Guanaja Island satellite view (© BICA Guanaja)
solutions
On-the-ground Planting
Monitoring Growth and Success of Planted Mangroves
Education of Mangrove Importance to Local & Global Community
Community members move mangrove seedlings into a degraded forest, where they will plant them
©Marco Quesada / Conservation International
Science-based design
Active stakeholders across levels
Informing policy processes
Fishers representatives at a MIHARI forum
MIHARI
Trustful relationship with the government
Implementation of the network structure
Fishers' leadership enhanced
Aerial View of Godrej Mangroves
Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd
Appropriate Governance
Appropriate Infrastructure
Appropriate Strategy
MPA watch station at Trao Reef
MCD
Participatory needs assessment
Participative management
Ecological restoration
Fine-tuning site management
Areal view of Associated Mangrove Aquaculture Farm in Demak
Wetlands International
Coastal Field Schools
Associated Mangrove Aquaculture (AMA)
Bio-Rights
Living Seawalls provides a solution to increasing the ecological value of artificial structures in the marine environment.
Living Seawalls
The ‘Ecosystem-based Adaptation South’ project helps the Seychelles, Nepal and Mauritania to adapt to climate change, in part by restoring natural habitats across different types of ecosystems. In the Seychelles, on-the-ground ecological restoration is re
UNEP/Aidan Dockery
Cross-country knowledge/experience exchanging
Cross-country technology transfer & capacity-building
New Mkuba group
Ali Saidi
Community-level ecosystem management institution (active and regularly engaging with the community the community they represent)
Eco-credit/MKUBA groups (formed and trained to issue loans to their member and track their repayment)
Monitoring system for repayments and environmental compliance (established and operational)
Excavation of tidal water channel by the local community.
Noel Randrianarivelo
Community-based identification and validation of the restoration site
Preparatory meeting, mobilization of the community and implementation
Observation and monitoring of restored mangrove sites
Evaluation of the first results by the local community
Planting native tree species in Vietnam
Ho Ngoc Anh Tuan (IREN)
Local ownership and co-management
Technical knowledge on sites, species and nurseries
Monitoring + Evaluation
Securing eroding delta coastlines
Photo by INFIS
Construction of permeable dam structures as sediment traps and basis for mangrove rehabilitation
Socio-economic measures to promote sustainable land-use
Capacity building on “Building with Nature solutions”, targeted at government officials, private sector, students and local communities
Policy dialogue to develop governance arrangements for improved coastal zone management
A woman surveys her crops in a village community garden.
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Constructing new plant nurseries and genes banks
Adopting mitigation measures to reduce the impact of climate risks
Promoting climate-resilient natural resource-based economy and businesses
Tahiry Honko Project community patrolers
Louise Gardner-Blue Ventures
Participatory mapping for management
Participatory theory of change
Participatory Forest Management plan
Participatory monitoring
Mangrove reforestation by communities
Construction of terraces, infiltration ditches, and living fences or barriers along contours (El Salvador).
CityAdapt
Building block 1: Gender-differentiated vulnerability assessment
Building block 2: Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation via Sustainable Livelihoods and Green Infrastructure
Building block 3: Project Learning Activities