To promote voluntary participation and to achieve consensus among the key sectors involved, stakeholders including local authorities, fishermen, local residents among others, are identified through a previous mapping of actors. The different sectors then propose their representatives who are formally committed to the process by signing a document. A multi-sectorial dialogue platform is established and the interests of the stakeholders are discussed using an approach of collaborative facilitation and alternative dispute resolution. This platform addresses the issues of geographical delimitation of the management area, and the governance model with roles and responsibilities by sector and areas of use.
- The process is facilitated by a neutral and recognized mediator in the area.
- Legitimacy of the process by means of the accreditation of institutional and community representatives.
- Mapping of actors as preliminary input
The multi-sectorial dialogue platform promotes social cohesion among sectors. This space allows different groups to clarify about what they want and do not want to achieve in the protected area designation process. The team composed of the accredited stakeholders are the leaders of the process. The new communication dynamic created through the dialogues allows past disharmonies to disappear.