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Keeping the Peace
FrontLines - July 2009
The strategy of restoring the natural productivity of marine resources by prohibiting or limiting access to them is well-proven and has become widely accepted in the Philippines. But setting up a marine sanctuary can still present challenges.
An effort by the local government
of Panglima Sugala, in Tawi-Tawi Province in southern Philippines, to set up a marine sanctuary almost led to a shootout
between those supporters and opponents of the initiative.
To ease the potentially explosive
situation, a USAID-funded project there, which advocated for the sanctuary, arranged a mediation meeting between members of the opposing sides. Not everyone left the meeting completely sold on the sanctuary,
but all parties agreed to exercise restraint and allow the initiative to continue without further trouble.
The benefits of protection have since become evident in higher fish catches and incomes for many stakeholders. Today, the sanctuary has become a showcase of community cooperation,
guarded and protected by the community’s men and women, young and old alike.
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