Coordination with Related Initiatives

17 Participants of the Outreach Worokshop

3. Coordination with Related Initiatives

We have undertaken several efforts to cooperate with related initiatives that complement and benefit the work conducted in North Sulawesi. This included participation in the cross-portfolio learning workshop on Locally Managed Marine Areas implemented by the World Resources Institute in 2000. We also integrated a sea grass watch component into the work at our pilot and scaling-up sites through coordination with Fed Shorts project on seagrass monitoring. Two UNSRAT faculty members were sent to the training in the Philippines and UNSRATCRITC tested and implemented community-based seagrass monitoring activities in several of our field sites. They translated the seagrass watch monitoring protocols into Indonesian under a sub- contract funded by this grant as well. We have also assisted the Wildlife Conservation Society concerning their David and Lucile Packard Foundation supported research project on Marine Protected Areas. Dr. Richard Pollnac and Brian Crawford spent a day with the socio-economic specialist discussing research methodologies and providing relevant background literature. Manado project staff also assisted WCS with field logistics and introductions during their field research activities in Manado in 2002. Feedback on their preliminary report of findings in North Sulawesi were also provided and discussed with their socio-economist. Project staff at all levels in Indonesia and at CRC have assisted Dr. Patrick Christie at University of Washington on the sustainability project. This included participation in the January 2002 workshop to review Philippine research results and a planning workshop at IPB for the Indonesian research component, as well as participation in preparing one background document on decentralized 18 ICM in Indonesia. One North Sulawesi participant also participated in the CRC-based training workshop on Mainstreaming Gender Equity and Population in Coastal Management Programs also supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Lastly, the USAID CRMP has provided all of the infrastructure and salaries of full time personnel working on the scaling up and other Marine Sanctuaries Project related activities. This has allowed us to implement a much greater number of activities, produce more documents and educational materials, and stretch funds out over a longer length of time than would have been possible with the Marine Sanctuaries funds along.

4. Lessons Learned