To ensure that the conservation values of the protected area are effectively protected, interested community members are trained in monitoring of trends in fish and invertebrate populations using standardized techniques. Selection of trainees and implementation of continuous monitoring are done in coordination with the community’s management committee.
- Good partnership between LLCTC and the management committee
- Support of the community and the management committee
It is important to encourage and support the management committee to play an active role in the management of the conservation areas. They often rely heavily on direction from the LLCTC, and even external partners such as The Nature Conservancy, rather than leading their own planning with targeted and needs-based LLCTC support. Management will never be self-sustaining until the communities no longer require external assistance. This understanding needs strengthening as this is the anticipated way forward for the sites under the Lauru PAN.