Accelerating Coastal Community-Led Conservation

WWF supports community-led efforts to protect critical marine resources. These projects have helped communities map the future they want for their coastal environment – and take action to make it happen. Now it’s time to think bigger. Our ocean is in crisis, so we need to do much more, much faster. WWF and partners are helping to scale up lessons from individual coastal communities across the world’s most important seascapes.

July 27, 2020

Kogelberg BRUV Research Project

This video is about community fishers engaging in marine research in the Kogelberg Region, South Africa.

Connected By The Ocean, with John West

Meet Haji Haji a member of a beach Management Unit in Mafia who has spent all his life on the ocean. He is as passionate with the ocean as we are.

The Rumaki Programme – WWF – Documentary

A short promo/documentary presenting WWF's support schemes in the southern coastal regions of Tanzania.

Abertura de vedas temporárias de polvos – PNQ

Depois de se instalar as vedas temporárias de polvos no Parque Nacional das Quirimbas, veja neste vídeo a abertura e o resultado obtido com a sua instalação.

Treinamento feito para pescadores com vista a inplementar as Gaiolas Melhoradas

A conversa com a Pescadora de Polvo na Ilha do Ibo.

Quirimbas National Park – Bengo Octopus Closure

CARE WWF Primeiras e Segundas

Nosy Hara – Jewel of the Western Indian Ocean

Mahafaly Landscape – Le Paysage Mahafaly

Zafisoa Maniraky testimonial – the value of mangroves around Kivalo

Zafisoa Maniraky testimonial - the value of mangroves around Kivalo

Barefoot College in Madagascar – Women from Manambolo Tsiribihina Landscape

Remeza, Kingeline, Yollande et Hanitra, from Ambakivao, volunteered to be the first solar engineer ladies of the Barefoot College from the Manambolo Tsiribihina Landscape, in Madagascar. They are between 35 and 50 years old, and will manage the solar system of their 200 hamlet village.

Madagascar Mangroves – a time lapse video

A special time lapse video of Madagascar's northwestern mangrove region around Antsatrana. The video wows viewers with the incredible beauty of this part of the country - and ends with a reminder of the challenges and threats that the Malagasy mangroves face.

Rasini Fisher’s cooperative society

In the wake of dwindling fish stock, and the hope for a better life fast evaporating for the fishermen of the remote island of Faza in Lamu County at the turn of the 19th Century, decisive actions had to be made not only to save lives but also protect the marine resources surrounding the island. One of the decisions was to form Rasini Fisher's Cooperative Society. Rasini has adopted Participatory Management as a key organizational management tool given its informality and setting where everybody is adequately involved. Rasini Fisher’s Cooperative Society is currently the largest coastal fishers’ cooperative in Kenya made up of 310 members. Members save Ksh. 5 per kilogram of fish landed every day.

Mozambique: Crafting a new kind of marine sanctuary

Gorgeous beaches, pristine coral reefs, marine life ranging from humpback whales weighing 40 tons to transparent shrimp smaller than a thumbnail. Coastal Mozambique may seem like paradise, but the people who live here must work incredibly hard to make ends meet. Their well-being is linked directly to the health of the ocean – the main source of their daily food and income.

JULY 8TH, 2014 | CONTRIBUTED TO CAUSES, COMMUNITY & NATURE

OCEAN WITNESS HERMANY SHARES HIS STORY

The ocean means a lot to me. When I was a fisherman, it was my office.

“I am worried about the decline of these crucial ecosystems because that will affect our catches, and our livelihoods and families depend on these catches.” Hermany took on his responsibility and definitely has a positive impact on protecting the oceans.

05 January 2018 | Anakao, Madagascar

OCEAN WITNESS CHRISTOPHE SHARES HIS STORY

Finding alternatives to survive

“There I was, in the middle of the ocean, wondering how I could provide for my children if I could not bring back any fish.” Christophe belongs to the ‘Vezo’: the traditional fishermen tribe in Madagascar. He and his wife Sarah have adopted seaweed farming as an alternative source of income, due to decreasing fish populations and wanting to protect their beloved ocean. Today he shares his story.

02 February 2018 | Ankilimionga, Madagascar

Barefoot College in Madagascar – Women from Manambolo Tsiribihina Landscape

Remeza, Kingeline, Yollande et Hanitra, from Ambakivao, volunteered to be the first solar engineer ladies of the Barefoot College from the Manambolo Tsiribihina Landscape, in Madagascar. They are between 35 and 50 years old, and will manage the solar system of their 200 hamlet village.

09/2017 | Madagascar

OCEAN WITNESS SAMSON SHARES HIS STORY

“There are rules everyone must follow, or there won’t be anything left.”

“Take your responsibilities with courage and never think that you are alone. We are all in this together.” Samson lives in Beheloke, southern Madagascar, where he used to be a fisherman. By seeing the positive effects of sustainable fishing and octopus reserves with his own eyes, he realized his community had to change things. Nowadays he spends his time as the president of the LMMA (the Locally Managed Marine Area) and advocates for the good management of natural resources in his village. Today, he shares his story.

27 March 2018 | Beheloke, Madagascar