Yaubula Management Support Teams

Snapshot Solution

by Brad Carte, Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) Network

Gender empowerment, Yaubula Management Support Team © FLMMA

Yaubula - Management of land and sea resources have to be holistic with people at the center. Support Team is based on a co-management principle recognising the need for communities, local government, non- government agencies, and private enterprises to actively work together to support each other and sustain Yaubula management efforts Island and provincial based approach to addressing how to grow, scale up and maintain Yaubula management efforts

Last update: 05 Oct 2020

4742 Views

Solution history

Photo and video gallery

Context

Challenges addressed

Lack of public and decision maker’s awareness

Poor monitoring and enforcement

Scale of implementation

Local

Subnational

Ecosystems

Open sea

Theme

Access and benefit sharing

Connectivity / transboundary conservation

Protected and conserved areas governance

Local actors

Coastal and marine spatial management

Protected and conserved areas management planning

Location

Kadavu Island, Kadavu Province, Eastern Division, Fiji

Oceania

Impacts

All 75 Kadavu villages have a Yaubula management plans Network of Tabu Areas Support team actively supporting communities, reviewing their Yaubula management plans Policy influence - Provincial ban on use of UBA and night spearfishing