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Our Strategy
We are a Kenyan-led, Kenyan-founded, coastal-based organization passionate about creating a diverse intergenerational pool of expertise and competencies. We bridge science and management through an inclusive, participatory process focused on results and impact. We design a unique thematic blend of programs to deliver impactful results and drive positive change.
We believe coastal communities and cities in the WIO region will be resilient through the improved governance and management of coastal and marine ecosystems. Coastal communities with structured power and authority to manage and conserve these resources will do so sustainably and use it to secure alternative livelihood activities.
By improving the governance and management of these ecosystems and diversifying and strengthening livelihoods, communities will have the right foundations to withstand vulnerabilities and support the conservation and management of marine ecosystems, leading to resilient coastal communities and environments.
Coastal communities with diversified livelihoods will reduce pressure on marine resources. Better-managed and conserved marine and coastal ecosystems will be more resilient to shocks and more productive, supporting social and ecological functions and services.
GOAL 1
Improved governance and management of coastal and marine resources in coastal communities and cities.
- Improve knowledge and skills in governance and resource management for comanagement institutions
- Support collaborative research with coastal communities and cities
- Establish and support existing community networks and multi-stakeholder platforms
- Support the development and implementation of resource management plans and policies, spatial plans, strategies, policies, and action plans
- Support enforcement of resource management by-laws, regulations, and laws in Kwale and Kilifi Counties
GOAL 2
Conservation of coastal and marine resources is supported
- Raise awareness of co-management-based entities on sustainable resource utilisation, climate change impacts and vulnerabilities to co-management-based entities
- Support the establishment and management of well-functioning LMMAs and closures in Kwale and Kilifi County
- Support the restoration of mangroves and coral reef ecosystems in Kwale and Mombasa counties
- Support BMUs in coastal and marine resource monitoring
- Test and adopt appropriate actions for sustainable socio-environmental initiatives
- Design and implement collaborative conservation research to address identified issues
GOAL 3
Enhanced and diversified sustainable livelihoods and access to finance
- To skill and upskill local communities to develop community conservation enterprises (in Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi counties)
- To support the diversification of community-level enterprises to improve livelihoods, and the ability to withstand shocks
- To support access to finance for local communities (in Kwale and Kilifi counties)
- To support communities in the value addition of coastal and marine products in Kwale and Kilifi Counties
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