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ConservationLeadershipProgramme

FinalReport

CLPprojectID2878:PromotingSustainableFishinginSumbawa

Sitelocation:LabuanBajoVillageandKABETE(Kramat,Bedil,andTemudong)MarineConservationArea,UtanSub-District,SumbawaDistrict,WestNusa

TenggaraProvince,Indonesia

November2016toApril2018

KomunitasPenjagaPulau,KABETEyouthcommunity,JuniorHighSchool“SMPN2Utan”,MarineandFisheryDepartmentUniversitasSamawa

Thisprojectaimedtopromotesustainablefishingthroughoutreachandeducationprogrammesinfishercommunity

Author:IdaAnsharyaniJalanKebayanGangTambora2No.46KelurahanBrangbijiSumbawaBesar,

NTB,Indonesia,84300Email:idaansharyani@gmail.com

October25,2018

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TableofContents

ProjectPartnersandCollaborators………………………………………………………………………………………..…...3

Section1……………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

Summary………………………………………………..……………………………….……………..…………………….3

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………….4

Projectmembers…………….……………………………………….……………….……………………………………6

Section2…………………………………………………………….……………………………………….……………………………..7

Aimsandobjectives…………………………………………………….……………………………………….……….7

Changestooriginalprojectplan…………….…………………..………….…………….…………….………….8

Methodology……………………………………….…………….……………………………………….…………………9

OutputsandResults……………………………...…………………….……………………………………….……10

Communication&Applicationofresults……………………………………….……………………….…….11

MonitoringandEvaluation…………………………………………..……….……………………………………12

AchievementsandImpacts……………………………………….…………………….……………………………12

CapacitydevelopmentandLeadershipcapabilities…………………….……….………………………14

Section3…………….…………….…………….…………….…………….…..…………………….…………………………………14

Conclusion………….…………….…………….…………….…………………….……………………………………..14

Problemsencounteredandlessonslearnt……….…………….…………….…………….………………15

Inthefuture…………….…………….…………………………….………………………………………………………16

FinancialReport…………………………….…………………….……………………………………….………………18

Section4…………….…………….…………….…………….…….…………….…………….……………………………………….19

Appendices…………….…………….…………….…………………………………….………………………………….19

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ProjectPartners&Collaborators

This project was accomplished thanks to the collaboration with Komunitas Penjaga

Pulau, a local community concernedwithenvironmental issues inSumbawaBesar.Komunitas

PenjagaPulauhelpedtoimplementedthesustainablefishingeducationprogramsandlentsome

equipmentneeded.KABETEyouthcommunity,alocalyouthcommunityinBajoVillagewasour

partnerinundertakingthewholeprojectactivities,especiallythesustainablefishingeducation

programsandmarinefestival.Theywerealsothemajorbeneficiariesofthisproject.Juniorhigh

school “SMPN 2 Utan” was our partner to implement the sustainable fishing education

programs.Withthecollaborationwiththeschoolteachers,weimplementedthemoduletothe

students in this school.Marine and FisheryManagementDepartment,Universitas Samawa, a

local university in Sumbawa has also become our collaborator in imparting seminar and

workshopsrelatedwiththeprojectandalsoinundertakingsomeactivitiessuchasbeachclean-

up and coral reef monitoring. Marine and Fishery Agency in Sumbawa was also one of our

collaborator in communicating our project and its result with other fishers from other fisher

communities. Environmental Agency in Sumbawa (BPMLH) and Central Waste Bank (Bank

SampahInduk)Technoparkwereourcollaboratorsinsettinguptheplatformforcoastalwaste

management in Bajo Village, as one of the underlying causes of decreasing catch lead to

unsustainablefishingpracticesinBajoVillageandthemarineareaaroundtheconservedislands

ofKramat,Bedil,Temudong.

Section1:

Summary

Thisprojectaimedtopromotesustainablefishing infishercommunityaroundKramat,

Bedil,andTemudongIslands(KABETE)MarineConservationAreas,SumbawaDistrict,Indonesia.

