Pilot mangrove co-management in Soc Trang

Pham Thuy [email protected]

Just Bottom-Up is not Enough! Part IIRoundtable Workshop – HCMUARCH 16 July 2013

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Pilot mangrove co-management

in Soc TrangGIZ ProjectGIZ Project

http://czm-soctrang.org.vn/en/home.aspx



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Aim: protect and sustainably use the coastal wetlands for the benefit of the local population

site specific approaches to adaptation to climate change

Effective mangrove management and protection with emphasis on resilience to climate change

Mangrove rehabilitation

Mangrove management

Environm

ental aw

areness

Tool box, mimic nature, erosion protection

Planting alone is of little use, co-management, ICAM



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Test new approaches to mangrove management:

Land allocation and forest protection contracts did not work in a setting where we have a narrow belt of mangroves along a highly dynamic coast.

State management

control by government

agency

e.g. Forest Ranger

Co-management

shared governance (government agency &

stakeholders)

negotiating specific

agreements

sharing authority and responsibility in a

formal way

Community management

community control

transferring authority and responsibility to

communities/ households (green book)



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Mangrove co-management

Co-management is based upon participatory negotiation, joint decision-making, a degree of power-sharing and fair distribution of benefits among all stakeholders.

Participatory process

Agreement Pluralistic

governance body

3 key elements 4 steps

Consultation & organisation

Negotiation & agreement

Implementation Monitoring &

evaluation

4 principles

ICAM Participation Zonation Monitoring

Site specific

1 prerequisite

CM = 12 CM = 3 + 4 +4 + 1



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Implementation & results



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Key benefits of co-management

Ecosystem services from effectively managed and protected mangrove forests. They include:

protection from waves, erosion, storm and flooding (particularly important in the context of climate change)

food, shelter and nursery ground for aquatic species

Effective protection of the mangrove forests

Livelihood improvement through secure sustainable resource use

Resource users involved in resource management decision-making

Reduced workload for authorities

Strengthened community’s sense



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Implementation & replicationAu Tho B Mo O Vo Thanh Van



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Lessons learned (1)

For co-management to be successful, it is essential that there is full political full political support from all levels support from all levels and agreement agreement from all stakeholdersfrom all stakeholders.

To ensure that co-management concepts and benefits are clearly understood can take a lot of time.

The use of intersectoral structures during the co-management process enables effective dissemination of information.

An independent facilitator is needed to facilitate meetings.



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Lessons learned (2)

Development of a joint vision for the future at the start of negotiations establishes a useful focus for discussions.

Messages must be simple and continually repeated.

Joint signing of the agreement should be at a public ceremony so that the agreement is publicised and is recognised by the broader local community and authorities.



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Lessons learned (3)

Co-management is a learning experience for all parties involved.

Interactive learning – thinking, discussing and acting together – is crucial for shared governance initiatives.

Learning by doing implies that most of the lessons are drawn during the actual phase of implementing the agreement, through a process of on-going reflection, revision and improvement.



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Education

Pilot mangrove co-management in Soc Trang