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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 Mohéli workshop report
Other publications and presentations arising from this project:
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.
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.
Poonian CNS, Moussa C, Issoufi H (2007) COMMUNITY-MANAGED SEA TURTLE MONITORING AND PROTECTION ON MOHÉLI, UNION OF THE COMOROS. Oral presentation, International Sea Turtle Symposium, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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BP Future Conservationist Award Winners 2006
C3-Comores (2008) PRIORITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM SECTOR ON MOHÉLI, UNION OF THE COMOROS. C3 Technical Report Series No.5. ISSN 1754-5188. Community Centred Conservation (C3), London, UK. 38pp
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 and Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, Chatannooga, Tenessee, 13th-17th July 2008 
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.
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 (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
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. 
Alfthan B, Davis PZR (2006) DUGONG RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION ON MOHELI ISLAND, UNION OF THE COMOROS. Sirenews 46
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