WWF Coral Triangle Programme Spells Out Focus Areas for New Three-Year Plan

The WWF Coral Triangle Programme will focus on two key themes over the next three years, centered on sustainable fisheries, food security, and livelihoods.

This was announced by Programme Leader Jackie Thomas in a blog post (external link) dated February 19. The Programme is completing its current strategic plan in June and will then develop a new three-year plan, Ms. Thomas wrote.

Ms. Thomas, who assumed Programme leadership last month from Dr. Lida Pet-Soede (now in a global role within WWF), said the new strategies will promote effective policies for sustainable marine resource management and governance, as well as innovation and business transformation in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

“Our efforts will be channeled towards ‘Securing Fish and Marine Resources for Food and Sustainable Futures in the Coral Triangle,’” Ms. Thomas added. “This will require building stronger and broader collaborations nationally and regionally with governments, the private sector, communities, donors, and investors to leverage improved conservation policies and practices. We aim to link businesses—fishing, aquaculture, and tourism—to the places that sustain them and the communities dependent on their sustainable use.”

The WWF Coral Triangle Programme was a major contributor to the Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) and, as part of the WWF network, continues to be a key partner of CTI-CFF.

To view Ms. Thomas’s blog post, click here (external link).