Plate-forme de Concertation pour le Développement Durable de la Baie d’Antongil
Working in and around Antongil Bay – the largest bay in Madagascar and among the most productive in the Indian Ocean – Plateforme de Concertation pour le Développement Durable de la Baie d’Antongil (PCDDBA, Collaborative Platform for Sustainable Development of the Antongil Bay) brings together a diverse range of stakeholders to encourage the sustainable management of marine and coastal resources. Developed to address conflicts between artisanal and industrial fishing interests, declining fish populations, damage to marine ecosystems from illegal fishing and damaging fishing devices, and the conversion of mangroves to rice fields, this multi-stakeholder platform is the first of its kind in the country. PCDDBA provides a critical space for dialogue to facilitate coordinated resource management. Fish size and abundance has grown, endemic species have reappeared, marine ecosystem functioning has been restored, artisanal fisherfolk have been empowered, local incomes have improved, and a viable conflict resolution mechanism now guides resource access throughout the bay.
Key Facts
Equator Prize Winner: 2014
Founded: 2002
Location: Antongil Bay, Analanjirofo Region, Madagascar
Beneficiaries: 150,000 people living across 95 villages in
14 coastal municipalities
Area of Focus: Sustainable marine and coastal resource
management, multi-stakeholder engagement
Case Study
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Equator Prize 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Marine and Coastal Resource Management
Contact Information
Plate-forme de Concertation pour le Développement Durable de la Baie d'Antongil
Tolojanahary Rakotonirina, Wildlife Conservation Society
Email: trakotonirina@wcs.org
Language: French
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