| Abstract |
This project will provide greater capacity at the local level to harmonise management interventions, develop effective communication strategies, and enable a broad spectrum of social and natural sciences research and monitoring activities in the Sulu Sulawesi Network of marine protected areas. The project will be strongly based on scientific and historic aspects of biodiversity encompassed within the Network of protected areas. At the same time, the strengthened capacity to effectively manage the protected areas, develop private-public partnerships to promote ecotourism, and carry out activities related to climate change adaptation and mitigation will safeguard livelihoods and culture across a wide geographical range. The project will design and adopt sustainable financing and business plans for the Network of protected areas, based on financing options that will consider payments for ecosystem services, such as business and biodiversity carbon offsets. |
