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Se recogen las experiencias del proyecto, conocido como “Proyecto Manglares” o “Manglares del Pacífico”. En él se hace un recorrido por los antecedentes del Proyecto, sus objetivos, las acciones realizadas, la incidencia de estas acciones sobre los problemas identificados, los principales logros y limitaciones, para finalmente, rescatar las lecciones aprendidas de esta experiencia.

Provides guidance for local stakeholder, managers and policy makers on appropriate management approaches for coral reefs that have been severely degraded through bleaching or other causes. The widespread bleaching event in the western Indian Ocean in 1998-9 provides a general case study that will result in recommendations of value to reef managers in all regions

The exchange visit was designed to enable directors of various government departments from SADC states to examine the Mahenye community's CAMPFIRE project in the southeast lowveld in Zimbabwe, as a working model of CBNRM principles. Specifically, the objective was to contribute to the development of an enbaling environment that will facilitate CBNRM being accepted as a key element in economic development strategies.

Papers presented as well as discussions and recommendations are collected in this report. Papers were presented under four themes : promoting access to information and networking; skills enhancement; case studies of existing networks in southern Africa and establishment of a network through group discussions and recommendations.