Progress report for
Support to the Government on Marine and Coastal Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Northern Sri Lanka
Achievement at a glance
Characterization of the Northern Province Islands and Lagoons completed including the documentation. Statistics, geospatial information and marine, fauna and flora characteristics are given in the publication "Conservation and Sustainable Use of Islands and Lagoons" at the link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sr9jdsespvflu1w/Conservation%20and%20Sustainable%20Use%20of%20Biodiversity%20in%20the%20Islands%20and%20Lagoons%20of%20Northern%20Sri%20Lanka%20%20%281%29.pdf?dl=0Challenges faced in implementation
Data collection included a team of marine, coastal and landscape scientists/experts. To gather a good team was a challenge and getting the transport to travel between lagoons and estuaries was costly.Beneficiaries
Key beneficiaries are the people in the Northern Province by way of knowledge on what they have around and the potential to use the nature in their planning of conservation and livelihoods. The government agencies could use the baselines to plan long-term development plans in a sustainable manner.