Shoebill areas Catchments of Shoebill Sustainable land use principles land use are sustainably in place assessments managed are minimised and High community awareness of Records of fire incidents controlled in Shoebill fire regulations and destructive Interviews with local habitats impact of communities Fire regulations enforced Site records Local communities Community-based enterprises Community ecotourism and benefit from the established, including other initiatives up and running; conservation of ecotourism initiatives incentives for Shoebill and Shoebills and their and other incentives habitat conservation recognised habitat Local communities have Measurable capacity increments capacity to manage Shoebill Community eco-guards / habitats Shoebill guards; guides Local communities actively involved in Shoebill management (e.g. surveillance, monitoring)
Disturbance by fishermen is minimised in breeding areas Fishing communities do not disturb Shoebills, especially during breeding Fishing communities benefit from Shoebill presence through associated projects Fishermen aware of need to avoid Shoebill territories Records from site managers (verification not easy from all sites) Community-based / other activities underway involving fishermen Fishermen awareness (e.g. interviews) Temporary settlements are restricted in breeding areas No new settlements in key Shoebill breeding Site monitoring (reports) Negative impacts of oil & gas exploration and production on Shoebill habitats are minimised and mitigated Shoebill and its habitat are properly catered for in SEAs Transparent EIAs conducted that take full account of Shoebill SEAs available EIA reports Loss, fragmentation and degradation due to agriculture developments are minimised Shoebill areas known and safeguarded against agricultural development Management developed for all Shoebill sites, which include protection measures for Shoebill habitats High ‘positive’ awareness of Shoebills within farming communities EIAs of agricultural plans, with procedures for Shoebill conservation outlined Management plans available for all Shoebill sites, and records to illustrate their implementation Interviews with farming communities Chemical pollution at Shoebill sites is minimised Bylaws regarding chemical pollution developed / implemented Development of bylaws Records of any chemical pollution incidents in Shoebill areas Catchments of Shoebill are sustainably managed Sustainable land use principles in place land use assessments are minimised and controlled in Shoebill habitats High community awareness of fire regulations and destructive impact of Fire regulations enforced Records of fire incidents Interviews with local communities Site records Local communities benefit from the conservation of Shoebills and their habitat Community-based enterprises established, including ecotourism initiatives and other incentives Local communities have capacity to manage Shoebill habitats Local communities actively involved in Shoebill management (e.g. surveillance, monitoring) Community ecotourism and other initiatives up and running; incentives for Shoebill and habitat conservation recognised Measurable capacity increments Community eco-guards / Shoebill guards; guides generation
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