Community Fisheries Demonstration Project- Fish Guards and Monitors

The Improving Conservation and Sustainable Use of Shared Fish Resources through Co-Management Demonstration Project  aims to facilitate the establishment of community-based Fisheries Protected Areas (FPA) in the Joseph Mbambangandu Conservancy, located in Kavango-East region in Namibia with the support of United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, funding from GEF and working with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF). By July 2020, eight community-based fish guards and fish monitors, were recruited, trained and equipped to effectively work with the community, government fisheries officials and NNF in implementing sustainable fish practices. Here are some insights from the men and women involved in facilitating community-based sustainable fishing  practices within their communities.