Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
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For over 25 years, WWF-Philippines has been working to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife.
The Mindoro Strait – Sustainable and Equitable Tuna for Bankability (MS-SETB) has considered sustainable resource management as a significant contribution to the coastal fishing communities of Occidental Mindoro in terms of sustainable livelihoods, increased household quality of life, formation of community enterprises while addressing key environmental issues in the specified area/community. An area management approach is being considered to impart knowledge, skills and best practices to selected communities especially the leaders, fishers, women groups and relevant stakeholders.
While MS-SETB focused on yellowfin tuna as a high-value commodity in Occidental Mindoro, its management has already been addressed through the Sustainable Tuna Partnership Project 1 and 2 under the Local Tuna Management Plan (LTMP) and at the same time, the formalization of the Tuna Alliance – the network of tuna-producing municipalities of Occidental Mindoro that include Rizal, Calintaan, Sablayan, Sta. Cruz, Mamburao, Paluan, Looc and Lubang. This alliance would ensure that yellowfin tuna will be mainstreamed in the province as a one of the valuable marine resources in Mindoro Strait.
Tuna fishing is seasonal in nature. Generally, all fishers catch tuna during the peak fishing months of October to April and after that they would go back to their regular fishing activities such as squid, flying fish, sardines, coral fishes and other fish products. This is where the area management approach is being applied wherein all available resources supporting the livelihoods in the community are given importance. There are already existing community enterprises that are currently thriving and operating but lacks the idea of how the community would benefit more on it. These are usually abundant throughout the year. Protecting it from overfishing would ensure sustainable livelihoods for everyone.
The concept of area management approach puts emphasis on mobilizing and incentivizing local households to organize for the formation of community enterprises that support their needs for income and lowered expenses, for a higher quality of life, both for the people and the environment. Area Management has separate and distinct techniques in order to achieve management goals, which in the case of area management is always the improved status of the households in the area over time and the improved carrying capacity of the earth's ecosystems that are part of that area. Increasing the value of sustainable fishery economies at the community level and creating opportunities for sustainable livelihoods will increase the welfare of coastal populations, securing the livelihoods of the fisherfolk and the sustainable food sources of many people around the world.
Among the outputs of the Mindoro Strait Sustainable and Equitable Tuna for Bankability (MS-SETB) Project is to establish area management protocols with the stakeholders for sustainable resource use management affected in livelihood systems under the alternative livelihood. This will ensure that the main raw materials used for the specific livelihood system are not depleted thus continuing its business operation. The sustainable resource management would in turn improve income opportunities and resilience of the target beneficiary communities.
The objectives of this consultancy are to provide action research on are management approach in the identified communities and define specific action plans and innovative ways to preserve and protect the key resource material for the continuity of the business enterprise.
Specifically, it aims to:
World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF)
While WWF shall engage the organization, it shall remain the overall in-charge of the project and undertake activities that are within its scope and expertise. Specifically, WWF is responsible in carrying out the following:
The consultant, in providing the technical expertise required in planning and execution, shall have the following qualities and functions:
This contract will be conducted over a period of 6 months, and possibility of extension depending on the performance. As an equal employment opportunity employer, WWF does not discriminate based on an applicant’s race, religion, sex, gender, or disability status. To reduce the use of paper, submissions by mail will not be accepted. Due to the high volume of applications, inquiries via phone cannot be accepted.
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