Sustainable alternative livelihood

Published: 22 September 2023
Last edited: 22 September 2023

In order to manage parks sustainably, access to traditional resources is frequently restricted or changed. Such impacts must be reduced since local residents and resource users must directly or indirectly benefit from the MPA and be fully included in the solution. To steer local stakeholders away from the ongoing overexploitation of their mangrove and fishery resources, the development of environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative revenue creation was created. Apiculture was chosen to demonstrate that income can be generated from mangroves and other plants without destroying them and losing their ecological benefits. This activity has strengthened the two fishing associations and illustrated that they can cooperate to execute activities outside of their "normal" operations, the members stand to gain from it.

Classifications

Category
Sustainable livelihoods
Scale of implementation
Local
Subnational
Phase of solution
Implementation

Enabling factors

  • Strengthening the existing beekeeping cooperative
  • Training beneficiaries in honey harvesting techniques and business management

Lessons learned

  • Women (fishermen's wives) were more engaged than the actual fishermen who were busy spending long hours in the sea.

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