EMPOWERING COASTAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH MARINE CONSERVATION

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1 EMPOWERING COASTAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH MARINE CONSERVATION

2 COBI promotes the effective participation of coastal communities to preserve marine biodiversity and establish sustainable fisheries MARINE HECTARES 47K IN RESTORATION INHABITANTS 14K BENEFITED MARINE SPECIES WITH +100 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

3 Ba ja California Peninsula Historically, Baja California has had a unique culture of community stewardship and has used the marine environment in an responsible way. Together with our community partners, we are strengthening this view to become an inspirational model on a national and international level. Communities have voluntarily established networks of marine reserves in their fishing grounds. Together with them, and our international partners, we are creating seafood markets that reward their good management and social practices. Midriff Islands Region The spectacular and unique biological richness of this region makes it a priority area for marine conservation. Together with the government and our community partners, we are promoting community-based proposals to ensure the conservation and sustainable management of this treasure and to make sure local people receive the benefits from its natural richness. Mesoamerican Reef The Mesoamerican reef is the second largest coral reef in the world. We are collaborating with more than 40 institutions comprising fishing communities, environmental and fisheries authorities, research centers, foundations and non-profit organizations, through the Kanan Kay Alliance, to establish a no-take zone network to conserve marine ecosystems and improve ecological and socioeconomic dynamics. CROSS-CUTTING PROGRAMS Marine Conservation Science In partnership with some of the world s leading universities and some of the most outstanding communities that have invested in restoring the ocean s richness, we are undertaking cutting-edge science that brings political leverage to the socio ecological impacts of restoring the natural capital. Public Policy Good community-based practices should be endorsed by fair laws. Together with the technical commissions in legislative chambers and officers from the main departments in charge of marine ecosystem conservation and management in Mexico, we are analyzing how laws could be made more efficient to help promote local stewardship of our marine and coastal natural capital.

4 Theory of Change Solutions to promote the sustainable use of the marine environment require a holistic approach. Without suitable economic incentives, marine conservation will not become a profitable economic investment. Together with our community partners who are investing in restoring their natural capital, we promote market-based solutions and inform policy makers to strengthen community privileged access rights to the marine environment. We have also established an alliance with the Mexican government to help improve the efficiency and transparency of marine resources management in Mexico. Goals for the future Our team foresees three main goals that we will work on achieving, conjointly with our partners, over the next five years: A large-scale interinstitutional movement that promotes the application of ecosystembased fisheries management in Mexico. A clear system of privileged access rights to marine ecosystems and marine resources to promote local stewardship of the marine environment. Theory of change. In the centre, the vicious circle of environmental degradation; on the outside, the main strategy to be implemented in our projects. Suitable laws and committed markets that reward the good practices used in managing marine ecosystems of Mexico.

5 Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI) is a non-profi t organization that promotes the conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity through community participation. Since 1999, we have worked hand in hand with the communities to strengthen dialogue and public participation in order to make decisions on how to manage the natural capital. In the last 14 years we have developed more than 150 projects in 15 coastal communities, channelling fi nancial and human resources for the marine conservation in México. Currently, we are working in the Baja California Peninsula, the Midriff Islands and Mesoamerican Reef regions, which are supported by our public policy and marine conservation science crosscutting programs. COBI is comprised of a team of 30 professionals, working from our offi ces in Sonora, Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo and Mexico City.

