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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Mangrove litter cleanup

    Description
    Description
    This project brings together social forces to participate in coastal cleaning to secure our environment, our health, economy and future. The local mangrove ecosystem is among the major sources of income to many people who rely on it for fisheries and the collection of wood; However both village experience high rates of mangrove degradation and pollution.Hence the main focus of the project is to increase local awareness abouth the threat from plastic pollution and mangrove degradation;
    Expected Impact

    Zaveco together with our partners the Nyamanzi Environmental Mangrove Conservation Assocition( NEMCA), JUMKISA and NEMCA; we are determine to increase local awareness about the threat from plastic pollution and mangrove degradation. This is achieved through educational events in local schools as as mangrove clean up events which directly address the local pollution problem. We will also arrange for mangrove planting events around the degraded mangrove areas. Our partnerJUMKISA have got a team of experts in mangrove forest plantation and conservation.

    Capacity

    Zaveco will be doing regular site visiting and monitoring the initiatives. Zaveco will have regular mangrove and ocean ecosystem education to our people.

    Governed

    Zaveco will collaboratively work with local government to inforce the control of litters. We as Zaveco we have been working in the initiaves for the quite sometimes we are working with other local NGO's to visit and educate our societies along the coast, we will collect datas and challenges together with our partners we will continue to find solution for those challenges. We are planing to have regulal meetings with our partners to discuss our development in fighting polution and building ecosystem.

    Partners
    ZAVECO, JUMKISA, NEMCA,Zanzibar communities of Kisakasaka and Nyamanzi Communities of Ocean Action Mangroves

    Goal 14

    Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

    Goal 14

    14.1

    By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

    14.1.1

    (a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

    14.2

    By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

    14.2.1

    Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

    14.3

    Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

    14.3.1
    Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

    14.4

    By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

    14.4.1
    Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

    14.5

    By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

    14.5.1
    Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

    14.6

    By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

    14.6.1

    Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

    14.7

    By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

    14.7.1

    Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

    14.a

    Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

    14.a.1
    Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

    14.b

    Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

    14.b.1

    Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

    14.c

    Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"

    14.c.1

    Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

    Name Description
    14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
    14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
    Mangrove ecosystem is clean
    Mangrove biodiversity and coverage in increased
    Awareness on coastal pollution raised
    In-kind contribution
    Volunteers from ZAVECO will dedicate 8 hours of work per day, and 5 hours by volunteers from partner's organization
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Maintain good relationship with target communities expertise in mangrove restoration, use other experts from and within Zanzibar to help in the initiative
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    False
    This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria.
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    Timeline
    17 September 2021 (start date)
    01 September 2025 (date of completion)
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    Geographical coverage
    Zanzibar, Tanzania
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    Contact Information

    Asma Hamad, Chief Secretary