Support for rural communities in the Gamba Protected Areas Complex in the sustainable management of their natural resources

Bénéficiaire IBONGA
Montant du projet € 88 890
Subventions FFEM € 33 000
État du projet achevé

The project is located in the Gamba Protected Areas Complex (11,320 km2), which includes the Loango (153,000ha) and Moukalaba – Doudou (502,000ha) National Parks. Along 200 km of coastline, a mosaic of coastal plains, humid equatorial forests, lakes and lagoons make up a unique landscape rich in endemisms and flagship species (elephants, hippos, monkeys, sea turtles, etc.) and sparsely populated.

In this area, with the support of WWF, Ibonga carried out with satisfactory results two PPI 1 (period from 2006 to 2010) which had for object environmental education campaigns, the structuring of the tourist reception in Sette Cama and the development of craftsmanship in a hut called Mafubu where objects sold to tourists passing through the town of Gamba are displayed.

Ibonga is part of the network of associations called “Partnership for Gabonese Marine Turtles” set up by WCS thanks to which, after the Protomac program funded by ECOFAC, it has been able to monitor these species since 2002: as a information, around Gamba on 2 sites with 30 km of coastline, between 2012 and 2013 we observed 379 turtles, while during the first three months of the 2013-2014 season we have already observed 424, which shows the important stake in terms of conservation.

The population, with no job prospects in the declining oil industry, is turning to economic activities such as poaching and illegal fishing, hence Ibonga’s determination to continue his awareness-raising activities, research on turtles and the promotion of crafts that can help protect these fragile and unique ecosystems.

Détails du projet

Pays : Gabon

Financeurs : 3 Financeurs

Durée du projet : 24 mois

Convention : 25/09/2014

Principales activités

Four phases of the conservation caravan are organized in Mandji, Peny and Doussala Murindi, Sette Cama, along the Ndougou / Gamba lagoon and the Mayumba –Tchibanga axis involving around 5,000 people;

Two 15-day nature excursions are organized for the benefit of about 60 students from primary and secondary schools on the outskirts of the Loango and Moukalaba-Doudou National Parks;

Various new awareness-raising tools (documentaries, comics, puppet theater, etc.) are distributed in 3 towns and more than 20 villages as well as in their schools;

16 radio broadcasts are organized on the local Gamba radio station, reaching at least 8,000 listeners;

The existing marine turtle monitoring research camp in Gamba is equipped (washbasins, water supply) and receives more than 100 tourists during the 6 months of the marine turtle laying period;

A research camp is set up in Panga during the second year of the project, south of Moukalaba-Doudou park with the support of the National Agency of National Parks and GIZ;

The intervention zones for the collection of artisanal products are extended to Mandji in the north and Mayumba in the south of the complex, making it possible to involve at least 50 artisans whose products will be exhibited in the “Mafubu box”;

A craft circuit is set up in the northern area of the complex in collaboration with the NGO Program (former beneficiary of a PPI) to increase the income of artisans by at least 50,000 FCFA;

A catalog (directory) of CAPG craftsmanship is produced;

An exhibition-sale fair is organized between Gamba (1,000 participants) and Tchibanga;

the artisanal hut serves as a place of awareness and has an attendance of 200 people / month or 2,400 people / year, the manager’s salary being financed by the sale of objects.

Jean Churley MANFOUMBI

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