How Need to make people Not discussed. Not discussed. Bring people to the communicate understand that ecosystem nurseries, get them into restoration is not quick BUT water PES to a community need quick wins as well as a Pictures, video, pamphlets long-term goal to keep Include community people interested an members in photo/films maintain trust. The MOI maintain an Lots of communication, aquarium for education training and livelihood maps to choose sites enhancement needed. for nurseries and transplant Need to translate technical sites information into lay person a fragment” “Adopt terms. Lessons learnt Transparency is key. Need to link to Need understanding of the Communities (and Need for common sustainability objectives. expectations and needs of Government) want understanding of ecosystem Too focused on individuals? the communities. something in return services and values Move towards competitive Strong working relationship Act on community concerns Need for open access sharing grant schemes for specific with the communities is (compromise) of data and information community (conservation) required. Be transparent (especially between all stakeholders. projects. Training is essential and re: funding) Social media useful, but communities must have the Get the best science right – difficult for Government. necessary skills to provide the sites, right corals good/service. Are these schemes going to Need to understand the deliver real reward or are environment and the impact of they just diverting their livelihoods on the resources? ecosystem. Reports/evidence Nature Seychelles report on PES Evaluations of Care Int and WWF There are (limited) reports and feasibility in Seychelles. programmes. papers available from the MOI, EI Book chapter by Rose AFRICA project, and the Mwaipopo. University of Mauritius, and dive
How communicate PES to a community Need to make people understand that ecosystem restoration is not quick BUT need quick wins as well as a long-term goal to keep people interested an maintain trust. Lots of communication, training and livelihood enhancement needed. Need to translate technical information into lay person terms. Not discussed. Not discussed. Bring people to the nurseries, get them into water Pictures, video, pamphlets Include community members in photo/films The MOI maintain an aquarium for education maps to choose sites for nurseries and transplant sites “Adopt a fragment” Lessons learnt Transparency is key. Need for common understanding of ecosystem services and values Need for open access sharing of data and information between all stakeholders. Social media useful, but difficult for Government. Need to link to sustainability objectives. Too focused on individuals? Move towards competitive grant schemes for specific community (conservation) projects. Need understanding of the expectations and needs of the communities. Strong working relationship with the communities is required. Training is essential and communities must have the necessary skills to provide the good/service. Need to understand the environment and the impact of their livelihoods on the ecosystem. Communities (and Government) want something in return Act on community concerns (compromise) Be transparent (especially re: funding) Get the best science – right sites, right corals Are these schemes going to deliver real reward or are they just diverting resources? Reports/evidence Nature Seychelles report on PES feasibility in Seychelles. Evaluations of Care Int and WWF programmes. Book chapter by Rose Mwaipopo. There are (limited) reports and papers available from the MOI, EI AFRICA project, and the University of Mauritius, and dive
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