Toreachtheaim,theobjectivesoftheprojectweretoincreasetheknowledgeandawareness

of youth fishers and wider fisher community about sustainable fishing through education

programmesandmarinefestivals,to increaseskillofyoungpeopleaboutconservationmarine

aquacultureandtoaddressmarinewastemanagementconsideredasoneofunderlyingcauses

ofcatchdecreasingleadingtounsustainablefishingpractices.Thesustainablefishingeducation

modulehasincreasedtheknowledgeandawarenessofyoungpeople.Themoreknowledgeable

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and aware youth actualised their concern on sustainable fishing through series of event and

production in the marine festival that.they organized to reach the attention of wider

community. Thesuccesfulfestivalhashelpedthe localyouthtoincreasetheircapacityandto

gain trust from their community and other stakeholders to play more important role for

conservationsuchas topoint themas theorganiserof themarineannual festival topromote

sustainablefishingandtomanagethemarinewasteintheircommunityasoneoftheunderlying

causesofdecreasingcatchleadingtounsustainablefishing.

Introduction(max500words)

LabuanBajo inUtanSubdistrict inSumbawaisafishercommunitywhoselivelihoodof

itsinhabitantaredependentheavilyonmarineresources.Theyrelymostlyonmarineresources

aroundthethreeislands:Keramat,Bedil,andTemudonglieswithintheCoralTriangle,thearea

ofhighestmarinebiodiversityonearth.Duetoitshighbiodiversity,2000kmofareaaroundthe

three islands aredesignatedasmarineprotectedarea since2014by the local governmentof

Sumbawa.Despiteoftheconservationstatusoftheislands,theseareascontinuetoreceivealot

of pressures that threaten their valuable ecosystem. Most of the coral reef here has been

destroyed.Asaround85%ofthecoralreefsinIndonesiaareinpoorcondition,fisherscontinue

to be blamed as one of the biggest causes of coral reef destruction. Unsustainable fishing

practices are considered as the main issue for conservation in coral triangle. However, our

understanding on the underlying causes of unsustainable fishing is still lacking that makes it

difficult to halt it. In addition, our understanding on (un)sustainable fishing is still lacking

consideringthat(un)sustainablefishingiscomplex,contextual,anddynamicfromtimetotime.

Sustainable fishingmechanismcanbedifferent fromoneplaceorcommunity tooneanother.

Thereisnosuchafixsolutionforunsustainablefishing.Thus,sustainablefishingshouldbere-

defined together with the local community. Yet, there are very few attempts to promote

sustainablefishingthroughprogrammesthatinvolvefishercommunity.Thus,thisprojectaimed

forpromotingthesustainablefishingbysettingupabottomupplatformforlocalyoungfishers

to re-thinkand re-define the sustainable fishing in theirarea that fitswellwith their complex

realityofmarineenvironment,social,culture,politic,andeconomy.Formorerobustbottomup

approachtoreduceunsustainablefishing,there-thinkingofsustainablefishingweretakenafter

series of activities to increase knowledge and awareness of local fishers about sustainable

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fishing. Increasingcapacityof localpeople forconservation isvery important,consideringthat

sustainabilityofconservationactionswillbehighlydependentonlocalpeoplecapacitytothink

and do conservation actions. This project contributed to the promotion of sustainable fishing

and to the increasing capacity of local youth fishers in thinking andundertaking conservation

actions needed for sustainable fishing in their community and the biodiversity rich marine

environment.

Thisprojectwasundertakenwiththepartnershipofthelocalyoungfisherswhoname

theircommunityas“KabeteCommunity”.Whilebeingthebeneficiariesoftheprojectwhowere

raisedtheirknowledge,awarenessandskillsinsustainablefishing,theyalsohadactiverolesto

defineandpromotingthesustainablefishingintheirareathroughorganizingthemarinefestival

and also imparting the educational programs. Fishery andMarineManagement Department,

University of Samawawas also a partner of this project thatmostly contributed in imparting

seminar, talk andworkshop relatedwith sustainable fishing. Junior high school SMPN2Utan

wasourpartnertoimpartthesustainablefishingeducationprogramsfortheirstudents.

Mapofprojectlocation:Kramat,Bedil,TemudongIslandsandLabuanBajoVillage

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Projectmembers1.)PROJECTLEADER

IdaAnsharyani,istheprojectleaderofthisproject.Shewastheleaderofthepreviousproject

fundedbyCLPin2011entitled:Community-BasedCoralReefConservationinSumbawaIsland,

Indonesia.ShereceivedherPhDfromRutgers,TheStateUniversityofNewJersey(Department

ofGeography).InMay,2018.Herdissertationisabouttheadaptationofsmallholderstoclimate

changeintheupperwatershedinSumbawa.ShealsoholdmasterdegreeinEnvironmental

Science,GadjahMadaUniversityin2006.Realisingthelackofconservationinitiativesin

Sumbawa,sheestablishedKomunitasPenjagaPulau(TheGuardianoftheIslandCommunity),a

localcommunityinSumbawaIslandthatconcernswithenvironmentaleducationand

conservation(Apr2010–present).Herexperienceindoingconservationprogramssince2011in

Sumbawahasgivenheranadvantagetoreallyunderstandthelocalcontext.Herextended

experienceinundertakingparticipatoryapproachandhermultistakeholdersfacilitationskills

helpedhertodesignthisprojectthatitsstrenghtisinitsparticipatorynature.Shewastheone

whowrotetheprojectproposal,managedtheproject,developedmodule,andtrainedother

memberstofacilateseminar,discussion,andworkshop.

