COUNTRY: GUINEA-BISSAU

INHABITANTS: 3.369 HABITANTS (2007)

TOURISTS: 150 (2019)

SPECIF STATUS : NATIONAL PARK (2000)

O R A N G O N AT I O N A L PA R K ( B i j a g ó s A r c h i p e l a g o )

ETICOGA VILAGEORANGO MAP (1.582,35 Km2)

33 vilages

INITIATIVE/ ACTIVITY:

P R O J E C T / A C T I O N

PARTNERS / GOVERNANCE:

• MANAGMENT COUNCIL MEETINGS

(INTERN AND EXTENDED)

• SURVEILANCE ACTIVITIES (SEA AND

LAND)

• ANIMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING

´(COMMUNITY RADIOS: OKINKA

PAMPA; DJANDJAM;

CINEMA/DISCUSSION)

• SPECIES MONITORING (BIRDS, SEA

TURTLES, HIPPOPOTAMUS)

• MEETINGS WITH LOCAL

DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS (NGOs,

ORANGO PARQUE-HOTEL and

OTHRES)

• SOCIOPROFESSIONAL GROUP

MEETINGS (FEMALE GARDENERS,

FARMERS AND FISHERES.

• MAVA FOUNDATION (SEA

TURTULES; SHOREBIRDS)

• GCCA

• FFEM

SOCIOPROFISSIONAL MEETING

SURVEILANCE ACTIVITIESSPECIES MONITORING

EXTENDED MANAGMENT MEETINGS

MAJOR RESULTS:

P R O J E C T / O U T P U T S

CHALLENGES:

• ILEGAL ACTIVITIES CONTROL

(FISHING, TOURISM);

• UNSUFFICIENT SPECIALIZED

HUMAN RESSOURCES;

• UNSUFFICIENT FINANCIAL

MEANS.

• MANAGMENT COUNCIL

MEETINGS (4 PER YEAR)

• 36 SURVEILANCE MISSION

PER YEAR (9 PER

TRIMESTER)

• SHOOTING AND DISPLAY OF

VIDEOS OF ACTIVITIES

DURING

CINEMA/DISCUSSION

• 17 LOCAL COLLABORATORS

TRAINED IN SPECIES

MONITORING

- NEGATIVE -

L E S S O N S L E A R N E D

+ POSITIVE +

• DIFFICULTIES IN THE

CONTROL OF ALL ILEGAL

FISHING ACTIVITIES

• NATIONAL GOVERNEMNT

SUPPORT LACKING

(DIFICULT IN REALIZE SOME

ACTIVITES)

• HIGH LEVEL OF POVERTY

(LACK OF COMMUNITY

AWARENESS ON DANGERS OF

SOME TOURISM PROJECTS)

• ECOSYSTEMS AND

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

• ASSURED ACCESS TO

RESSOURCES TO LOCAL

RESIDENTS

• NEW PARTENERSHIPS

DEVELOPED BY ATRACTING

OTHER INSTITUTIONS

• TOURISTS PRESENCE