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Working Paper 6: Coastal Resources Management

Formulation and Operationalization of National Action Plan for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development through Agriculture (NAPA)








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    Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
    FAO Legislative Study, no. 93
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    This publication is intended to assist anyone involved in the development or implementation of a legal or institutional framework to promote integrated coastal management (ICM). It includes revised versions of some of the information contained in the 1994 FAO publication "Legal and Institutional Aspects of Integrated Coastal Area Management in National Legislation" and the 1998 FAO Publication "Integrated Coastal Area Management and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries", FAO Guidelines. However t he focus of this publication is on identifying and providing practical guidance on how to deal with typical issues that arise in the development, drafting and implementation of ICM legislation. In doing so it draws upon the experiences of a range of countries throughout the world which are at various stages of developing and implementing legislation to promote ICM.
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    Implementing Recommendations to Strengthen and Enhance Tonga’s Special Management Area (SMA) Programme towards Better-Managed Coastal Fisheries Resources and Empowered, Food Secure Communities - TCP/TON/3603 (Phase I) and TCP/TON/3801 (Phase II) 2024
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    Coastal fisheries are vital to the livelihoods and economy of Tonga. However, dwindling coastal fisheries resources have raised concerns among coastal communities highlighting the need to better manage these resources. In 2006, Tonga introduced the community-based Special Management Area (SMA) programme, which aimed to strengthen the management of these resources. A decade later, the Tonga Government requested FAO to review the SMA's effectiveness, which led to the identification of priority issues and recommendations for improvement. In collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries (MoF), Phase I of this project was designed to address technical gaps identified during the review, streamline the SMA programme and empower food-secure communities with the goal of achieving a more cost-effective and efficient SMA programme. However, the project’s implementation encountered challenges, which halted the original plans. In response, Phase II was established to continue the implementation of the project activities, including completing the SMA manual and training MoF staff and local communities.
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    Technical Assistance to Support Sustainable Management and Use of Coastal Nearshore Fisheries Resources - TCP/MAS/3701 2022
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    Fishing is of great importance in the Marshall Islands as a source of both food and socioeconomic development Over the course of several years, approximately 14 fish aggregating devices ( were installed around the Majuro atoll to increase catches and therefore the incomes and food supply of local fishing communities however, the number of functioning FADs eventually fell to just two For this reason, the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority ( requested assistance from FAO to support the overall FAD programme in the country This project was formulated as a response to this request for assistance It was designed to build capacities and provide technical support in the following areas i improving existing nearshore fishing technologies, including FAD design and associated fishing techniques ii) enhancing knowledge and awareness on the impact of nearshore FADs on food security and livelihoods and ( increasing the quality of local and/or traditional fish processing and preserving techniques to expand the availability of these products in markets.

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