| Grantee | Wildlands Conservation Trust ↗ |
| Grant Amount | $750,000 |
| Duration | Three Years |
The overall goal of this project is to improve the management and sustainability of small-scale fisheries in South Africa, while generating working examples of positive relationships between marine protected areas (MPAs) and the most vulnerable rural fishers living within or adjacent to MPAs, who are dependent on natural resources for local livelihoods and food security. Parallel to this, the project will increase the awareness of the benefits of MPAs to small-scale fishers, and explore how tangible benefit can be delivered to and perceived by communities living adjacent to MPAs. Through this work, the project will highlight the role of MPAs in improving socio-ecological resilience for coastal communities, and identify threats to both small-scale fishers and MPAs, and key actions needed to address these.