1.)TEAMMEMBERS

ChandraOktaRasiardhyisoneofthemembersofthisproject.Chandrawhoisfromfisher

communitywastheparticipantofthepreviousCLPproject.ThepreviousCLPprojecthashelped

himtoshapehisinterestinmarineenvironment.HepursueshisbachelordegreeatUniversitas

Samawa(alocaluniversity),MajoringMarineResourceManagement.The25yearsoldyoung

fisherisnowinhisfinalyearofstudy.HisfinalprojectisaboutmangroveinTemudongIsland.

ThepreviousCLPprojecthasraisedhisskillinconservationthatthroughtheproject,hegothis

divinglicenseandincreasedhisskillinmakingdocumentarymovies.Oneofhismoviesselected

asfinalistforEnvironmentalDocumentaryFilmFestivalheldbyTheGoetheInstitute.Inthis

projecthewasresponsibleinmakingmoviesrelatedtosustainablefishingintheprojectareas

anddesigningthecampaignmaterialforoutreach.

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Hamdiisanothermemberofthisprojectwhoiscomingfromfishercommunity.Hewasalsothe

participantofthepreviousCLPproject.ThepreviousCLPprojecthasshapedhisinterestin

marineenvironmentthathepursuedhisbachelordegreeatUniversitasSamawa(alocal

university),MajoringMarineResourceManagement.Hehasjustgraduatedthisyearwithafinal

projectaboutmangroveinSumbawa.Hehasexperienceinassistingmarineconservation

educationforseniorhighschoolstudentsinSumbawa.Hehasalsoexperienceinundertaking

socialresearchusingseveralparticipatorytools.Inthisproject,the26yearoldHamdiwas

responsibleforbuildingliaisonwithfishercommunitiesandorganizingthemarinefestival.

IkaYuniAgustinholdBachelorDegreeofScienceinForestry,UniversityofGadjahMada,

Indonesia(onNovember20,2007).Shehasexperienceindeliveringseveralconservation

projectsincludingthepreviousCLPproject.Shewasoneoftheteammembersofourprevious

CLPProject.Shehasexperienceindevelopingmarineconservationeducationmoduleforsenior

highschoolstudentsinSumbawaandshealsohasexperienceinundertakingsocialresearchand

wildlifesurvey.Inthisproject,sheisresponsibleindevelopingsustainablefishingeducation

moduleanddeliveringtheconservationeducationfortheyouth.Sheis35yearsoldasof

December31,2018.

DewiSusilowatiholdaBachelorDegreeinFisheriesfromDiponegoroUniversity,Semarang,

graduatedin2005.SheiscurrentlyworkinginSumbawaDistrictMarineandFisheryAgency.

ShehasextendednetworkwithstakeholdersworkingingovernmentalagencyinSumbawaand

alsowithlocalfishers.Shehasdivinglicenceandhasattendedseveraltrainingonmonitoringof

fishstocksandsustainablefishingmethods.Sheisthepersonresponsiblefordatacollectionand

monitoringoffishstocksinSumbawaDistrict.Inthisprojectshewasforbuildingliaisonwith

stakeholdersespeciallylocalgovernment.

Section2:Aimandobjectives(max200words)

Thisprojectaimedtopromotesustainablefishingandtoincreasecapacityoflocalyouth

fishers inthinkingandundertakingconservationactionsneededforsustainablefishingaround

the Kramat, Bedil, and Temudong Islands (KABETE) Marine Conservation Areas, Sumbawa

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District, Indonesia. To reach the aim, the objectives of the project were to increase the

knowledge and awareness of youth fishers about sustainable fishing through outreach and

educationprogrammes and to revitalize sustainable fishing in fisher community and raise the

knowledgeandawarenessofthewiderfishercommunityinandaroundtheprojectsitethrough

developingoutreachmaterialsandfestiveconductedbythelocalyouth.Thethirdobjectiveof

thisprojectistoincreaseskillofyoungpeopleaboutsustainablefishing.Thisthirdobjectivewas

anaspirationfromthelocalyouthfishersthattheythoughtof increasingskillofyoungpeople

about certain sustainable fishing practices are more effective to halt unsustainable fishing

practices rather than to confront it throughmonitoringasweplannedpreviouslyasour third

objective. Another additionalobjective that local youthaspiredwas toestablishplatform for

marinewastemanagementconsideredasoneofunderlyingcausesofcatchdecreasingleading

tounsustainablefishing.

