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Program Framework and Approaches

        The Anda CBCRM program seeks to lay the foundation for a self-sustaining initiative of resource conservation and economic development with the community as the core initiator and implementers. Steps in that direction necessarily requires an interactive and integrated approach. An interactive approach takes off from the realization that for any program to be successful, the participation of the direct users and stakeholders is crucial. The interaction that takes place is a two-way learning process between the community and the program facilitators to enrich the expertise of both in CBCRM. An integrated approach is necessary owing to the multiplicity of resource management issues to be addressed. Resource management issues range from ecological, socio-economic to the legal/institutional, and the rubrics of their interrelationships are usually complex. An integrated approach deals with the ecological, socio-economic, legal/institutional, and gender issues and their interactions. It will harness the expertise of both the natural and social sciences, as well as the expertise that comes from the academe and other independent development organizations.

        The Anda CBCRM program employs the basic approaches namely, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT and EDUCATION to ensure its interactive and integrated nature towards resource management and sustainability of livelihood activities. Through these approaches, close interrelationship and coordination of all the program components will be established in order to effectively address the issues of poverty and resource sustainability through people’s participation.

        The Anda CBCRM program seeks to facilitate the implementation of a gender sensitive CRM through the following major components namely:

 
· Resource Management. This program component focuses on developing and evaluating resource use and management options based on the community resource management plan. The options include but are not limited to, community-based management of fishery resources, reef and mangrove management and other activities undertaken in line with resource protection, rehabilitation and sustainable utilization.

· Sustainable Livelihood. This component seeks to establish an integrated program that will enable the community to address their daily subsistence. Emanating from environmental regeneration and protection, sustainable livelihood programs/projects will be evaluated with respect to people’s conditions, capabilities and culture in the development of appropriate of appropriate technologies. As a means in organizing the community, the establishment of income generating enterprises and cooperative ventures will provide income and basic social services without sacrificing the community’s livelihood resource base.

· Networking and Advocacy. This component is crucial in resource management. It will focus on advocating for a planned and sustainable use of the resources through a resource management plan. The advocacy for planned use will be one of the main functions of the people’s organizations.

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