Mapping Community Closures
OUR NEWS MAPPING COMMUNITY CLOSURES Mapping Community Closures 26/09/2019 Yesterday some of our team were out on the water mapping the fishing grounds of 3 communities in Pemba, Zanzibar, alongside their SFCs (Community committees responsible for fisheries management decisions). An important component of our community-based management work is mapping each communities coastal resources to guide […]
New partnership with WildAid
OUR NEWS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH WILDAID New partnership with WildAid 24/09/2019 New partnership with WildAid! Mwambao has joined forces with WildAid and the Department of Fisheries with the assistance of funding from USAID under the TzProtect programme. Our project is ‘Reversing biodiversity degradation and improving fisheries management through Community engagement, Pragmatic protection and Private sector […]
SWIOfish projects with Department of Fisheries
OUR NEWS SWIOFISH PROJECTS SWIOfish projects with Department of Fisheries 19/09/2019 SWIOfish*. Mwambao has been working closely with the Department of Fisheries Development, Zanzibar on two different SWIOfish-funded projects. We have taken part in the consultancy (with MRAG) to draft management plans for three key fisheries – octopus, small pelagic and reef-fish. We have learned […]
Reef Restoration Update: 67 reefballs constructed
OUR NEWS REEF RESTORATION UPDATE Reef Restoration Update: 67 reefballs constructed 17/09/2019 Reef restoration update: we now have 67 reefballs ready for deployment at Boma Subutuni, Tanzania – an area previously heavily plagued by blast-fishing! Mwambao are engaging with Boma Subutuni village to build the capacity of the community’s BMU* and implement a coastal resource […]
New Pemba Office!
OUR NEWS NEW SUB-OFFICE New Sub-office in Pemba! 11/09/2019 New sub-office in Pemba! In August we opened our new sub-office in Mkoani , South Pemba. This will be a base for our work in Pemba as a whole but in particular for our project partnership with Fauna & Flora International in building the community NRM […]