Establishing freshwater protected areas to protect biodiversity and improve food security in the Philippines

Author(s):
Ploeg, J. van der; Vermeersch, L.; Rodriguez, D.; Balbas, M.; Weerd, M. van (0000-0002-7173-3725)
Editor(s):
Westlund, L.; Charles, A.; Garcia, S.M.; Sanders, J.
Published
2017
Publication type
Part of book or chapter of book

Abstract

This paper describes the efforts to establish a network of community-conserved areas in the municipality of San Mariano on Luzon, with the dual aim to protect the Philippine crocodile and to improve inland fisheries. The necessary steps to establish a community-conserved area are summarized, and their sustainability assessed. The importance of local leadership and democratic decision-making processes in the design of community-based conservation measures is highlighted, and it is argued that implicit cultural values, such as hospitality and respect, are often a more important motivation for rural communities to protect aquatic resources than explicit concerns about food security and livelihoods.

Date issued
2017
Language
English
Publisher
Rome: FAO and IUCN
Is part of
Marine protected areas: Interactions with fishery livelihoods and food security (2017), p. 31-42
hdl
1887/87481
URL
https://www.worldfishcenter.org/content/establishing-freshwater-protected-areas-protect-biodiversity-and-improve-food-security-0