Social Marketing Lite

Community event
Publié: 22 juillet 2015
Dernière modification: 23 novembre 2022
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Résumé

Social Marketing Lite builds social marketing capacity among Local Government Units in the Philippines to increase community engagement in MPA governance. It can be applied within one year and needs as little as 5,000 USD of financial support. By improving governance, the solution fosters well-functioning MPAs and thus climate change resilience of coastal ecosystems.

Classifications

Région
Asie du Sud-Est
Ampleur de la mise en œuvre
Local
Ecosystème
Herbiers marins
Mangrove
Récif corallien
Écosystèmes marins et côtiers
Thème
Gouvernance des Aires protégées et conservées
Services écosystèmiques
Défis
Manque de sensibilisation du public et des décideurs
Manque de capacités techniques
Objectifs de développement durable
ODD 14 - Vie aquatique
Objectifs d’Aichi
Objectif 1: Sensibilisation accrue de la biodiversité
Objectif 6: Gestion durable des ressources vivantes aquatiques

Emplacement

Philippines

Défis

Lack of support and awareness of marine protected area benefits

Bénéficiaires

Local communities and organizations, municipal alliances, and government entities

Comment les blocs constitutifs interagissent-ils entre eux dans la solution?

Through a series of workshops with local government units and representatives of their alliances working in an MPA network, participants are trained in social marketing concepts and techniques (building block 1). In teams, they conduct a pre-campaign Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey and correspondingly develop their own campaigns and complete a selection of campaign activities and materials in their respective communities (building block 2). These are implemented with funds from small grants (building block 3). Follow-up workshops provide technical support for the development of campaign materials with a special focus on climate change adaptation. Finally, the success of the campaigns is measured using a post-campaign KAP survey.

Impacts

Social Marketing Lite increased community engagement in the governance of MPAs as a strategy for climate change adaptation. It raised awareness of the importance of MPAs, and facilitated community participation in coastal management activities.

Histoire

On Suyac Island one can see the difference that Social Marketing Lite makes. The 1.8 hectare island with a population of 751 people is inhabited mainly by fisherfolk. Although the island has pristine mangrove resources, until lately the people of Suyac were not aware of their rich environment and its importance to people’s livelihood. They were unaware that some of their practices were environmentally destructive. They used to uproot mangroves or practiced dynamite fishing or fish poisoning. Along with the decision to establish eco-tourism on the island, Social Marketing Lite was introduced to trigger behavioral change. A people’s organisation composed of island residents was established to manage the emerging eco-park. Another activity that proved highly efficient on Suyac Island was the training of young children in mangrove protection, waste segregation, public speaking, and tour-guiding. Today, these young “eco-patrollers” act as advocates for coastal resource conservation on their home island.

Contribué par

Portrait de rtirona@rare.org

Rocky Sanchez Tirona Rare Philippines

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