Changestooriginalprojectplan(max200words)

The changing of the last project objective from monitor unsustainable fishing to

increasing knowledge and skill for conservation aquaculture emerged as the aspirationof the

youngfishers.Thischangereflectedthecomplexityandcontextualnatureofsustainablefishing

that any conservation project should accommodate. Halting unsustainable fishing practices

throughmonitoringdoesnotaddressitsrootcausesliesintheincreasingofeconomicneeded

exacerbatedbythedecreasingofcatch.Unsustainablefishing ismoreoftenthe lastresort for

fishers.Moreover, themajoractorsofunsustainable fishingmostoftenarethe localpowerful

personathattheirillegalactivityisunderconspirationwithotherpowerfulactorsuchasmarine

policeofficers.Thus,thelocalyouthfeelthatconfrontingdirectlytheunsustainablefishingisa

battlethattheycannotwin.Thechangeofthemonitoringpartoftheprojectdoesnotimpacted

the delivery of the project. The change is highly relevant and important for promoting

sustainablefishingastheaimsoftheproject.Thechangefurtheradvancesthecapacityofyoung

fisherinpromotingsustainablefishingandhelptobuildplatformtomanagemarinelitterasone

oftheunderlyingcausesofcatchdecreasingleadingtounsustainablefishingpractices.

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Methodology(max500words)

We started the project by informing the relevant stakeholders such as head of sub-

district of Utan, head of Labuan Bajo Village, Local school headmaster, Marine and Fishery

Agency, localuniversity,community leaders,and localyouth leaders inLabuanBajo.Following

thesignedMoUsbythelocalschool,MarineandFisheryManagementDepartmentUniversitas

Samawa,andlocalyouth,seriesofconsultationwereundertakeninordertodevelopthelocally-

relevant sustainable fishing education module for youth (15-30 yo). The sustainable fishing

education module included presentation of certain important concepts, interview and

participatory approach to collect information on the history of the villages and some folklore

related to fishing and marine conservation, fishing practices through time, and focus group

discussionsonthesustainabilityofeachpractices.Priortofocuson(un)sustainablefishingissue,

the youth knowledge on marine conservation were raised through a series of snorkeling,

mangrove education, coral transplantation, beach clean up, and village clean up competition.

Thesustainablefishingeducationtooksixmonthtocomplete.

Torevitalizesustainablefishinginfishercommunityandtoraiseawarenessofwider

communityonsustainablefishing,marinefestivalwasorganizedbythelocalyouth.Thefestivals

includedaworkshoptomakesustainablefishingtoolsandtraditionalfoodbasedonfishtaught

byolderfishersandolderwomen.Workshopsfollowedwithparadetoshowthesustainable

fishingtoolsandthetraditionalfoodacrossthevillage.Followingtheparade,thefestival

continuedwiththeshowoflocalmartialarts,traditionalsongs,musicanddances,storytellings,

theatricalperformanceabout(un)sustainablefishing,documentarymovieaboutconservation

issuesinthevillage,readingcommunitypoems,andseveralspeechesfromcommunityleaders

andrelevantstakeholdersabouttheconservationissues.Theworkshoptookonemonthto

accomplish,whilethefestivalpreparationtookninemonthstoprepare.

To increase knowledge and skill on conservationmarine (cage) aquaculture as one of

sustainable fishing practices we used several methods such as presentation, interview,

observation,andfocusgroupdiscussion.Presentationmethodsusedtosharebasicconceptof

conservation marine aquaculture. Interview methods used to gain information about the

traditionalecological knowledgeand theopportunityandchallengesofmarineaquaculture in

LabuanBajofromolderfishersandpreviousorexistingmarineaquacultureowners.Observation

usedtoobservetheexistingmarineaquaculturepractices.Focusgroupdiscussionmethodused

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todiscuss findingfrominterviewandobservationtodefineandre-thinkingonthesustainable

aspectofmarineaquacultureinprojectarea.

