Features
Global fisheries collapse to hit Africa first: African waters among most likely to experience collapsing fisheries due to overfishing and poor management. read...
CBCRM RC and NFR statement on the oil spill: The Petron/Solar 1 oil spill shows the failure of corporations to concretize their social responsibility and of government to perform its regulatory functions. read...
E-group discussion on learning communities plus summary: Blog records the postings of RC fellows and participants from the IASCP conference in Oaxaca, Mexico. read...
W-T-O spells emptier oceans: Resource Center's statement on the WTO HK Ministerial Meeting. read...
Post-tsunami regional consultation: Report on the Colombo post-tsunami regional consultation, 15-17 June 2005. read...
OD Research Report: Survey of frameworks and experiences of OD work in the Philippines. read...
CBCRM case studies
Case studies in CBCRM have developed as important means for sharing stories among researchers, practitioners and communities in their efforts at protecting and sustaining their coastal environments. As learning tools, these documents present essential information and analyses on particular aspects of community-based work, highlighting good practices and strategies while pointing out specific issues and problems. As advocacy instruments, case studies inspire people and communities to manage their resources effectively and sustainably, and help promote the community-based approach to a wider audience including policy-makers.
Featured papers
Cambodia
Discovering New Lessons: CBCRM in Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary
by Melissa Marschke, Kim Nong, and Nin Vantha, PMMR 2001, 12 pp.
Part of the Hope Takes Root compilation of CBCRM case studies published by the CBCRM Resource Center and the Coastal Resources Research Network (CoRR). Reports initial efforts by local communities and local authorities in Koh Kong Province in Cambodia to manage mangrove resources within the Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) with support from the Participatory Management of Mangrove Resources (PMMR) project and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. read full text...
Philippines
Learning by Doing: Community-Academe Partnership in CBCRM
by Sammie Formilleza and Eva Garibay-Rivera, Anda CBCRM Project 2001, 14 pp.
Shares experiences and lessons of the CBCRM project in the island municipality of Anda, Pangasinan in the Philippines. Implemented by the local communities, with support from the CBCRM Resource Center and the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines, the Anda CBCRM project builds on earlier efforts in Bolinao aimed at participatory assessment and management of coastal resources. The case study forms part of the Hope Takes Root collection of CBCRM materials from southeast Asia published by the CBCRM Resource Center and CoRR. read full text...
List of case studies
2001
Community Banning of Electric Fishing in Quang Thai, Tam Giang Lagoon, Vietnam
by Truong Van Tuyen, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, 16 pp.
This paper shares some experiences and insights from a participatory research process conducted in Trung Lang Village that facilitated the establishment of a management committee and the implementation of a ban on electric fishing. read full text...
Nursing the Seeds of Lagoon Management: Our story grows from our history
by Ton That Phap, Hue Science University, 12 pp.
The paper documents the changing resource management patterns among the fishers of Sai Can in Thua-Thien Hue, Vietnam, and how a more sustainable system emerged from the partnership of local communities, local authorities and researchers. read full text...
1996
Marine Sanctuary Establishment: The Case of Baliangao Wetland Park in Danao Bay
by Arjan Heinen (SNV) and Aida Laranjo (Baliangao Wetland Park), 21 pp.
The paper shares insights from the establishment of a marine sanctuary using initially a "fast-track, enlightened leadership" approach towards a more community-based approach. Part of the Seeds of Hope compilation of case studies from the Philippines published by the CBCRM Resource Center. read full text...
The Bolinao Community-Based Coastal Resource Management Project (Initial Phase): Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach
by Liana T. McManus (MSI-UP), Elmer M. Ferrer (CSWCD-UP), Lenore P. dela Cruz (CSWCD-UP), Alan G. Cadavos (HARIBON Foundation), 30 pp.
The paper presents the evolution of a tripartite partnership between two academic institutions, an NGO and the coastal communities to pursue a CBCRM program in Bolinao, Pangasinan in the Philippines. This case study is included in the Seeds of Hope compilation published by the CBCRM Resource Center. read full text...
