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Projects - Marine Protected Areas
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) coming ashore to lay eggs in Turtle Islands National Park, Malaysia/Borneo.
© WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY
Fiji
- Gau Island – Tikina Sawaieke makes up the largest district or tikina in Gau, an island with land area of approximately 190 square kilometers. Two out of the 8 villages are WWF project sites in which communities are assisted in developing and implementing their locally managed marine protected areas (LMMAs). We are working to outline a marine biological baseline assessment of Tikina Sawaieke’s marine resources. This is the first attempt to map habitat health and is an initial step towards providing information for the establishment and monitoring of protected or tabu areas.
- Macuata Province – WWF is working with local communities to protected marine areas in Macuata, the first of a series of MPAs in the area that will form one of the world’s largest networks of underwater sanctuaries.
Indonesia
- Alor-Solor Seas – A community conservation effort, we are working with local and regional government in support of MPA development and sustainable economic development. by identifying initial steps.
- Berau Marine Protection Area – Together with local and national authorities, NGO partners and local communities we aim to establish a large-scale multipurpose MPA.
- Bunaken National Park – Bunaken was established as a national park in 1991.For WWF, Bunaken National Park is an anchor site for the Sulu Sulawesi Marine Eco-region Action Plan. we provides support for participatory enforcement and patrol, which resulted in significant reduction of blast fishing. Furthermore, we conducted trainings for identification and monitoring of fish spawning aggregation sites or SPAGS. High-valued fish species such as groupers and napoleon wrasse aggregate for reproductive activities. If these spawning sites are well-protected these species are better protected against population collapse. Also, we have worked with a local community youth group, the Team Raja Laut, to establish community-based fisheries monitoring and education.
- Cendrawasih National Park – Cendrawasih Bay was established as a national park in 1993 and is the largest marine protected area in Indonesia. We were instrumental in establishing the park and have implemented a variety of activities ranging from monitoring and stakeholder consultation to the development of alternative livelihoods. We are reviving its involvement in Cendrawasih National Park to facilitate improved management by establishing collaborative mechanisms resulting in reduced destructive fishing within the park and implementation of meaningful fisheries management plans.
- Lorentz National Park – We are developing collaborative management plans for Lorentz National Park, the largest protected area in Indonesia and a world heritage site.
- Riung, Central Flores – We have worked in this area as part of its poverty alleviation project to provide technical support to the marine protected area management authority.
- Wakatobi National Park – Wakatobi was established as National Park in 1996. In terms of diversity of marine life, scale, and reef condition, Wakatobi ranks as one of the highest priorities for marine conservation in Indonesia. Since late 2002, we have been collaborating in a unique partnership with the Nature Conservancy to assist the Wakatobi National Park authority to improve their management plan, zoning, and implementation of park management. In partnership, we will help Wakatobi National Park implement effective management strategies informed by the best science and local socio-economic realities. This will include the development of a collaborative management structure, short and long term financing plans, alternative livelihoods, and management modules such as outreach and awareness, monitoring, surveillance and park zoning.
- West Bali National Park – We have worked to establish a multi-stakeholder management mechanism. A private sector initiative – Friends of the Reef – was established to promote environmentally sound tourism business practices.
- Jamursbamedi – Jamursbamedi is recognized as an important nesting site for leatherback turtles. As such, WWF is conducting research in this protected area on turtle migrations and providing local support for development of a turtle based marine protected area.
- Raja Ampat Islands – We are taking part in habitat research on the islands in collaboration with other partners to survey the marine resources and biodiversity of Raja Ampat.
Humphead (or Napoleon, or Maori ) wrasse near Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia.
© WWF-Canon / John E. RANDALL
Malaysia
- Semporna, Sabah – We are working to improve management of all reefs and resources within the Semporna area.
- Tun Mustapha Park – Within the proposed Tun Mustapha Park marine protected area, we are working to protect an important corridor for large marine species - green turtles, leatherback turtles, whale sharks and cetaceans.
- Tun Sakaran Marine Park – We are promoting careful stewardship of the island's resources and the development of a management plan for Tun Sakaran Marine Park in Malaysia's Semporna Islands. These islands, the remnants of an ancient volcanic crater, surround one of the most beautiful coral-filled lagoons in the region. There is a wealth of marine life and local communities rely on much of it--including giant clams, sea anemones, and urchin eggs – for sustenance. The variety of ethnic groups, languages, and lifestyles, however, makes integrating community needs and conservation objectives especially challenging in these islands.
- Turtle Islands (Malaysia and the Philippines) – In 1996, we helped establish the first transboundary protected area for marine turtles--it spans both Malaysian and Philippine water. We are now working with local communities to better manage the harvest of sea turtle eggs and helping local people improve their health and livelihoods so they can participate more effectively in the protection of their own environment.
- Sandakan -Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Area – We are providing technical assistance for the establishment of the first and only trans-frontier protected area for marine turtles in the world.
- Peace Park– We are proposing a Peace Park along the Philippines and Malaysia.
Papua New Guinea
- Madang Lagoon – Our work focuses on coastal management program in Madang Lagoon. We work with a number of locally managed marine areas (LMMA) under multi stakeholder governance, including communities, dive tourism industry, fishing industry, provincial government and more.
- Manus Island – We are a key partner with the PNG Locally Managed Marine Areas Network.
Pseudanthias
© WWF-Canon / Catherine Holloway
The Philippines
- Apo Island – We strives to maintain the coastal biodiversity of Apo Reef.
- Babuyan Islands – We work to conserve species in the Babuyan Islands, including a project on Humpback Whale Research and Conservation.
- Balabac – In the community, we work with a coalition of partners to sustainably manage the local waters and the welfare of the local people, particularly the indigenous groups Molbog and Pala’wan.
- Donsol – We are working with the local community in Donsol and leading a whale shark research project as well as community-based ecotourism and coastal resources management projects.
- Puerto Galera – We completed participatory coastal resource assessments, resource and socio-economic studies and is working with communities to sustainably manage their marine resources.
- Tawi Tawi Island – Our goal is to have a diverse, healthy and productive marine biodiversity with sustained socio-economic benefits for Tawi-Tawi.
- Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park (TRNMP) and World Heritage Park Project –The TRNMP stands out as one of the best managed offshore marine protected areas in the country. We are now working to expand the scope of protection to 87,000 hectares to cover the adjacent reefs of Jessie Beazely and explore the establishment of a network of MPAs along the Cagayan Ridge, Sulu Sea. The project is supported by a grant from the Global Environment Facility through the United Nations Development Program, World Congress on Protected Areas and the Homeland Foundation through WWF-US.
Solomon Islands
- Ghizo Island – We were instrumental in the establishment of the Ghizo Marine Conservation Area and surrounding locally managed marine areas, and continues a key role in facilitating collaborative management of small scale fisheries.
- Tetepare Island – We work with community based organization to manage a small MPA in the reefs surrounding Tetepare Island, which is the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific and on the serial listing for World Heritage status. We are a key partner with Solomon Islands locally managed areas network, assisting communities create fisheries management plans and small managed areas.
- Western Province locally managed marine areas – We are working with communities in Vella Lavella Island, Kolombangara Island, Kohinggo Island, Ranongga Island and in Marovo Lagoon to improve fisheries management, including the use of protected areas.
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