WWF Coral Triangle Programme Spells Out Focus Areas for New Three-Year Plan

The WWF Coral Triangle Programme is promoting in the next three years two key themes focused on sustainable fisheries, food security and livelihoods.

This was disclosed by Programme leader Jackie Thomas in a blog post (external link) dated February 19. The Programme is completing its current strategic plan in June and developing a new three-year plan, Ms Thomas wrote.

Ms Thomas, who only last month assumed the Programme leadership from Dr. Lida Pet-Soede (who has moved on to a global role within the WWF network), said their strategies will be designed to promote effective policies for sustainable marine resource management and governance, and innovation and business transformation in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

“Our efforts will be channeled towards ‘Securing Fish and Marine Resources for Food and Sustainable Futures in the Coral Triangle’,” Ms Thomas added. “This will require building stronger and broader collaborations nationally and regionally with governments, private sector, communities, donors and investors to leverage improved conservation policies and practices, linking businesses (fishing, aquaculture and tourism) to the places that support their continued viability and the communities who depend on the sustainable use of such places.”

The WWF Coral Triangle Programme was a major contributor to the Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) and, as part of the WWF network, remains a key partner to CTI-CFF.

To view Ms Thomas’s blog post, click here (external link).