Elsa Orjaliza in a BFARMC Meeting (© FARMC Project Philippines)
Capacity Building for FARMC Members
Continuous training equips stakeholders with the necessary know-how and skills to set up and run a FARMC. It includes assistance on habitat assessment and monitoring, the establishment and management of marine protected areas (MPAs), mangrove rehabilitation, fisheries law enforcement, integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) and impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems.
Conditions for adoption elsewhere:
• Adequate support mechanisms and resources are needed to provide the required and necessary technical expertise.
Capacity building increases the council’s knowledge and expertise. Confidence thus acquired boosts commitment and participation of beneficiaries thus contributing to increase achievement of objectives set.
Site-specific training for core group building proved useful to enhance leadership capabilities of FARMC leaders. The design of all interventions at community level making understanding easy, particularly for participating fisherfolk created awareness among stakeholders of the important role that they play in resource management in their localities. Stakeholders turned from distant beneficiaries of a governmental programme into active participants in its implementation.