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| Lead organisation |
Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
Fernandes Industrial Centre
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| Project period |
01/01/2000 to 31/03/2003
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| Budget (£) |
139,000
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| NRSP keywords |
technology development, institutional process, resource assessment, tourism, mapping, coastal zone, coral reef, marine ecosystems
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| Country |
Saint Lucia
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| Node: suite |
6. Linking households and communities with policy makers, 7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change, 2. Efficacy of participation in decision making for reaching the poor, 8. Piloting new strategies for pro-poor NR management
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| Production system |
Land Water Interface
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| Theme |
6. Linking households and communities with policy makers, 7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change, 2. Efficacy of participation in decision making for reaching the poor, 8. Piloting new strategies for pro-poor NR management
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| Project summary |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Journal article |
| Renard, Y. 2002. Participation and coastal livelihoods. Policy Matters, 10: 111-112. |
| http://www.iucn.org/themes/ceesp/Publications/newsletter/Policy10-Section3-Co-managing%20the%20sources%20of%20livelihoods.pdf
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| Conference or workshop paper |
| Smith, A.H. 2001. 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. In proceedings of the workshop ‘Improving the poverty focus of NRSP's research on the management of natural resources’. Rothamsted, Harpenden, UK, November/December 2000.
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| Renard, Y., Smith, A. and Krishnarayan, V. 2000. Do reefs matter? Coral reef conservation, sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction in Laborie, St. Lucia. Paper presented at regional conference on ‘Managing space for sustainable living in small island developing states’. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 2000.
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| Renard, Y. 2001. Improving coastal livelihoods: Institutional and technical options. Paper presented at workshop on ‘Common pool resources: Developing management strategies that can benefit the poor’. University of York, UK, October 2001.
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| Smith, A.H. and Renard, Y. 2002. Seaweed cultivation as a livelihood in Caribbean coastal communities. Paper presented at the ICRI regional workshop for the ‘Tropical Americas: Improving reef condition through strategic partnerships’. Cancun, Mexico, June 2002.
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| Academic thesis |
| Hutchinson, G. 2002. Sources, distribution and effects of faecal contamination in Laborie Bay, St. Lucia. BSc (Hons) Thesis, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK.
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| Extension leaflet, brochure, policy brief or poster |
| Renard, Y. 2001. Improving coastal livelihoods: Institutional and technical options. Poster. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Media presentation (video, TV, radio, interview) |
| Boston, J. and Lamb, R. 2003. Net profits. Sea urchin management. Video. BBC World Hands On Series.
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| Final Technical Report (FTR) |
| Renard, Y. 2003. Improving coastal livelihoods in the Caribbean: Institutional and technical options. Final Technical Report for project R7559. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Project report |
| Smith, A.H. and Gustave, J. 2001. A description of the harvest of wild sea-moss in Laborie, St. Lucia. CANARI Technical Report no. 292. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Hutchinson, G., George, S. and James, C. 2000. A description of the reef fishery of Laborie, St. Lucia. CANARI Technical Report no. 291. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Smith, A.H. and Koester, S. 2001. A description of the sea urchin fishery in Laborie, St. Lucia. CANARI Technical Report no. 294. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Burt, M. 2002. A study of the social and economic impacts of sea urchin harvesting in 2002 in Laborie, St. Lucia. CANARI Technical Report no. 318. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Buttler, C. 2002. Assessing marine resources: Institutions and institutional development in Laborie, St. Lucia. CANARI Technical Report no. 305. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Smith, A.H. 2003. Mapping Laborie Bay, Saint Lucia. CANARI Technical Report no. 323. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| CANARI. 2003. The sea is our garden: A report on a study of institutional and technical options for improving coastal livelihoods in Laborie, Saint Lucia. CANARI Technical Report no. 322. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute. |
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| Clauzel, S. and Joyeux, G. 2001. Tourism in Laborie, St. Lucia: Baseline study and identification of potential for development. CANARI Technical Report no. 293. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Hutchinson, G. 2001. Water quality in the Laborie Bay. CANARI Technical Report no. 301. St Lucia: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.
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| Project leader |
Yves Renard
(yr@candw.lc) |
Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
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| Collaborator |
Melissa Leach
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Institute of Development Studies,UK
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| Caribbean Natural Resources Institute |
CANARI
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| Institute of Development Studies,UK |
IDS
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| Funder |
| Natural Resources Systems Programme |
NRSP
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| Contributes to |
| PD127 |
Coastal management research network (COMARENet)
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| PD117 |
Participatory methods and processes workshop “NRSP’s strategic experience of participatory methods and processes for the improvement of natural resources management” : 7-8 September 2002, Reading University, Reading, UK
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| PD104 |
Common pool resources workshop “Developing management strategies that can benefit the poor” : 2-3 October 2001, University of York, York, UK
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| PD084 |
Poverty focus workshop “Improving the poverty focus of NRSP's research on management of natural resources” : 29-30 November 2000, Institute of Arable Crops Research – Rothamsted, UK
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| Previous to |
| R8317 |
Pro-poor policies and institutional arrangements for coastal management in the Caribbean
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| Reviewed by |
| PD123 |
Gender sensitive NRM research for development
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