6 Our partners Amigos de Sian Ka an, A.C. Amigos para la Conservación de Cabo Pulmo, A.C. Arizona State University Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Cámara Nacional de la Industria Pesquera Sonora Capitanías de Puerto del Estado de Sonora Center of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Scripps Institute of Oceanography Centro de Colaboración Cívica, A.C. Centro de Investigación de Ciencia y Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD) de Guaymas Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD) de Hermosillo Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Centro Ecológico Akumal, A.C. Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Océanos, A.C. Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, A.C. Centro para el Desarrollo Social y la Sustentabilidad Nuiwari, A.C. Clubs de Ecología de Bahía de Kino (La Pandilla Ecológica, Jóvenes Delfi nes, Club Xapoo) Colectividad Razonatura, A.C. Colegio de la Frontera Sur Comisión Nacional de Acuacultura y Pesca Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas Comisión Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte Comité de Pesca y Acuacultura de Puerto Libertad, Sonora Confederación Nacional de Cooperativas Pesqueras S.C. de R.L. Contraloría Ciudadana para la Rendición de Cuentas, A.C. Dirección de Ecología y Medio Ambiente del Ayuntamiento de Guaymas Duke University Échale a tu casa! Eco-Alianza Loreto, A.C. Ecotrust El Mar Diving Center Environmental Defense Fund Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas Pesqueras de la Industria Pesquera del Estado Baja California, F.C.L Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas Pesqueras de la Industria Pesquera del Estado de Quintana Roo, F.C.L Fishwise Fondo Acción Solidaria, A.C. Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza Forest Trends/MARES Program Fundación Mexicana para la Educación Ambiental Gobierno Tradicional de la Comunidad Comcáac Grajedas Charters Grupo Ecologista Antares, A.C. Hattie Annie Charter Healthy Reefs Initiative Hopkins Marine Station Stanford University Iniciativa México 2011 Instituto de Acuacultura del Estado de Sonora (IAES) Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático Instituto Nacional de Pesca Instituto Tecnológico de Chetumal Inter-American Foundation International Community Foundation MAR Fund Marina San Carlos Marinaterra Mission Blue National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northern Arizona University Ocean Sports OCEANUS, A.C. PANGAS Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans Prescott College-Estación Bahía de Kino Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (PROFEPA) Promotores ambientales de Bahía de Kino Pronatura Noroeste RARE Conservation Reef Check S.C.P.P Ensenada, S.C.L (El Rosario) S.C.P.P Ensenada, S.C.L (El Rosario) S.C.P.P Isla Guadalupe, S.C.L. S.C.P.P. 29 de agosto S.C.P.P. El Resbalón S.C.P.P. Andrés Quintana Roo, S.C.L. (Banco Chinchorro) S.C.P.P. Bahía Magdalena, S.C.L. S.C.P.P. Banco Chinchorro, S.C.L. S.C.P.P. Buzos y Pescadores de la Baja California, S.C.L. (Isla Natividad) S.C.P.P. Cozumel, S.C.L. (Sian Ka an) S.C.P.P. El Mirador de la Manga S.C.P.P. El Seri Muerto S.C.P.P. Gajive S.C.P.P. José María Azcorra, S.C.L. (Sian Ka an) S.C.P.P. Jóvenes Eco Pescadores de Bahía de Kino, S.C.L. S.C.P.P. La Kalita S.C.P.P. Langosteros del Caribe, S.C.L. (Banco Chinchorro) S.C.P.P. Ligüí, S.C.L. S.C.P.P. Los Chanes S.C.P.P. Los Sazanes S.C.P.P. Mujeres del Golfo, S.C.L. (Ligüí) Santa Monica Sea Food SC Buzos Monitores de Bahía de Kino Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR) SINERGIA Sociedad de Historia Natural Niparajá, A.C. Subsecretaría de Pesca del Estado de Sonora SUMAR, A.C. Tecnológico de Monterrey The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Katoomba Group The Marisla Foundation The Nature Conservancy The Oak Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts The Sandler Foundation The Summit Foundation The Tinker Foundations, Inc. The Walton Family Foundation The Waterloo Foundation The World Conservation Union Too big to ignore Unión de Buzos y Pescadores de Bahía de Kino Unión de Buzos y Pescadores de Puerto Peñasco Unión Regional Pesquera de GuaymasEmpalme Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur Universidad de Sonora Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México University of Arizona University of California, Santa Cruz US Fish and Wildlife Service Villas Sirenas Wildcoast World Commission on Protected Areas World Wildlife Fund For more information about COBI and how to get involved, contact us at cobi@cobi.org.mx /COBI.mx