To set up platform for marine waste management, the young fishers and university

studentsfacilitatedmultistakeholdersmeetingtodiscussaboutmarinewastemanagement.The

stakeholders were the representative from Regional Planning Board of Sumbawa District,

Environmental Agency, Infrastructure Agency, Academia from local universities, Local media,

Practitionersinwastemanagement,andyouthleaderswhoinitiatewastemanagementintheir

community. The meeting was followed by a visit to Waste Bank in Technopark and some

individual meetings with environmental agency and waste bank of Tecnopark to discuss the

wastemanagementinBajoCommunity.

OutputsandResults(max500words)

Inorderto increaseknowledgeandawarenessofyoungpeopleonsustainablefishing,

we produced 50 modules of sustainable fishing used by 25 junior high school students, 15

university students, and20 local youth in LabuanBajo. Seriesof activities from theeducation

module List of local tradition, knowledge, culture related to fishing practice, fishing practices

throughtimealongwith itschallengesandopportunity forsustainabilitywasproducedbythe

localyouththroughseriesofactivitiesfromthemodules.Themoreknowledgeableandaware

youthactualisedtheirconcernonsustainablefishingbyproducing25personalpoemsandone

community poem, one short documentary film, one fictionmovie, one theatrical pieces, and

onedance.Seriesofworkshoptopassingtheskillfromoldertoyoungergenerationonhowto

make fishing tools and to cook traditional food based on local fishes were held and being

attendedby20youth.

Thirty-fivelocalyouthorganizedmarinefestivalcalled“PrideofBajo”intendedtoraise

theknowledgeandawarenessofthewiderfishercommunitywhileatthesametimetoincrease

theircapacity inmanagingconservationactions.Twohundredchildren fromkindergartenand

young people from junior high school and the community participated in the parade that

showedfishingtools,traditionalfood,traditionalcostume,traditionaldanceandmusic.Around

1000 – 1500 people attended the night performance to watch themovies, dance, theatrical

performance, and poetry reading. Among the attendeeswere the stakeholders important for

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sustainablefishingsuchascommunityleadersfromthevillageandthreeadjacentfishervillages,

marinearmy,police,andgovernmentofficers.

The young fishers also expand their knowledge and skill on conservation cage

aquacultureasoneofalternativesforsustainablefishingpracticesasthethirdobjectiveofthis

project. Threediscussionswithfourcageaquacultureownersandonediscussionwithmarine

and fishery agency of Sumbawawere held followed by three visitation or observation to the

cage aquacultures. Moreover, the young people were also able to address marine waste

problem, one of the underlying causes of decreasing catch lead to unsustainable fishing. The

youngpeopleorganizedaseminaronmarinewastemanagementattendedby300peoplefrom

seniorhighschools,boyscouts,andotheryouthorganizations.Thepaneldiscussionattended

by the representative from Bajo Village, environmental agency, infrastructure agency, and

centralwastebankofTechnopark.Thisseminarhassetastrongplatformforthelocalyouthto

managemarinewasteintheircommunity.Thevillagehasappointedthelocalyouthtomanage

the waste in their community and provided them with the equipment needed. The

environmental agencyof Sumbawahas visited the local youth three times toassist themand

agreed toprovide truck service to take thewaste. The centralwastebankof Technoparkhas

agreedtobuythewastefromthelocalyouth.

Communication&Applicationofresults(max200words)

Theresultof theprojecthasbeencommunicatedwiththemarineandfisheryagency.

Themarineandfisheryagencyaskedthe localyouthofBajotocommunicatetheprojectwith

the official coming from the central government when they visited the conservation islands

where theproject is takenplace.Wecommunicated theoutput, the resultof theproject, the

challenges for conservation in the project area, our on-going conservation programs and the

future work we plan for the conservation. We also share the project during the waste

management seminar attended by many people coming from several government agencies,

schools,andyouthorganisation,thatweemphasizedthatthewastemanagementissueisavery

critical issue in coastal area because it causes the decreasing of catch and the destruction of

valuablemarineecosystem.Wehavealsosharedourprojectresultinformallywithcommunity

leaders intheprojectareaandinotherfishercommunity.Thiscommunicationis importantto

raisetheawarenessaboutthesustainablefishingandconservationissuetogainmoresupport

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for our future work to conserve the marine environment in Kramat, Bedil, Temudong

conservationareas.

MonitoringandEvaluation(max200words)

Toevaluatetheeffectivenessofoursustainablefishingeducationprogram,weassessed

theknowledgeoflocalyoungpeoplebeforeandaftertheeducationprogram.Theassessment

consisted ofwritten test (questionnaire) and also in the form of direct question and answer.

