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COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION in SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES Best Practices from the Equator Initiative Empowered Lives Empowered lives. Resilient nations. COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION IN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES Best Practices from the Equator Initiative Empowered lives. Resilient nations. COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION IN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES Best Practices from the Equator Initiative This publication is a companion piece to Island Innovations—UNDP and GEF: Leveraging Environment and Energy for the Sustainable Development of SIDS, a joint UNDP and GEF (Global Environment Facility) book launched at the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, 2014. Equator Initiative Environment and Energy Group Bureau for Policy and Programme Support United Nations Development Programme 304 East 45th St. New York, FF-614 New York, NY 10017 www.equatorinitiative.org www.winlsm.net Cite as: United Nations Development Programme. 2014. Community-Based Action In Small Island Developing States: Best Practices from the Equator Initiative. New York, NY: UNDP. Cover photos: Top: Sea turtle returns to the ocean after laying her eggs in Comoros. Photo: Mohéli Marine Park Bottom: Community member practices sustainable oyster harvesting in the Marshall Islands. Photo: Namdrik Atoll Local Resources Committee Back page: Community members develop management plan in Fiji. Photo: Sisi Initiative Published by: United Nations Development Programme, 304 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017 September 2014 © 2014 United Nations Development Programme All rights reserved Printed in the United States The Equator Initiative gratefully acknowledges the leadership of Eileen de Ravin, as well as the generous support of its partners. Empowered lives. Resilient nations. ii Community-based Action in Small Island Developing States: Best practices from the Equator Initiative TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword .........................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................................................................3 Case Studies ...................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) , Belize ....................................................................................5 Community Marine Association of Cruzinha da Garça, Cape Verde ................................................................................. 15 Mohéli Marine Park, Comoros ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Integrated Forestry Enterprise of Bayamo, Cuba .................................................................................................................... 29 Fiji Locally-Managed Marine Area Network, Fiji ...................................................................................................................... 35 Sisi Initiative Site Support Group, Fiji ........................................................................................................................................... 47 Namdrik Atoll Local Resources Committee, Marshall Islands ............................................................................................. 57 Conservation Society of Pohnpei, Micronesia, Federated States ........................................................................................ 67 Conservation Melanesia, Papua New Guinea ............................................................................................................................ 79 Sepik Wetlands Management Initiative, Papua New Guinea ............................................................................................... 83 Arnavon Community Marine Conservation Area Management, Solomon Islands ...................................................... 91 Tetepare Descendants’ Association, Solomon Islands ..........................................................................................................101 Amal-Crab Bay Community Resource Management Initiative, Vanuatu ......................................................................111 Nguna-Pele Marine and Land Protected Area Network, Vanuatu ...................................................................................123 The Road Ahead .......................................................................................................................................................................................131 Community-based Action in Small Island Developing States: Best practices from the Equator Initiative iii Foreword FOREWORD Magdy Martínez-Solimán Director, a.i, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support Since 2002 the Equator Initiative has held a spotlight on outstanding community based initiatives in biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction. The Equator Prize has been pivotal in positioning and raising the profile of these indigenous and local communities in the international arena. More than 150 case studies have documented the innovative practices and solutions applied by the prize winners in sustainably managing and protecting their environment while ensuring the livelihoods of women and men, families and communities, across the globe. The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) provides a unique opportunity to highlight the issues of these countries that are characterized by their remoteness and small size. They remain a special case for sustainable development due to their vulnerability to climactic threats and economic shocks. The conference seeks to identify new opportunities for the sustainable development of SIDS and the means of addressing them. “The sustainable development of Small Island Developing States through genuine and durable partnerships” has been recognized as the overarching theme of the conference. Partnerships with the United Nations, governments, academic and research institutions, and civil society organizations have been at the core of the Equator Initiative’s development model. Working with partners is critical for outreach, knowledge transfer, and sustainability. The impact the Equator Initiative has had is a direct result of the commitment of its partners. The following publication features fourteen case studies from small island developing states from the Caribbean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. The stories range from conserving marine resources and endangered species to initiatives in ecotourism, reforestation and network development. Community self-sufficiency and resilience in the face of threats are the common threads. A clear message emerges that indigenous and local communities around the world are on the frontlines of sustainable development, working to advance innovative solutions that work for both people and nature. These communities secure their economic and social well-being through maintaining healthy ecosystems and conserving biodiversity. The Equator Initiative was in Mauritius at the UN Conference on Small Islands in 2005. Now managing WIN, the World Network of Indigenous and Local Community Land and Sea Managers, the Equator Initiative and partners are at SIDS 2014 ready to support communities to stand for their rights to manage their environments, conserve their knowledge, and safeguard their future. 1 Community-based Action in Small Island Developing States: Best practices from the Equator Initiative Introduction INTRODUCTION Gerald Miles Vice President, Global Development, Rare Communities and islands ... two of the most important building blocks in the future we want – in a future that is inclusive, sustainable and resilient. Their health and well-being will be the litmus test for success. The past 12 years of the Equator Initiative have surfaced local leaders in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that are without doubt the global champions we need for sustainable development – for our global community as well as for the future of islands. The priorities of SIDS and their policy agenda have changed little over the past 20 years. When the sustainable development for SIDS was quietly introduced to Chapter 17 of Agenda 21 – in 1992 – there was some surprise, but little resistance. This was at a time when many SIDS were without environment units let alone Ministers responsible for the portfolio, and climate change was just emerging as a significant global threat. While some of the institutional capacity in SIDS was still being built, island communities were able to tell the stories, provide the anecdotal evidence of changing environments – of climate change itself – that over the subsequent years have been confirmed by science. The strong sense of self-reliance was as evident then as it is today. In Barbados, at the first SIDS Conference in 1994, it was clear that SIDS were prepared to take action themselves. Building on the long history of local innovation and simple necessity to deal with issues as they were presented, the Barbados Program of Action spelt out the national
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