Involvement of local communities#
Sector: Fishery - “Who is allowed to fish” - Cultural and Community Approaches/Practices
Classification: MSP - Socio-ecosystem MSP - Management process
Description#
Involvement of local communities in participatory management of important habitats for fishery community. For example, In Ecuador and Peru the participatory management fishing communities are responsible for preserving and restoring ecosystems while monitoring the state of the biodiversity flora and fauna and reporting the loss of vegetation or species to the environmental authorities, thus working on implementing restoration actions.
Pegorelli et al. (2024). Guideline for the strategic and spatial measures for the nature inclusive operation of blue economy sectors – ESE 3 (Deliverable – D4.2., under the WP4 of MSP4BIO project (GA n° 101060707)).
External sources#
Artisanal, small-scale fisheries and mangrove restoration – Peru & Ecuador: https://www.2020.submariner-network.eu/images/multi-frame/mf-multi-use-blueprint-11.pdf