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UNDP EQUATOR INITIATIVE CASE STUDY SERIESLocal and indigenous communities across the world are advancing innovative sustainable development solutions that workfor people and for nature. Few publications or case studies tell the full story of how such initiatives evolve, the breadth oftheir impacts, or how they change over time. Fewer still have undertaken to tell these stories with community practitionersthemselves guiding the narrative.To mark its 10-year anniversary, the Equator Initiative aims to fill this gap. The following case study is one in a growing seriesthat details the work of Equator Prize winners – vetted and peer-reviewed best practices in community-based environmentalconservation and sustainable livelihoods. These cases are intended to inspire the policy dialogue needed to take local successto scale, to improve the global knowledge base on local environment and development solutions, and to serve as models forreplication. Case studies are best viewed and understood with reference to ‘The Power of Local Action: Lessons from 10 Years ofthe Equator Prize’, a compendium of lessons learned and policy guidance that draws from the case material.Click on the map to visit the Equator Initiative’s searchable case study database.EditorsEditor-in-Chief:Managing Editor:Contributing Editors:Joseph CorcoranOliver HughesDearbhla Keegan, Matthew Konsa, Erin Lewis, Whitney WildingContributing WritersEdayatu Abieodun Lamptey, Erin Atwell, Toni Blackman, Jonathan Clay, Joseph Corcoran, Larissa Currado, Sarah Gordon, Oliver Hughes,Wen-Juan Jiang, Sonal Kanabar, Dearbhla Keegan, Matthew Konsa, Rachael Lader, Patrick Lee, Erin Lewis, Jona Liebl, Mengning Ma,Mary McGraw, Gabriele Orlandi, Juliana Quaresma, Peter Schecter, Martin Sommerschuh, Whitney Wilding, Luna WuDesignOliver Hughes, Dearbhla Keegan, Matthew Konsa, Kimberly Koserowski, Erin LewisAcknowledgementsThe Equator Initiative acknowledges with gratitude the Fishing Community of Tomia (KOMUNTO), and in particular the guidance andinputs of Saharuddin Usmi. All photo credits courtesy of KOMUNTO. Maps courtesy of CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia.Suggested CitationUnited Nations Development Programme. 2012. Fishing Community of Tomia (KOMUNTO), Indonesia. Equator Initiative Case Study Series.New York, NY.
FISHING COMMUNITY OF TOMIA(KOMUNTO)IndonesiaPROJECT SUMMARYThe Fishing Community of Tomia is a community-basedorganization composed of representatives of fishers’groups from East Tomia, Indonesia. The organization wasestablished in response to shared community concernsregarding foreign commercial fishing, the use of destructivefishing methods, and a vacuum in local governmentleadership on the sustainable management of Wakatobinatural resources.The initiative encourages the local management ofnatural resources to improve community wellbeing. It haspromoted local participation in zoning and spatial planningof Wakatobi National Park, and established three protectedareas around the island of Tomia to allow fish stocks toregenerate. Financial contribution from members fundsavings and loan services and support for members with intimes of need.KEY FACTSEQUATOR PRIZE WINNER: 2010FOUNDED: 2006LOCATION: Tomia, Wakatobi ArchipelagoBENEFICIARIES: 18 fishers’ groupsBIODIVERSITY: No-take zones, sustainable fishing methodsTABLE OF CONTENTSBackground and Context 4Key Activities and Innovations 5Biodiversity Impacts 6Socioeconomic Impacts 6Policy Impacts 7Sustainability 8Replication 8Partners 83
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