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Governments have a critical role in managing and protecting coastal ecosystems. They can create policies and financing mechanisms to secure long-term protection and sustainable management of coastal habitats, grant and enforce preferential rights for coastal communities to access their waters, and devolve authority to manage or co-manage those waters to community-led groups.
Building on practitioner best practices and lessons learned, Fish Forever's Policy and Governance approach is built on:
Multi-level strategies: policy linkages are created vertically across government levels and horizontally amongst government units and agencies to ensure policies are approved, and corresponding regulations are enacted and enforced.
Innovation: multiple pathways to achieve a policy objective are explored recognizing the diversity of policy instruments in each country and sub-national region that can be leveraged to effectively protect and manage coastal resources, such as national regulations, local ordinances, and enforcement systems.
Collaboration: relationships among different stakeholders are facilitated to design and implement forward-looking policies applying principles of transparency, equity, participation, evidence, and science-based decision-making.
Coastal 500
Coastal500 is the largest global network of Mayors and local government leaders committed to working together towards thriving and prosperous coastal communities. They are united on recovering and sustaining coastal seas, sharing best practices and key lessons worldwide.
Watch the video below to learn how this network serves as a valuable platform for peer-to-peer learning, technical and network support, and advocacy development for coastal leaders from all over the world. Learn more about the Coastal500 movement HERE.
Practice!
Practice!
Time to choose your preferred pathway to learn about the elements of effective governance, enforcement, and management in coastal fisheries.
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