Partnership for effective
community based coastal
fisheries management
Ways Forward for Management
Patterson K. Shed
Conservation Society of Pohnpei (CSP)
November 29, 2010-Noumea, New
Caledonia
Outline
 Stock take of Current State of
Pohnpei’s Environment
 Links to local, regional and international
initiatives
 Monitoring and evaluation approaches
 Lessons Learned & Future Opportunities
Current State of Pohnpei’s Environment
Pohnpei is leading the way in Conservation and comanagement in the FSM:
1. Marine Resource Conservation act of 1981
2. Conservation and Resource Enforcement Act of 1982
3. Pohnpei Watershed Forest Reserve and Mangrove
Protection Act of 1987
4. Solid and Water Conservation Act of 1992
5. Marine Sanctuary & Wildlife Refuge Act of 1999
6. 1998 PRMC launched-Collaboration of GO and NGOs
7. 1998 CSP launched – premier conservation NGO
8. 2004 NBSAP and priority ABS sites determined
Pohnpei
Protected Area
Network
1. MPA Network
2.Pohnpei Watershed
Forest Reserve
3. Mangrove Forest
Reserves
The Micronesia Challenge
The governments of Palau, Federated
States of Micronesia, Guam, Northern
Marianas and Marshall Islands
30% of the near
shore marine resources and 20% of the forest
Agree to effectively conserve
resources
across Micronesia by 2020
Community Power in Action
• Established community learning network
• Increased community participation and
stewardship to protect lands and sea
• Site management plans completed and in
progress with the MPA Network
Local Partners
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PRMC (DOE, DLNR, DPS, MCU, EPA, OFA and NGOs)
FSM Government R&D Department
Municipal and Town Governments
Paramount Chiefs & other Traditional Leaders (Kousapw)
Community Conservation Officers (CCOs) Network
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) Network
Micronesia Conservation Trust
Micronesians in Island Conservation (MIC)
Pacific Islands Managed &Protected Area Community (PIMPAC)
Marine Environmental Research Institute of Pohnpei (MERIP)
The Nature Conservation (TNC)
Our approach to monitoring and
Evaluation
• Scientific approach (REA,FMS,MC
Measures, seagrass and climate
change, spawning aggregation,
sedimentation study etc…)
• Community based monitoring for coral
and fish status-building active
community involvement to understand
status of their resources first hand
Lessons learned
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Partnership goes a long way for both GO and
NGO-Unified Strength
Community and traditional leaders participation is
crucial to succeed
Resources are optimized through partnership
Synergies aligned to serve the community
Both top down and Bottom up approach are
essential to successful conservation
Greater understanding is achieved through
working together
CEAFM Opportunities
• Unite and align all stakeholders in the
Pacific to protect coastal fisheries and
biodiversity
• Champion enabling policy and
enforcement to protect fisheries
resources Pacific wide
• Build a strong support network (master
minds)
• Support pioneering examples to protect
fisheries and livelihoods
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