Leverage tribal governance networks

Snapshot Solution

by Manuai Matawai

Empower tribal leaders through their tribal governance networks as a tool for resource mobilization, management and conservation. Their participation is important. Our approach recognizes that healthy natural environments are more resilient to climate impacts and that the communities where we work are largely dependent on healthy ecosystems for their livelihoods and food security.

Last update: 05 Oct 2020

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Context

Challenges addressed

Ecosystem loss

Lack of access to long-term funding

Lack of public and decision maker’s awareness

Poor governance and participation

Lack of food security

Scale of implementation

Local

Ecosystems

Tropical evergreen forest

Theme

Biodiversity mainstreaming

Disaster risk reduction

Ecosystem services

Protected and conserved areas governance

Food security

Sustainable livelihoods

Islands

Local actors

Culture

Location

Papua New Guinea

Oceania

Impacts

The tribal leaders feel accountable and own their resources. Tribal networks covering over half of Manus province have been officially established to better manage natural resources, develops a network of locally managed marine areas (more than 50,000 hectares declared LMMA); become financially independent; increase community cohesion and resilience and better feed into government processes.