There was significant different on the local young people knowledge before and after the

project.Aftertheproject,youngpeoplewereabletonamethefishingtoolsuseintheirfishing

community through time and to think critically about its sustainability related to the

environment,economy,andsocial.We(theteammembersandthelocalyouth)havealsomade

internalevaluationafter the festivals toassesswhichactivities thatwere themost successful,

andwhichactivitiesthatneedsomeimprovements.Wealsoaskedthe localcommunityabout

thefestivalthatweorganisedtounderstandbetterwhichactivitiesthataremoreeffectivefor

promotingsustainablefishing.

AchievementsandImpacts(Max500words)

Sustainable fishing Festival organized by youth is a very important output that helped to

achievetheaimoftheproject.Thefestivalitselfwasafruitofsuccessfuloutputoftheraising

knowledge and awareness objective from the sustainable fishing education programs. The

marine festival isaveryeffectivemeans tobring thesustainable fishing issues into thebright

spotlightthatitgainedparticipationandattentionfromwidercommunity.Thelocalyouthand

themajorityofpeopleintheprojectareaaspiredtoorganizethefestivalastheirregularagenda

everyyear.OtherBajo tribes representatives fromthenearbycommunitieswhoattendedthe

festival also wanted to replicate the festival in their village. Thus, the festival has given

sustainablefishingpromotionasustainableplatformtoberevitalizedandtobetreatedasissue

of concern that local people consider as an important element of their culture, tradition,

identityandpridethattheyagreetocherishthroughannualfestival.

Moreover, thesuccessof localyouthtoorganizethefestivalhas increasedtheirconfident

that previously was lacking. Young people in developing countries oftentimes become the

targetofmanyconservationprojects.Meanwhile,duetoculturalbarrier,youthareperceivedto

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have lack of capacity to undertake positive actions and still being dependent upon older

generation. This project gave opportunity for the young people to raise their capacity and to

gaintheconfidenceneededbyprovingthattheyareabletorunsuchasuccessfulfestival.The

festival has also opened a way to highlight marine litter problems as one of the underlying

causesofdecreasingcatch leadstounsustainablefishingpractices.Afterthefestival, the local

youthwaspointedbythevillagetomanagethewasteprobleminthevillage.Thisshowthatthe

festival has helped the local youth to raise their capacity and to gain trust from other

stakeholders to manage more complex conservation issues. The increasing capacity of local

youth helped the local youth increase their influence andpower to tackle themore sensitive

issueofunsustainable fishing lieson theunevenpowerbetween thepowerful actorswhodo

andbackupunsustainablefishingandthepowerlesslocalyouthcareforconservation.Thelocal

youthhasbecomean importantactorwhosevoiceandopinionaboutunsustainablefishingor

otherconservationissuesshouldbecountedinthevillage.

Theeducationmoduleisalsoanimportantoutputfromthisprojectthathelpedtopromote

sustainable fishing. The module has become the important source for learning to raise

knowledge and awareness of local young people. Up to date (the time of this final report is

written),themoduleisbeingusedbythelocalyoungpeoplewhoparticipatedinthisprojectto

raise knowledge and awareness of other young people about sustainable fishing practices It

impliesthatthismoduleisveryimportantforthepromotionofsustainablefishing.

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CapacityDevelopmentandLeadershipcapabilities(Max250words)

In general, this project has helped all team members to increase their capacity in

conservationandtounderstandbetterthecomplexityofconservationinthecontextofproject

area. The project team members has improved their participatory approach skill for

conservation. This approach required to have strong confidence to lead or to facilitate

discussionthusthisprojecthashelpedtoincreaseourconfidence.Thisprojecthasalsohelped

ustoshapeourskill inbuildingtrustwiththestakeholdersandthecommunitythatwegained

moretrustfromlocalyouth,communityleaders,schoolteachers,andgovernmentofficials.This

trust isbeneficial for futureconservationwork in theprojectarea.Thisprojectalsohelpedus

gaining valuable experience in organizing our firstmarine festival. The successful festival has

increasedourskillindoingcollaborativeandcreativeworkswiththelocalcommunity.Through

theproject,wehavealso increasedourknowledgeon themarineenvironmentof theproject

area.Moreover,thisprojectinspiredtwoofourmembers(HamdiandChandra)todoresearch

aboutmangroveintheprojectareafortheirfinalprojecttogettheirbachelordegree.Ourteam

membersgainedmoreacknowledgementfortheir leadershipskills.Forexample,Chandrawas

selectedbythecommunitytobetheleaderofamarinetourismgroupinhisfishercommunity.

