The adoption of FFMA among fishers through awareness and capacity building using multi-pronged strategies like awareness campaigns at the village level, conducting mass campaigns at the harbour level, promoting community level fisher friend ambassadors and master fishers for peer to peer learning, announcing top users for every month and audio and video visuals to spread the importance of FFMA in day to day fishing activities etc. All these positivly reflect on the adoption of FFMA. 

The purpose of interinstitutional articulation is to involve all the
actors with relevant competencies to coordinate actions that
allow effective management of the ZEPA and to address the
impacts of industrial fishing in the area. The creation of the
Expanded Interinstitutional Roundtable made it possible to
manage this effectively.

Industrial fishing causes serious impacts such as the destruction
of the marine food chain -especially when catching key species
such as shrimp- and the use of fishing gear that affects dolphins,
turtles, sharks and even whales, which suffer injuries or stress
due to noise and blows. The purpose of the ban on industrial
fishing has been to reduce these impacts. In addition, responsible
artisanal fishing is promoted, avoiding altering the ecological
balance and using more sustainable methods, such as the use of
curved hooks that protect vulnerable species by preventing them
from being easily hooked. Their fishing is based on selective
techniques such as hand-lining or spinning, which conserves
species and ensures a viable fishery in the long term.

Several organizations and researchers have carried out
monitoring work focused on artisanal fisheries, generating
valuable information that highlights the importance of this area.
These data, complemented by technical assistance, have served
as a fundamental basis for establishing and sustaining the ZEPA.

The legal accompaniment was aimed at guaranteeing a fair
defense of the fishers's rights that were being violated, as well as
promoting the extension of the ZEPA figure. Thanks to this
support, the filing of the legal action was initiated in 2012,
leading to a favorable ruling in 2019 and, subsequently, a final
decision in second instance in 2020.

The local leadership process began between 1997 and 1998,
when a group of artisanal fishers identified a growing conflict
with industrial fishing that affected their practices and territories.
The most critical point of the conflict occurred between 2002 and
2005, when the industry intensified its presence, generating loss
of equipment and greater pressure on the resources. This
prompted the community to organize to represent their interests
and seek solutions from the government. Leveraged by local
governance schemes, these leaders were able to support each
other in order to advance the process of establishing the ZEPA.

To enable large-scale adoption of the CaaS-model, financial support is needed to lower the high initial investment costs. The pilot initiatives were funded by GIZ and UNDP. However, adoption at scale requires significantly larger volumes of funding, which, in the Indian context, is most realistically achievable through public support mechanisms that can reach smallholder farmers. 

To address this, GIC worked closely with its political partners to promote the creation of a government support mechanism under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). As part of this effort, GIC collaborated on the development of a cold storage unit at the National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD), which serves as a basis for drafting official guidelines. These guidelines include technical specifications and eligibility criteria for accessing government subsidies for decentralized cold storage systems. 

Once adopted, these guidelines will help institutionalize the solution and expand access for smallholder farmers, improving affordability and facilitating wider adoption in remote and underserved areas.

The creation of a comprehensive, open-access DNA reference library of native plant and animal species was foundational to our solution. Recognizing that global databases lacked coverage for many Eastern Mediterranean species, we built the first Lebanese library encompassing plants, mammals, and now expanding to insects, birds, and fungi. This reference database improves the accuracy of DNA sequence matching and enables precise identification of species present in environmental samples. It also fills a critical regional data gap and facilitates ecological studies, biodiversity monitoring, and conservation planning. By publishing the library openly, we promote transparency, collaboration, and the potential for adaptation in similar biodiversity hotspots.

As part of the project’s broader impact strategy, training and capacity building were prioritized to enhance technical literacy in remote sensing and geospatial analysis. Since 2021, a series of training programs has been hosted annually by the School of Geography at Nanjing Normal University, focusing on geospatial modeling and remote sensing applications. Over the past four years, the program has successfully trained more than 4,000 participants, including young scholars, research volunteers, and early-career professionals.

GBF Alignment: Supports GBF Targets 20 and 22.
Contribution: Scalable training programs fill capacity gaps, enhancing local conservation efforts.

Through technical partners such as the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Forests, the partnership ensures members of the Malawi Green Corps will
benefit from peer learning, transfer of employable skills, and opportunities for youth engagement
in environmental networks and coalitions. Members of the corps receive training in social
accountability, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and civic engagement in order to take
advantage of opportunities from the bidder and/or other available training. Gender
mainstreaming will also feature prominently by offering equal opportunities to young women
and men to join the Green Corps, while also delivering protection and gender equality training
including on SGBV and HIV/AIDS, to all members. While the CO has experience with each of these
organizations, a RFP will be released to inform the final selection of service providers and
performance milestones. Outcome 4 will also identify opportunities to build the skills of youths
so that they are able to develop and pursue nature-based businesses, including through grant
applications to the new Zanchito initiative starting in 2021. This approach will expand the focus
beyond employability to green business development. The bidder will collaborate with UNDP
and the Zanchito initiative to promote access to skills development and entrepreneurship
training.