Marine Protection for Conservation and Livelihoods
- Climate change
- Conservation
- Indigenous cultures
- Pollution
- Youth leadership
- Water Supply
- Travel and tourism
Catherine
O'Bryan
Nguna Pele Marine Protected Area
, SH
Nguna Pele Marine Protected Area
+78 7762776
PO Box 8324
, SH
, SH
The NP MPA has assisted greatly in promoting the North Efate region as a marine conservation hub.
Our members are advisers to other government and non-government agencies. We have assisted with education and training activiites throughout Vanuatu.
The NP MPA is working with loca tour operators to establish well run kayak conservation tours, and work with local snorkelling and scuba companies.
The NP MPA has touched the lives of many young youth locally and internationally through it's school educaiton programs - that include awareness raising, interactive coral re-seeding programs and swimming/snorkelling programs.
Protection of our local reefs allow for snorkelling and scuba companies to run tours highlighting our reefs beuty. These companies cycle money back into local communities.
Year 1.
Project Planning and Training required
Year 2.
Further training/mentoring, marketing and equipment.
Year 3
Further training/mentoring
101‐1000
Less than $50
Yes
Operating for 1‐5 years
Yes
s
More than 5 years
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
The NP MPA has various good working relationships with government and non-government organisations such as the Department of Environment, Dep or Fisheries and Dep. of Tourism. In addition the NP MPA has/does work with universitities such as James Cook University (Australia) and the University of the South Pacific (Vanuatu). These two way relationship involves advise and training that benefits the MPa and the partner organisation.
These links with government and non-government bodies are important for marine management and our organisational growth.
1. Finance
2. Training
3. Marketing
Finance is needed to assist with boosting training and marketing within the network.
Training of MPA members in tour guiding/education based skills is essential to get our conservation message across in a fun and interactive way. Then what is needed is to spread the word - through marketing of the organsiation.
The NP MPA has been acting as marine educators for several years. Currently, the network is not strategically set up for marine education/tourism - but has been working in this area. The network requirs support through donor funding to assist with establishment of the strategic focus of tourism meets conservation via training and marketing
The NP MPA runs on voluntary acts my it's 16 members. These members are the social change agents within their own communities - establishing tabu's and running local education programs and marine monitoring/management activities. The local waters need to be protected to work in harmony with tourism activities - such as clean reefs for tourists to snorkel on.
The innovator is that these volunary contributions would be extended through funds raised.
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