Zonation Revision

Previous Zonation System:

• 2 conflicting zonation systems
• Unclear demarcation of zones
• Ambiguous rules for each zone
• Initial attempts in govt offices stagnated

Zonation Revision

• New focus on 2 primary user groups: villagers and marine tourism operators (in conjunction with BTNB rangers)
• Village-by-village process, starting with Bunaken Island
• Accommodate current use patterns, formulate explicit rules for each zone
• Parallel meetings with 2 user groups, using combination of open and focal group meetings
• Bunaken island completed in late 2000, signed off as agreement between BTNB and 2 village governments, followed by 22 other villages
• Both user groups willing to compromise
• Draft revision widely distributed, 1 month public commentary period, then “firestorm of publicity” using billboards, posters, etc.
• Formalized by the DG of Forestry in Feb, 2008

Features of Bunaken Zonation:

• 8 original zones reduced to 3 primary zones with clearly understandable zone names
• No more “jigsaw puzzle” zonation - 11 original tourism zones reduced to 3 large ones with clearly demarcated borders.
• EXPLICIT rules for each zone that reflect a compromise of different user groups’ activities.
• ITS WORKING! 11.3% increase in hard coral cover in 2 years

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