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Strengthening of the Ethno and ecotourism La Plata Baha Mlaga, (Buenaventura, Colombia)

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    Description
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    Strengthen the ecotourism attractions of Baha Mlaga through the improvement and signaling of the ecological trail and the local strengthening applied to the conservation and appropriation by the territory.

    TROPENBOS, in social cartography and technical research to apply in the conservation area of ​​intervention.
    It will adapt and strengthen the appropriation of the territory by means of the adaptation of the sender to the Morro, signaling and building a wooden bridge that allows its use and appropriate use and educate visitors and natives about the biodiversity of the Colombian Pacific and endow the organization Communication radios and vests for the team of Guianza that strengthens the economic dynamics and the generation of income.

    The project seeks to strengthen Ecomanglar's associate team in participatory research techniques, which allow the diagnosis and inventory of the species of fauna and flora in the Moor's sender area, perform this characterization exercise themselves, leave the installed capacity For future projects Within the territory that includes inputs to incorporate the management plan of the community council and provide input and appropriation to the guides, the booklet and the educational brochures; This was achieved with practical theoretical workshops and for that purpose the organization of audio-visual equipment would be provided.

    To strengthen the gastronomic offer was established in the quality of the collection and recovery of the traditional practice of growing aromatic plants, condiments and vegetables used in food preparation at the local level, which decreases market dependence, saves on purchases And offer local organic inputs.

    4. Project activities:
    Result 1:
    Planning of the execution of the project and socialization with the Board of Directors of the community center.
    Delimitation and signaling of the areas to be intervened within the path, revision of the budget of materials, realization of designs.
    Get the materials, construction and installation of adjustments within the path that leads to the natural pools el Morro.
    Result 2:
    Management and purchase of materials for roof construction.
    Mingas for obtaining land, manure and seedlings.
    Mingas for construction and planting of the roof.
    Maintenance of the roofs.
    Result 3:
    Theoretical-practical workshops in research techniques (cartography, species inventory, characterization) directed to 32 associates.
    Purchase of equipment for research practices, in the field and equipment for the guides.
    Design and printing of educational brochures and promotional video of the trail.
    Result 4:
    Exchange of experiences of community ecotourism initiatives in the area.
    Management of alliance with some University or Research Center for technical support.
    Mapping and characterization of community ecotourism initiatives based on social cartography.
    Visit to validate and complete the mapping and characterization.
    Elaboration of dissemination material and proposal to position ecotourism as a sustainable economic alternative from the community territorial management.
    Meeting / event / management for disclosure of proposal and material.
    Result 5:
    Community participatory evaluation and monitoring meetings for the preparation of reports and generation of learning.
    Evaluation and monitoring activities, training and technical assistance, and exchanges.
    Partners
    Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia - Natural Parks of Colombia
    SENA: Seccional de Aprendizaje de Colombia
    DAI.
    SGP-PPD

    Goal 8

    Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

    Goal 8

    8.1

    Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries
    8.1.1

    Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

    8.2

    Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors

    8.2.1

    Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

    8.3

    Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services

    8.3.1

    Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex

    8.4

    Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead

    8.4.1

    Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP

    8.4.2

    Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP

    8.5

    By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
    8.5.1

    Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities

    8.5.2

    Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    8.6

    By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
    8.6.1

    Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training

    8.7

    Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms

    8.7.1

    Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age

    8.8

    Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment

    8.8.1

    Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status

    8.8.2

    Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status

    8.9

    By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

    8.9.1

    Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate

    8.10

    Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all

    8.10.1

    (a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults

    8.10.2

    Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider

    8.a

    Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries
    8.a.1

    Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements

    8.b

    By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization

    8.b.1

    Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy

    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
    14.7 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
    Construction and equipment of two (2) spaces of 180 Mts, inside the path that leads to the natural pools of the ravine the MORRO.
    Construction of a 24m2 community roof that will recover and contribute to the traditional practice, from the rescue of 15 species between condiments and aromatic (cimarron, oregano, basil, poleo, cucumber, good grass, peppermint, tomato, paprika, lemongrass, onion Long, ginger, aj, garlic), to be used in development of the gastronomy component of the organization.
    Diagnosis and inventory of flora and fauna of the path MORRO. By 25 associates who strengthen the local context and provide elements to guide and promote the place.
    Proposal on local entrepreneurship of community ecotourism based on the exchange of experiences and networking. Association strengthened for the execution and organization of the project.
    Other, please specify
    550
    In-kind contribution
    6700
    Financing (in USD)
    20000
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    Timeline
    01 February 2016 (start date)
    01 December 2017 (date of completion)
    Entity
    Asociación Comunitaria de Bahía Málaga - Ecomanglar - SANTIAGO VALENCIA
    SDGs
    Geographical coverage
    Baha Mlaga la Plata (Buenaventura Colombia)
    Other beneficiaries
    People living in Baha Mlaga la Plata (Buenaventura Colombia)
    Ocean Basins
    South Pacific
    Communities of Ocean Action
    Sustainable fisheries, Sustainable blue economy
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    SANTIAGO VALENCIA, MANAGER AND LEGAL REPRESENT