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General information
| Innovation ID | 357 |
| Version ID | 272 |
| Innovation Title | Community Fish Guards (CFGs) enhanced compliance in coastal biodiversity conservation in Bangladesh |
| Innovation description | Enforcement agencies in Bangladesh have insufficient manpower, funds, equipment and transport. To provide the necessary support in patrolling the fish sanctuaries during the juvenile and brood hilsa ban periods, WorldFish through the EcoFish project has introduced the Community Fish Guards (CFGs), a unique initiative to encourage community ownership of the natural resources conservation. CGFs is a co-management process that offers community members an opportunity to engage in local economic development and governance activities. |
| Reporting Staff | A.B.M. Haque (WF), Wahab Abdul (WF), Mohammad Rahman (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2019 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 4: uptake by next user |
| Year (Stage) | 2019 |
| Stage Description | Four hundred (400) Community Fish Guards (CFGs) have been recruited, trained and deployed for helping Department of Fisheries, Coast guard and River police along the whole length of 6 fisheries sanctuaries in Bangladesh . A detail CFG guidelines have been prepared as part of the institutionalization. |
| Next User Organization | NARES/NARS,CBOs (Community based organizations) and farmers' groups |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | International Union for Conservation of Nature; Wildlife Conservation Society; Bangladesh Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Department of Fisheries Bangladesh |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries |
| Cluster | FP2-1-Resilient coastal fisheries |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Bangladesh |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | More productive and equitable management of natural resources |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased capacity for innovation in partner development organizations and in poor and vulnerable communities |
| Other Sub-IDO |
Evidences
| Evidences | Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 44: 012018. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3879] Innocent Bikara, Andressa Gutierrez. (2020). Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH—Bangladesh). Project brief Oct 2018- Dec 2019. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4139] USAID_Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH-Bangladesh)_Annual Report Oct 2018 to Dec 2019 [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4026] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case | Hilsa Production and Fishers’ Income Increased due to co-management strategies aimed to enhance the socio-economic resilience of fishing communities in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/6cf5b6 The declaration of Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA) to generate more sustainable fishing and livelihoods while protecting the marine biodiversity in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/4f9849 The Fisherwomen Community Savings Groups (CSGs) in Bangladesh empower 6,000 poor women by providing visible economic and social benefits while conserving the biodiversity https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/ace152 Research and application of co-management strategies enhance the contribution to sustainable increase in hilsa production while providing socio-economic resilience for over 34,676 fishers in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/4aeb19 Research and application of co-management strategies enhance the biodiversity conservation while providing socio-economic resilience for over 46,486 fishers in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/db283a |
| Policy | WorldFish contributed to the declaration of the Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Bangladesh through S.R.O. No.211-Law/2019 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/9fef77 Hilsa Conservation and Development Fund (HCDF) created and operational guideline formulated in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/104238 Operationalization of the Hilsa Conservation and Development Fund (HCDF) in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/b2315a |