The results of the monitoring programme are presented to the relevant local communities and through academic channels. Environmental education campaigns focus on local populations and address people with different levels of education. Information is shared via presentations, courses, trainings and workshops.

Assertion of community collective rights and capacity to govern (decide and implement decisions) and manage (provide surveillance, monitor) its heritage territory Re-establishment of ancient rules (for instance, no entry in the zones where the spirits live).

Declaration and demarcation of the agreed area as an ICCA. The declaration is an important ceremony of the community, which involves the participation of all community members, representatives from government agencies and local governments, and other outside organizations who can potentially support the ICCA, and who have important roles to play in respecting the desire and land use of the community as specified in the plan. The ICCAs established and the accompanying documentation or case study are then submitted to the UNEP WCMC Global Registry of ICCAs for registration in the international database. The declaration and the registration effectively confers formal recognition of the community's ICCAs.

Engage varied professionals in teaching. Our core team is backed by a rotating cast of varied professionals and locals such as architects, photographers, musicians, surfers, fishermen and all type of artists. Varied point of view help discover different education potential from a lesson or activity in nature.

Work with a selected community on the northern part of the South Island to develop citizen science. This community was chosen because it is close to an important potential area for exchange between northern and southern Hector's dolphin populations. Also, there is not much researcher coverage in this area so the addition of citizen scientists would be especially valuable. The citizen science program involves creating the hands-on app, publicising it, then meeting the community and teaching them and encouraging them on how to use it.

Local communities live around the National Park and are generally poor, rural farming communities whose populations are reducing as children grow up and move away because there are few employment and/or income generating opportunities in the communities. The communities are seeking to improve their livelihoods and living standards. If National Park management can help by introducing and facilitating environmentally and economically sustainable livelihoods which promote the preservation of natural and cultural heritage then it benefits both National Park management and the local communities. This is the case in our most successful communities where two quite different sustainable tourism ventures have developed with some assistance from the National Park with project funding e.g. facilitating national level skills training and certification, provision of computer and office furniture, provision of small grants to assist with improvement of tourism ventures. The tourism ventures (attractions, cultural activities, guided trail tours) also link to the agricultural produce in the area e.g. provision of meals, sale of fruit juices and wines.

A community group (e.g. Environment Committee, fisheries association) is trained in techniques to collect data on different types of waste (organic and non-organic) that commonly occur on beaches so that items for recycling or reusing can be identified. Following the training the group is able to sort and categorize different types of waste and complete a marine debris datasheet. The datasheet can be submitted to the Ocean Conservancy in USA which manages a global marine database. This activity helps to foster a sense of ownership of the local environment as well as a feeling of belonging to a larger initiative. At a local level, recyclable items e.g. plastic bottles, flip-flops and glass, can be separated and sold to collectors. As a result the community is able to generate income from waste. The group is recognized by their peers as a community waste management team which puts them in a position to lobby fellow citizens and local politicians (councilors and MPs) for further action on waste management.

It is necessary to select an appropriate methodology to rapidly and cost-effectively assess climate risks and resilience of key values in the protected area (Ecosystems, species, environmental services, social aspects, etc.). Rapid methodologies allow the possibility to screen all conservation targets, taking into account local developments and conditions to generate not only accurate but also useful results for decision makers, with the possibility to include local stakeholders in the analysis and next steps.

In participatory workshops, common objectives as well as individual roles and responsibilities are identified. This helps to strengthen coordination and cooperation among the key stakeholder groups including government officials, representatives of private enterprise, academia, civil society organisations and tourism service providers.

Local practitioners are equipped with technical expertise in project design and leadership skills: individually tailored trainings and mentoring are customised to fellows’ needs and ambitions, while group workshops focus on effective communication strategies, public speaking, negotiation and conflict resolution, advocacy and personal development.