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Table 6
Second-level local institutional and stakeholder analysis for mangrove management
Institution/
stakeholder
Roles/responsibilities
Assessment/remarks
Strategies for improvement towards
sustainable mangrove management
District
assemblies
Regulation, permitting
enforcement
Laws are not enforced due in part to
ignorance about importance of wetlands.
Limited resources to visit sites for
inspection and enforcement
Workshops should be conducted to
educate assemblies. They should be
involved in the design and
implementation of future projects
concerning wetlands backed by some
logistics (basic field operation equipment
and transport vehicles, fuelling, etc.) for
the task
Traditional
authorities
Are custodians of the land and
are supposed to regulate its
usage through the granting of
tenure rights, etc.
They have not been playing this role
effectively. In most cases, they lose
control over the management of land in
their areas. Most, if not all of them, are
totally ignorant about the importance of
wetlands in their areas
Their involvement through education and
sensitization is very important in this
regard that can help bring about local
ownership of the proposed interventions
Local
communities
In most cases, depend directly
on the resource and are to help
manage it
Their direct activities in most cases have
been impacting negatively on mangrove
management in local communities
aggravated by ignorance, tenure right
controversies and concerns of settler
fisher folks. Limited livelihood
opportunities and severe poverty
associated with downturn in fishing and
associated activities are forcing most of
them to exploit aqua forests at a
commercial scale. Local perceptions
about mangrove forests are not healthy
who see them as ordinary trees which can
grow again after harvesting
Sensitization of local communities,
redefining of tenure rights and resolution
of concerns of settler fisher folks are very
necessary in addressing mangrove
management problems in their areas of
jurisdiction. Alternative livelihood
schemes need to be identified and
promoted in local communities
NGOs and other
civil society
groups
Inform and educate local
communities on sustainable
management of mangroves
Problem with securing long-term finance
has led to long periods of neglect (in
activity with the local communities) in
working with communities, e.g. CRC
from Italy did a lot of work in the past but
has reduced its presence in local
communities due to limited funds.
Wildlife Society is present in some local
communities, but their activities have
been limited. The majority of them are
concentrated in the regional capitals.
Capacities are also limited in the area of
scientific and technical appreciation of
wetland ecology
All the groups working on mangroves
need to be identified through the
establishment of a database initiated by
either themselves or a state institution like
the Wildlife Division of the Forestry
Commission. This should not be seen as a
means to control their activities. Their
capacities should also be built, and long-
term financing mechanisms secured
To capture the full range for such wet carbon initiatives,
a specific targeted research agenda may be needed including
getting reliable estimates of belowground carbon stocks,
growth rates and carbon sequestration potentials of man-
groves through laying out and periodically measuring per-
manent
• Policy review leading to reforms may be needed to revise
existing laws with more research to enhance policies to
encourage stakeholder communication, actual manage-
ment and enforcement.
• Sustainable funding through private sector participation
should be encouraged and should constitute a main focus
of mangrove conservation efforts. Donor partners should
sample
mangrove
plots
as
ongoing
in
central
African mangroves.
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