11 years after it was established, the KMM – KAGANA Marine Protected Area has very good coral cover, abundant coral recruits,

but there is no spill over effect of fishes that is supposed to happen.

Where have all the fishes gone?

LGU Lianga – Rare, Inc.

Campaign site:KMM – KAGANA Marine Protected AreaBarangay Ganayon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur, Philippines

Home to 42 species of reef fishes, 36 genera of corals, 14 species of mangroves and 8 species of seagrasses –(DOST – PCMARD PacSea 4)

Area: NTZ = 43.33 has + buffer zone = 88.73 has = 132.06 has

Habitats: Coral, Seagrasses and Mangroves

The MPA is one of the MPAs of Lianga Bay and an integral part of the ICRM efforts that address the urgent issues in marine protection and conservation.

- Overfishing - Illegal fishing using dynamite, fine-

meshed nets and compressor- MPA intrusion- Habitat destruction- Coral bleaching due climate change - Presence of crown of thorns

Where have all the fishes gone?Human and Biological Threats

have driven away fishes from the MPA.

LGU Lianga THEORY OF CHANGE K + A + IC + BR = BC = TR CR

Improve knowledge

Shift Attitudes

Spark Conversation

Remove Barriers

Change Behaviours

Reduce Threats

Advance Conservation

Liangenos increase their awareness and understand the role of MPAs in increased fish biomass and habitat improvement; that they also realize the importance of accomplishing their agreements made as members of the sectors involved in MPA management.

Community residents are able to demonstrate among themselves the impacts derived from collaborative efforts in MPA management, that everyone involved in conservation and protection is eventually benefited economically and socially.

Sectors are encouraged to deliberate issues and concerns regarding MPA management; review roles and functions based on agreements made, persuade early adopters to share success stories/best practices for emulation so that the rest of the stakeholders start modifying behavior.

MPA managers avail of technical expertise and technical support from identified development partners to create and enforce agreements, making certain funding mechanisms are established to implement sustainability plans.

Strong sense of ownership of well-managed MPAs has become a source of pride for the community.Mainstreaming of MPAs in coastal resource management among fishermen, other stakeholders specially municipal officials is achieved.

Results in monitoring and evaluation show remarkable reduction in MPA intrusion and incidences of illegal fishing.

MPAs as CRM intervention saves corals, fishes and mangroves from endangerment to extinction ultimately increasing fish biomass and species recruitment.

LGU Lianga THEORY OF CHANGE K + A + IC + BR = BC = TR CR

Improve knowledge

Shift Attitudes

Spark Conversation

Remove Barriers

Change Behaviours

Reduce Threats

Advance Conservation

Liangenos increase their awareness and understand the role of MPAs in increased fish biomass and habitat improvement; that they also realize the importance of accomplishing their agreements made as members of the sectors involved in MPA management.

Community residents are able to demonstrate among themselves the impacts derived from collaborative efforts in MPA management, that everyone involved in conservation and protection is eventually benefited economically and socially.

Sectors are encouraged to deliberate issues and concerns regarding MPA management; review roles and functions based on agreements made, persuade early adopters to share success stories/best practices for emulation so that the rest of the stakeholders start modifying behavior.

MPA managers avail of technical expertise and technical support from identified development partners to create and enforce agreements, making certain funding mechanisms are established to implement sustainability plans.

Strong sense of ownership of well-managed MPAs has become a source of pride for the community.Mainstreaming of MPAs in coastal resource management among fishermen, other stakeholders specially municipal officials is achieved.

Results in monitoring and evaluation show remarkable reduction in MPA intrusion and incidences of illegal fishing.

MPAs as CRM intervention saves corals, fishes and mangroves from endangerment to extinction ultimately increasing fish biomass and species recruitment.

- high level of community participation

- already aware of environmental protection

- has strong sense of ownership of the MPA

The Target Audiencefor Pride Campaign

LGU LiangaPRIDE Campaign Team

KMM KAGANA MPA Management Council

LGU Officials and TWG

A fully capacitated PO - fishermen, conscientious stakeholders, supportive LGU and partner agencies, active law enforcers will result to a well- managed MPA. Eventually….

Fishes will come

back to live in the MPA! .

A call to campaign

for Sustainable

Fishing in Lianga!

From:

Liaflora O. OrculloConservation FellowCohort 2, Philippines

Own definition of Theory of Change• A theory of change is a framework containing

concepts that carries the plan of activities in a given time with given targets to address issues/ concerns or threats in the community, the utmost objective is to create change in behaviour so that a new norm of behaviour that is desired to achieve the target is formed.