Hewasalsoselectedtobethepresidentofthestudentassociationinhisdepartment.Underhis

leadership, he has done many other marine conservation programs in other places with his

universityorganization.

Section3:Conclusion(max250words)

This project has achieved its aim to promote sustainable fishing in Labuan Bajo

Communityandaroundmarineenvironmentof theconservation islandsofKramat,Bedil,and

TemudungThisprojecthasincreasedtheknowledgeandawarenessofyoungpeopleandwider

fishercommunityonsustainablefishingthrougheducationalprogramsandfestivals.Moreover,

this project has set up a platform for the local community to re-think and re-define the

sustainable fishing that fits well with their complex reality of marine environment, social,

culture,politicandeconomy.Thisprojectalsohelpedto increasetheconfidentof localyoung

people and gain trust from other stakeholders in undertaking conservation actions. The

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increasing capacity of local youth is very obvious in this project. This project also shows that

sustainablefishing isverycomplexthattheconservationactionstakenshouldalwaysconsider

its contextual setting and be sensitive to the historical of conflict in the community and the

powerstructurebetweenactorsinthecommunity.Thusthereisnofixdefinitionforsustainable

fishingthatfitforallfishercommunitiesandenvironmentalsetting.Itshouldbedefinedandre-

defined by the community themselves to make sense of their complex reality, context, and

environmental setting.However, in order to attain thebetter sustainable fishing concept and

practices in certain area, the bottom up approach for defining or re-thinking of sustainable

fishingshouldbeaccompaniedwith the increasingknowledgeandawarenessprogramsaswe

havedoneinthisproject.

Problemsencounteredandlessonslearnt(max500words)

Festival on promoting sustainable fishingwas themost successful activity of this project.

Thefestivalwassuccessfulbecausefishercommunityisaverycommunalcommunitythatliketo

gather together. They have rooted rich culture that is being a part of their everyday’s life.

Sustainablefishingpracticesisalsooneoftheelementsoftheir localculture.Thusthefestival

waswellembracedbythecommunitybecauseitchanneledtheexistinglocalcommunityspirit

andtheirexistingculture.

Discussion on unsustainable fishing is problematic in the project area due to its highly

sensitivenature.Itisverydifficulttodiscussaboutunsustainablefishingwithoutmentioningthe

people who do unsustainable fishing. This is a sensitive issue because it can lead to false

accusation thatwillprovokeconflict in thecommunityorharmstheyoungpeople involved in

theproject.Thus,duringthediscussionofunsustainablefishingandforthewholeproject,we

giveaverycarefulconsiderationfornotmentioninganyname.Thiswasachallengebecausethe

local young peoplewanted tomake personification of certain people through their theatrical

playandmovies.Wekeptonremindingtheyoungpeoplenottoattackanypersonalityduring

the project. We also focused more on the underlying causes of unsustainable fishing and

identified which issue that can be tackled by the local youth and which one is beyond their

capacityratherthanfocusingonthepeoplewhodotheunsustainablefishing.

Thisprojectusedparticipatoryapproachthatgavemoreroomforthemoreinvolvementof

local youth in directing the project to be fit betterwithwith their capacity and local context

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while it does not affect the major aim and objectives of the project. This method was very

effectivetoincreasecapacityofyoungpeopletothinkaboutanddoconservationactionsandto

increasetheirconfidencethatwaslackingpreviously.

Thisprojecthelpedtoshowthatunsustainablefishingisacomplexandverycontextual.This

project helped to understand better the complexity of unsustainable fishing. It also shows us

that it is very important to really dig into the contextual of certain project area, to bemore

sensitivetohistoryofconflictandpowerstructureintheprojectareathustheprojectwillnot

addmorecomplicationforthecommunityThisprojecthelptoshowthatsometimesweneedto

openreallyopenourmindandtogivesomespaceforflexibilityinthedesignoftheirprojector

to think how it can be flexible to accommodate the context while still reaching the aims or

objective of the project. Moreover, this project showed us that bottom up approach is very

important for conservation that thesustainable fishing shouldbedefinedby the localpeople.

However, for successful bottom approach for conservation, the redefinition or decision for

sustainable fishingshouldbetakenafter increasingknowledgeandawareness.Otherwise, the

sustainablefishingwillnotbeaguaranteeforconservation.

