1. Closing Workshop Feb 2019

2. Research

3. Situation in 2015
CMS Dugong Catch/ Bycatch Questionnaire in all except ID and TL
Aerial surveys conducted in MZ, MY and VU
Seagrass studies conducted in five of the countries
No ecosystem services valuation for seagrass ecosystems in any Project Country exists
No baseline in 3 countries
Outcome 3
What was the situation

4. Expected results Targets
Increased availability and access to critical knowledge needed for decision-making for effective conservation of dugongs and their seagrass ecosystems in Indian and Pacific Ocean basins
Standardized tools/ methods
Maps & datasets
Ecosystem services valuation
Targets
Data on dugongs and seagrass compiled and published in 8 databases (countries) and the Project website
Best Practices guidelines on/ lessons learned from dugong and seagrass research developed and shared in each country
At least two mobile applications for dugongs/ seagrass adopted
Seagrass ecosystem services valuation conducted in 2 countries;
Role of women in Dugong and seagrass conservation and management assessed – best practice disseminated to other project countries
What we planned - indicators; methods

6. Results Total survey area: 4 million ha of sea areas
Information about dugongs & fishing practices
Acoustic surveys in 4 countries (ID, MG, MY and MZ)
Drone surveys (ID, MY and TL)/ Aerial surveys (MZ and MY)
3100+ CMS Dugong Catch/ By-catch Questionnaire from 7 countries
340+ informal interviews with fishermen in 2 countries
Dugong mortality recorded in 5 countries
Information about seagrass habitats
Seagrass-Watch in 6 countries
Other methods* in 4 countries (MG, MZ, MY and TL)
Cultural scoping study in 5 countries
MY5, SFC
What we got & what we did not
MG6, WCS

7. Results Seagrass-Watch training for MG, MZ, VU, SB and TL;
CMS Dugong Catch/ Bycatch Questionnaire training in ID, VU, SB and TL
Drone survey training – ID and TL
Maps of dugong occurrence, distribution, threats - 8 countries
Maps of seagrass composition, distribution and abundance, and threats - 8 countries
National database: seagrass habitats (ID, LK and SB); and dugongs (ID, LK and VU)
Regional datasets in MG, MZ and MY
Project dugong hotspots identified: national (ID, LK and VU) and local (MG, SB and TL)
What we got & what we did not

8. Results
Mobile/ smart phone applications for dugongs/ marine mammal sightings - 2 countries (LK and MZ)
Plan of actions for dugong conservation: national (ID, MG and SB) and regional plans (VU and SB)
Guidelines on handling stranded dugongs (ID and MY)
Guidelines on carbon budget in seagrass in ID
Guidelines (book) on the standardized methods of dugong and seagrass research in ID
A methodology document and lessons learned on using drones for dugong and seagrass research and monitoring (MY)
A guideline on the use of the BRUV and a mobile application for monitoring
What we got & what we did not

9. LK2, DWC
ID2, DSCP ID

10. Good practices
Modification of standardized methodologies/ tools with prior advice
Following up on technical advice
Sharing data

11. Incentives

12. Why incentives? What are incentives?
Who and what did we plan to incentivize?
Why?
The situation

13. Baseline Previous experience with community-based management (LMMAs)
Few efforts in dugong and seagrass conservation
Sustainable funding a challenge
Low/ no awareness about dugongs and seagrasses
The situation

14. Expected results Targets
Community-based stewardship of dugongs and their seagrass ecosystems at selected globally important Indo-Pacific sites enhanced
Community engagement in management for dugong conservation in selected priority target areas
Number of community-based conservation/ monitoring systems established and functioning for dugong and seagrass in priority target areas
Sustainable fisheries practices that reduce damage to dugongs and their seagrass ecosystems widely adopted through uptake of innovative incentive mechanisms and management tools
Number and uptake of incentive mechanisms (i.e. market-based, social, cultural, religious) and management tools linking sustainable fishing practices and adoption of best practice
Targets
8 pilots established and monitored; incomes and gender equity monitored
At least 16 new communities are engaged in CBM/ LMMAs
Community-based conservation/ monitoring programmes established in at least 16 dugong and seagrass priority sites
At least 20% increase of income of local communities
Targets and comittments

15. Results 200+ local sites across 8 countries studied
Baseline information collected
120+ local community-based structures for management and monitoring;
Between 10% and 40% women’s involvement
Trainings for 120 community groups on dugong monitoring in all project sites; Conservation Ambassadors and Junior Eco-guards, patrols; community-based monitors trained.
Participatory mapping of seagrass and dugong (MG & SB)
50+ conservation/ management plans
MG4, COSAP SHMLZ
Conditionality
Linkages to DSG
Additionality
SB3, Johan Van der Ploeg

16. Results Over 8 new pilot initiatives Management incentives
a mobile phone application for monitoring local fisher’s catch
Replacing illegal fishing nets with legal ones
Alternative livelihoods, including:
Ecotourism in TL and LK
Farming in ID, SB and MG
Aquaculture in LK
Food & beverage in MG and LK
Tailoring in MY and LK
Recycling in SB
Social benefits
Women participation in the incentives models
First income generated by local communities
MZ4, EWT
Conditionality
Linkages to DSG
Additionality

17. Common challenges Limited or no awareness about dugongs and seagrasses
The focus of incentives for dugong and seagrass conservation
Business and conservation