Environmental policy and administrative management

To enable the local communities to mainstream its efforts , which were piloted annd proven during its earlier phase of funding which ended in June 2005. The local communities have shown a keen interest and a strong belief in mainstreaming their efforts towards the conservation and sustainable use of the Sematan mangroves ecosystem and its biological diversity for the present and future generations. The communities have come to realise that the mangrove ecosystem becomes especialy important in providing protection from natural disasters like the tsunami. Also there is much interest shown by both the federal and state government in the conservation and protection of mangrove ecosystems whilst providing livelihood to the local communities. The project will aim to enncourage the local communities to be involved in the reforestatiion of the mangrove and to carry out their mainstreaming efforts in sustaining the mangrove ecosystem BD. Related awareness raising programme, alternative income generation and other supportive Programme like eco tourism would be carried out in tandem.

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