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https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/for-20-years-comoros-had-only-1-national-park-its-now-creating-5-more/>
"Before the inhabitants of Itsamia in Comoros decided to intervene, turtles
arriving to nest on its beaches drew villagers from neighboring hamlets.
Anywhere from 10 to 30 green sea turtles were captured every day for their
meat. That was in 1991. Today, the village is famous for its annual turtle
festival that attracts visitors from near and far.
No turtles get eaten. Instead, one of the big draws is thousands of hatchlings
scrambling to be redeemed by the sea.
This community-led effort to protect turtles in the southeastern corner of
Mohéli, one of the islands that make up the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros,
became a stepping stone in establishing the country’s first protected area,
Mohéli marine park, in 2001. Now, the island nation is dramatically expanding
its protected area (PA) network, installing PAs on Ngazidja (or Grande Comore),
Ndzuani (or Anjouan) and Mohéli.
The idea is to replicate what a U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) report called
Mohéli’s “successful co-management approach.” However, the Mohéli experiment is
far from a shining success story. It didn’t provide a clear blueprint for
supporting communities whose traditional rights are curtailed by protected
areas, or for sustainably funding such a network, according to U.N. reports and
sources interviewed by
Mongabay."
Via
Future Crunch Jun 20, 2022:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