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Inthefuture(max200words)

We have sought an agreement with the local junior high school teachers to use the

sustainable fishing education module as complementary source for relevant school subjects

suchasscience,biology,art,andlocalcontent.Thelocalyouthparticipatedinthisprojectalso

agreedtocontinuetousethemoduleoutsideschooltoraiseknowledgeandawarenessofother

youngpeopleaftertheprojectends.Thelocalyouthandthemajorityofpeoplealsoagreedto

organize the festival as their regular agenda annually. These imply that the promotion of

sustainablefishingissustainedlongafterthisprojectends.

This project shows that the critical conservation agenda needed to conserve the high

biodiversityaroundthethreeislandsofKramat,Bedil,Temudungistoincreasethecapacityof

local young people to undertake conservation actions that can serve to protect the marine

environmentwhileatthesametimeopeningupmoresustainablealternativeincometoreduce

the pressure of unsustainable fishing. The local youth aspires to increase their capacity to

managemarineeducationcenterthatwillcombineconservationeducationwithtourism. This

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further work on conservation will be critical for the more sustainable bottom-up approach

managementofhighlyvaluablemarineenvironment.

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Section4:AppendicesCLPM&EmeasurestableOutput Number AdditionalInformation

NumberofCLPPartnerStaffinvolvedinmentoringtheProject Numberofspeciesassessmentscontributedto(E.g.IUCNassessments) Numberofsiteassessmentscontributedto(E.g.IBAassessments)

NumberofNGOsestablished 2

ThisprojectstrengthenthecapacityofKomunitasPenjagaPulau,anNGOestablishedafterthepreviousCLPproject.ThisprojectalsohelpedtostrengthenthelocalyouthorganizationcalledKABETEinLabuanBajoVillage.

Amountofextrafundingleveraged($)

Numberofspeciesdiscovered/rediscovered

Numberofsitesdesignatedasimportantforbiodiversity(e.g.IBA/Ramsardesignation) Numberofspecies/siteslegallyprotectedforbiodiversity

Numberofstakeholdersactivelyengagedinspecies/siteconservationmanagement

6(institution/organisation/community)

Local youth in Bajo Village,School teachers fromJuniorHighSchool“SMPN2Utan”,Komunitas Penjaga Pulau alocal organizationconcerned withenvironmental issue inSumbawa, Students ofMarine and FisheryManagement Department,Universitas Samawa,Environmental Agency inSumbawa (BPMLH) andCentral Waste Bank (BankSampahInduk)Technopark

Numberofspecies/sitemanagementplans/strategiesdeveloped

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Numberofstakeholdersreached

12Institution/Organization

Allthe6stakeholdersengagedintheprojectandotherstakeholderssuchascommunityleadersfromadjacentfishercommunities,theheadofsubdistrictintheprojectarea,IndonesianNationalMilitary-NavalService,Police,Elementaryschool“SDN1”DesaLabuanBajo,KindergartenDesaLabuanBajo,CommunityleadersincludingheadofBajoVillageandothervillageofficials.

Examplesofstakeholderbehaviourchangebroughtaboutbytheproject.

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1)Thelocalyouthorganizedmorecommunityeventsintheirvillageincludingsustainablefishingcompetitionandbeachcleanupaftertheirsuccessfulmarinefestival.2)Theyareplanningtoorganizedmarinefestivalannuallytopromotesustainablefishingintheirvillage;3)Localyouthistakingtheresponsibilitytomanagecoastal/marinewasteintheirvillage4)localyouthcontinuestoimpartingsustainablefishingeducationprogramforotheryouth

Examplesofpolicychangebroughtaboutbytheproject

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1)Thevillagegovernmentappointedlocalyouth(theparticipantsofthisproject)tomanagethewasteinthevillage.Thevillagegovernmentsetupabudgetfromvillagebudgetforwastemanagementthatismanagedbythelocalyouth.2)Thevillagegovernmentagreestoheldannualmarinefestivalorganizedby

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thelocalyouthtopromotesustainablefishing.

Numberofjobscreated

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15Localyouthgainedadditionalincomefromwastemanagement.Theywillsellthewastetowastebank.

Numberofacademicpaperspublished Numberofconferenceswhereprojectresultshavebeenpresented Appendix4.1CLPM&Emeasures

Addresslistandweblinks- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f5FE5dJpCs&feature=youtu.be - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM-S3gm3vO4&feature=youtu.beDistributionlistThecopiesofsustainablefishingeducationmodulehavebeendistributedtothelocalyouthinBajoVillage,SMPN2Utan,andMarineandFisheryAgencyinSumbawaBesar.