6. Group work focusing on key resilience strategies The team produced report cards for 14 resilience strategies identified from the academic literature. These were prioritised by the participants and four were discussed in detail. The table below provides a summary of these discussions. The micro-finance group also discussed Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs). While the output of this discussion is not captured here, it will be in the incorporated into the literature review. Payments for Ecosystem Micro-finance Alternative Livelihood Strategies Coral reef restoration Services (ALS) Where have they No working examples in WIO, One example of VICOBA (Village Strategy is used throughout the In Mauritius been applied in other than REDD+ project in Community Banks) in Tanzania WIO. Small pilots (from 2010) the WIO? mangroves in Zanzibar. Academic , Government, Eco-tourism and mariculture There is interest: NGOs, tourism were considered particularly Seychelles considering two Developing international important alternative livelihoods, schemes (bottled water projects especially in low income companies paying Seychelles Shipwrecks (since 1980) countries. Women seen as a key National Parks Authority for countries were not target group for the forest management and discussed as all participants were development of alternative hotels pay towards marine from Mauritius. livelihoods. Examples of park management). in Comoros and BV (Madagascar) working on mariculture in Madagascar. a REDD+ project. In Mauritius, expectations for In Mauritius, user fees are those leaving fishing is focused charged for marine parks with on professional level revenue contributing to occupations. marine management. How are we or Need to monitor: Donors provide match funding Monitoring is needed to ensure: Monitoring to date has been should we that money does go to for VICOBA and are responsible community is helped to limited (as expensive, resource monitor the ecosystem management, for monitoring the outcomes. deliver the good/service intensive, and lack skilled outcomes of PES restoration and Evaluations are rarely published and have required training. personnel), but data loggers schemes? enhancement. so little is known about the good/service is provided in have been deployed at some to demonstrate benefits benefits of VICOBA. a quality assured, timely nurseries and are diver to ensure enforcement. manner. anecdotes from artificial reefs for transparency
6. Group work focusing on key resilience strategies The team produced report cards for 14 resilience strategies identified from the academic literature. These were prioritised by the participants and four were discussed in detail. The table below provides a summary of these discussions. The micro-finance group also discussed Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs). While the output of this discussion is not captured here, it will be in the incorporated into the literature review. Payments for Ecosystem Services Micro-finance Alternative Livelihood Strategies (ALS) Coral reef restoration Where have they been applied in the WIO? No working examples in WIO, other than REDD+ project in mangroves in Zanzibar. There is interest: Seychelles considering two schemes (bottled water companies paying Seychelles National Parks Authority for forest management and hotels pay towards marine park management). BV (Madagascar) working on a REDD+ project. In Mauritius, user fees are charged for marine parks with revenue contributing to marine management. One example of VICOBA (Village Community Banks) in Tanzania Strategy is used throughout the WIO. Eco-tourism and mariculture were considered particularly important alternative livelihoods, especially in low income countries. Women seen as a key target group for the development of alternative livelihoods. Examples of in Comoros and mariculture in Madagascar. In Mauritius, expectations for those leaving fishing is focused on professional level occupations. In Mauritius Small pilots (from 2010) Academic , Government, NGOs, tourism Developing international projects Shipwrecks (since 1980) countries were not discussed as all participants were from Mauritius. How are we or should we monitor the outcomes of PES schemes? Need to monitor: that money does go to ecosystem management, restoration and enhancement. to demonstrate benefits to ensure enforcement. for transparency Donors provide match funding for VICOBA and are responsible for monitoring the outcomes. Evaluations are rarely published so little is known about the benefits of VICOBA. Monitoring is needed to ensure: community is helped to deliver the good/service and have required training. good/service is provided in a quality assured, timely manner. Monitoring to date has been limited (as expensive, resource intensive, and lack skilled personnel), but data loggers have been deployed at some nurseries and are diver anecdotes from artificial reefs
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