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BP FUTURE CONSERVATIONIST AWARD
WINNERS 2006
C3 is very grateful to the BP Conservation Programme for funding our
project Operation Mohéli ; Linking Conservation of Flagship Species
with Sustainable Development. We were awarded
the Future Conservationist Award 2006 and we implemented this exciting project from June
2006 - June 2007.
Mohéli
Marine Park harbours internationally-significant nesting sites for
endangered sea turtles and one of the last havens for the vulnerable sea
cow. The Park is managed by ecogardes elected by each village but
there was a severe lack of technical and financial capacity which
was hindering conservation efforts. This project:
(i) gathered baseline data on these species and habitat and design
appropriate low-cost monitoring programmes;
(ii) provided training in surveying for the ecogardes and
(iii) analyzed opportunities for the currently under-exploited ecotourism
market, promoting these flagship species as a means to generate funds for
conservation and development on the island.
OPERATION MOHELI PHOTO GALLERY
Publications arising from this project:
Issouf Bounou M, Le Scao R (2007) HOANI: UN
VILLAGE COMORIEN UNI DERRIÈRE SES TORTUES. Univers Maore 8:40-43
Hauzer M, Poonian C, Moussa Iboura C (2007) MOHÉLI
MARINE PARK, COMOROS – LESSONS LEARNED IN MPA CO-MANAGEMENT. Poster
presentation Reef Conservation UK Annual Conference, Zoological Society
of London, 8th December 2007
Davis PZR, Poonian CNS, Hauzer M,
Anasse F (2007) DEVELOPMENT OF A BLUEPRINT FOR A WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN
REGIONAL DUGONG CONSERVATION STRATEGY. Poster presentation at the
Conservation management of Sirenians in developing countries and
indigenous communities workshop, 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology
of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa.
Davis PZR, Poonian C, Hauzer M,
Kamardine Mabrouk Slim M (2007) DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL CONSERVATION
ACTION PLAN FOR THE DUGONG IN THE COMOROS - INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL
RESEARCH WITH LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. Oral presentation at the Fifth WIOMSA
symposium, Durban, South Africa 22-26 October 2007.
Poonian C, Hauzer M, Issouf Bounou
M (2007)
TURTLE POACHING ON MOHELI, UNION OF THE COMOROS, A
PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT. Poster presentation at
the Fifth WIOMSA symposium,
Durban, South Africa 22-26 October 2007.
C3-Comores. PRIORITIES FOR
SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM SECTOR ON MOHELI,
UNION OF COMOROS. C3 Technical Report Series
No. 5. ISSN 1754-5188 (available in 2008 - please contact us for
information)
C3-Comores (2007) STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF
MOHÉLI MARINE PARK, COMOROS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM FIVE YEARS OF
CO-MANAGEMENT. C3 Technical Report Series No. 4. ISSN 1754-5188.
Community Centred Conservation (C3), London, UK. 34pp
Hauzer M, Poonian C, Moussa Iboura
C (in press) MOHÉLI MARINE PARK, COMOROS – SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF
THE CO-MANAGEMENT APPROACH. CORDIO Status Report 2007.
Davis PZR, Poonian
CNS (2007) INCIDENTAL CAPTURE OF THE DUGONG, DUGONG DUGON IN GILLNETS,
MOHÉLI,
UNION OF THE COMOROS. In Kiska J, Muir C (Eds)
1st Regional Workshop on Incidental Catches of
Non-targeted Marine Species in the Western Indian Ocean, Workshop
proceeding. 13-15th November 2006, Mayotte,
France.
Operation Mohéli workshop report
Alfthan B, Davis PZR (2006)
DUGONG RESEARCH
AND CONSERVATION ON MOHELI ISLAND, UNION OF THE COMOROS. Sirenews 46
Poonian CNS, Moussa C, Issoufi H (2006)
COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING OF MARINE RESOURCES ON MOHÉLI ISLAND, UNION
OF THE COMOROS. Poster presentation Reef Conservation UK Annual
Conference, Zoological Society of London, 9th December 2006
Davis PZR, Hauzer MD, Moussa C (2006) THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SUCCESSFUL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE MANAGEMENT
OF MOHELI MARINE PARK, COMOROS. Poster presentation, International
Society for Reef Studies European Meeting September 19 – 22, 2006
Bremen, Germany
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