1. Getting it Right: Incorporating Social Aspects into MPA Planning and Implementation Ravadee Prasertcharoensuk Director :Sustainable Development Foundation Presented at ICSF and WFFP side event Conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity Tenth Meeting, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 21 October 2010

2. Incorporating Social Aspects into MPA The rights of the Marginalise SSF(men, women, children ) to an equitable, safer and sustainable livelihood Right to food/life and livelihood./participation access resources and manage coastal resources must be protected by Law.

3. Turn conflict to Cooperation. At Koh Muk, Libong Sub district, Kan tang District, Trang Province -Small scale fishermen vs Commercial fisher. -Small scale fishermen vs GO laws and Policies. (conservation/protected area) -.Small scale fishermen vs upland communities/development projects. -Segregate of related GOs agencies. in performing duties responsibilities.

4. Good practices : local initiative Ecosystem based Rights based approach Strengthen gender participation Multi stakeholders appreciation and trust building through cooperation at field /recognized by policies makers. Information and knowledge based for decision making through participatory fact finding. Participatory process/ Capacity building. Localization and decentralization/ rules and regulation agreed endorsed Formalized collective mechanism agreed to continue communication/ Monitoring / Planning/Implementing.

5. Getting it Right Reduce inappropriate fishing gears (Trawlers/push nets/using small net in fishing) Proved increasing of fishes/ shrimps/ crabs and others marine diversities. Reduced conflicts More effective in financial resources management. Technical and knowledge back up Peaceful attitude /respect each others/better collaboration Learning center demonstrate community based ecosystem and rights based approaches is possible that can be duplicate and expanding. Direction to policies and laws improvement. (buttom up approaches for policy development. Democratization development process.

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