The seagrass restoration project had, at its onset, a social scientist who helped with collecting data related to perception of seagrass, with steering the discussions with NGOs, and with leading the awareness raising campaigns and formalization of initial thoughts about the need for managing the seagrass meadows.

The rod method was the main restoration method that we implemented. It was selected given its relatively higher survival rate (around 2/3) of the restored modules of one rod of seagrasses. 

The rod method is a manual sediment free method for seagrass restoration, which consists in the use of a wire stick or rod, where seagrass is tied and attached to the ground. The wire is bent and both ends are anchored in the soil, forming a so called rod. Seagrass modules (2-3 shoots united with the same rhizome) are attached to the rod. These rod structures are fully degradable after just over a year.

In Inhambane, we tested a palm leave nerve as a rod, as described as tségua method, having the disadvantage to be a highly time consuming restoration method.

Ri Majol, the people of the Marshall Islands were known for their superior boat building and sailing skills for centuries. They traveled frequently between their atolls (for trade and war) on big offshore canoes called Walap (some of them 100ft long). The lagoons of their low-lying coral atolls where crested by sails of smaller outrigger canoe designs for rapid inside lagoon transportation, food gathering and fishing. Together with Waan Aelõñ in Majel, we are reviving the traditional knowlege combined with modern technology. The ambitious goals of the Marshall Islands in the sea transport sector have become the main driver and motivation for us to pursue and to transition towards a low carbon fleet for the Marshall Islands for transport inside the lagoons and between atolls. Currently, a 150 ft. Training Vessel is about to be constructed and delivered to RMI by the 2nd half of 2022. After the agreement of the design, the market survey process started with the objection to identify shipyards that are interested and capable of building the new built as drafted in the tender design. The Maritime Training Approach in the Marshall Islands sets a clear focus on Low Emission Sea Transport Education and will train future sailors as part of the national fleet operators.

In order to ensure sustainability and long-term effectiveness, those areas are managed by the community, alongside with: 

• Development of a sustainable fish consumer guide for restaurants and tourists through research on sustainable fish, fishing practices, fish supply chains and demand
• Establishment of 5 livelihood associations such as VSLAs
• Feasibility study for the development of sustainable fishing cooperatives
• Training and equipment of fishermen as Ocean Rangers to monitor fishing practices.

These activities have resulted in the reduction of destructive, indiscriminate artisanal fishing methods and over-fishing in four fishing communities in order to reduce unsustainable pressure on fish stocks and the catch of vulnerable species (Tofo, Barra, Rocha, Morrungulo and potentially Bazaruto).

With the objective to advocate for sustainable fishing practices and protection of their marine ecosystem (Tofo, Barra, Rocha, Morrungulo, Bazaruto), the organisation will also help communities to protect their valuable natural resources for future generations, supported by improved scientific knowledge of keystone species and fisheries, responsible marine resource management and alternative livelihoods and a creation of a network of Ocean Ambassadors and Guardians raised to cherish their waters.

With the creation of an effective network of Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs) along Inhambane´s coast and sustainable fishing activity throughout the most bio-diverse waters, MMF aims to mitigate threats to vulnerable species.

Community activities were succesfully achieved through monitoring the conservation outcomes and threats and preventing destructive fishing activities (Tofo, Barra, Rocha, Morrungulo).

In the framework of the implementation of the REM, in 2016, productive alternatives were included as part of the management strategies, a real challenge where the distance and lack of communication makes everything difficult, an alternative was sought that could be taken there under these conditions, taking into account that there were already projects such as handicrafts, resins and other typical products such as chili bell pepper with which there were no successful results because they had an extractive vision, in addition they faced the complex mobility of the region.This is an exercise that is still in the process of construction and strengthening for the area of influence. Remote work has been done in this situation of pandemic and public order problems, but progress continues to be made. There have been good professionals working on the issue and successful results have been obtained, being one of the parks that has made the most progress in the tourism proposal thanks to the degree of maturity of the work team.

The charapa (Podocnemis expansa) in the indigenous cosmovision is related to the origin of the people, especially the Miraña, they say that an ancestral god gave them to the grandchildren to feed them. In addition, it has healing powers that are associated with the ecosystems that the species uses to carry out its reproduction, that is why the charapa is present in their dances and rites. Its consumption is allowed under regulations contemplated in a cyclical calendar that mixes ecology and conservation with the indigenous cosmovision and that establishes management, because if they abuse its consumption, diseases are attracted to the territory. The conservation of the charapa is a successful result and has been achieved thanks to community monitoring coordinated by PNN and PANI. The community has been sensitized and use agreements have been made to ensure that the turtle population is maintained or increased. This work has allowed the participation of one of its indigenous people in an exchange of experiences with ongoing projects in Colombia and other countries, as well as their participation in a scientific article published by several South American authors.

Women are part of the governance of Cahuinarí NP, under the regulations that govern the community. They play an important role in the economic, educational and productive fields, and are relevant in the economic support of the family. They are in charge of managing the chagra (Chagra = Food = Life) where knowledge is transmitted to the younger generations. Children are taken to the chagra from a very early age and at around 5 or 6 years old they begin to participate in the cleaning and harvesting of the chagra.

Environmental education is also carried out by the women; it is a very interesting exercise in which they are the teachers and in order for their work to be successful, they receive help in the construction of training plans and the use of technological tools from the PNN team, which is in charge of providing training to improve their skills.

During these days, the wise men, from their broad knowledge of seeing things that are difficult to identify to the eye of a common man, dialogue with the one who is culturally known as the creator of all things, who gave to men the management of all his creation, to serve them during their lives as tools with which they could develop the work with their families, community or as now, in an organized way in the association.

During the time of concentration in dialogue with the creator, the traditional knowledgeable ones, transmit the message of the works to be carried out internally that as an association can be advanced without problems, in addition the possibility is reviewed that in the exchange of thoughts with "the target" there are no inconveniences, as long as, this is done in a coordinated way, allowing the activities to be developed to obtain the best results.