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| Project title |
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Improving coastal livelihoods in the Caribbean: institutional and technical options |
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| Project number |
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R7559 |
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 Project leader |
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 Yves Renard
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Lead organisation |
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Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
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| Project
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01/01/2000 to 31/03/2003 |
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Budget (£) |
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139,000
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| Project
website |
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| NRSP
keyword |
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coastal zone, coral reef, institutional process, mapping, marine ecosystems, resource assessment, technology development, tourism |
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 Country |
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Saint Lucia |
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| Node:
suite |
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Caribbean 1: Institutional arrangements and decision support tools |
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| Production
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Land Water Interface |
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| Theme |
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2. Efficacy of participation in decision making for reaching the poor
6. Linking households and communities with policy makers
7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change
8. Piloting new strategies for pro-poor NR management |
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| Project
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This project aimed to improve technical understanding and methods for the management of coastal zone habitats, including participatory planning methods and the institutional arrangements required to support them. The project produced a number of important lessons related to participatory planning, coastal resource governance and pro-poor approaches to coastal zone management.
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| Background |
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Throughout the developing tropical world, coastal conservation and development initiatives have tended to emphasise Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as the most appropriate conservation and management instrument. While such areas can make a significant contribution to biological conservation and sustainable development, it is becoming increasingly evident that they are not appropriate to all circumstances. There is a need for management instruments that are suited to the conditions of coastal areas where the resource may not warrant, or be able to support, MPAs. There is also a need for institutional arrangements and technical instruments that place livelihood and poverty issues on the agenda of coastal zone management and development.
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| Purpose |
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To improve technical understanding and methods for the management of coastal zone habitats, including participatory planning methods and the institutional arrangements required to support them.
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| Outputs |
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Methods for participatory planning and management in small coastal communities were tested and documented.
New institutional arrangements in the project location, Laborie, in St Lucia, were tested and documented.
Technologies for sustainable resource use were identified, tested and refined.
Methods and technologies for enhancing coastal livelihoods while reducing coral reef degradation were disseminated.
The capacity of research institutions involved in participatory natural resource management for sustainable development was enhanced.
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| Achievements |
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Local leadership was an asset to the project’s communication activities and the project succeeded in achieving a high level of local awareness raising.
At the local level the project has led to improved institutional arrangements and coastal resource use patterns for local resource management and participation of the poor in Laborie Bay, Saint Lucia. The project also produced a number of important lessons related to participatory planning, coastal resource governance and pro-poor approaches to coastal zone management.
The project’s findings are promoted in a subsequent project, R8317, ‘Pro-poor policies and institutional arrangements for coastal management in the Caribbean’.
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Participation and coastal livelihoods.
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Journal article |
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A study of coastal livelihoods in Laborie, St. Lucia – Social, human and financial capital. How different resources are used and integrated into household strategies of different stakeholder groups.
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Conference or workshop paper |
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Do reefs matter? Coral reef conservation, sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction in Laborie, St. Lucia.
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Conference or workshop paper |
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Improving coastal livelihoods: Institutional and technical options.
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Conference or workshop paper |
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Seaweed cultivation as a livelihood in Caribbean coastal communities.
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Conference or workshop paper |
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Sources, distribution and effects of faecal contamination in Laborie Bay, St. Lucia.
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Academic thesis |
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Improving coastal livelihoods: Institutional and technical options.
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Extension leaflet, brochure, policy brief or poster |
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Net profits. Sea urchin management.
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Media presentation (video, TV, radio, interview) |
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Improving coastal livelihoods in the Caribbean: Institutional and technical options.
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Final Technical Report (FTR) |
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 447kb
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A description of the harvest of wild sea-moss in Laborie, St. Lucia.
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Project report |
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A description of the reef fishery of Laborie, St. Lucia.
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Project report |
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A description of the sea urchin fishery in Laborie, St. Lucia.
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Project report |
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A study of the social and economic impacts of sea urchin harvesting in 2002 in Laborie, St. Lucia.
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Project report |
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Assessing marine resources: Institutions and institutional development in Laborie, St. Lucia.
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Project report |
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Mapping Laborie Bay, Saint Lucia.
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Project report |
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The sea is our garden: A report on a study of institutional and technical options for improving coastal livelihoods in Laborie, Saint Lucia.
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Project report |
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5,758kb
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Tourism in Laborie, St. Lucia: Baseline study and identification of potential for development.
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Project report |
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Water quality in the Laborie Bay.
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Project report |
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