Applying business models to sustain socio-ecological resilience in coastal Philippines
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £399,583
WHERE Philippines
Summary
The Darwin Initiative supported innovative approaches to enhance socio-ecological resilience to disasters in the Philippines, including MMPAs and Net-WorksTM (21-010). This application builds on these experiences and successes to build business models that break pervasive donor dependence in community-based marine conservation, creating fully scalable solutions (connected to other ZSL applications).
Community-based conservation effectively protects 15% of bay-scape waters in three pilot bay areas (thereby meeting national and CBD targets), fully sustained by a diversified Net-Works business model that enhances socio-ecological resilience and reduces dependence on donor funding.
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) - Myanmar, Bugtong-bato Fisherfolk Association, Peoples Organisation Barangay Pedada, Interface Inc, NewBAMA New Balaring Mangrove Association, Government of the Philippines - DENR, Naisud Mangrove and Aquatic Organization (NAMAO), 1 BOFA 1 Basiao Oyster Farmers Association, Coral Triangle Centre, Song Saa Foundation, South East Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Tierramar, BPFA Fisherfolks Association Talotoan Farmers and Fisherfolks, Barangay Agustin Navarra Environmental Conservation Association (BANECA), Government of the Philippines DA-BFAR, LGUs - Local Government Units of the Municipalities of Ajuy, Iloilo; Concepcion, Iloilo; Ivisan, Capiz; Sapian, Capiz; Ibajay, Aklan; and Tangalan, Aklan with their coastal Barangay (village) governments
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