Descripción general del proyecto
Applying Nature-based Solutions to Increase Coastal Resilience and Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation in Protected Areas of Cuba
Cuba
This project improved climate resilience and protected ecosystem services across four coastal protected areas in Cuba. Protected-area staff and neighboring communities developed locally appropriate adaptation plans, strengthened management capacity, restored degraded mangroves, coral reefs, and coastal vegetation, and addressed unsustainable fishing, plastic pollution, invasive species, and other local pressures that compound climate risks.
Objetivos clave
- Strengthen adaptive management in four coastal protected areas
- Build community and protected-area staff capacity for ecosystem-based adaptation
- Restore degraded mangroves, coral reefs, and coastal vegetation
- Develop climate-informed fisheries management and locally appropriate adaptation plans
Enfoque en el ecosistema
Coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mangroves, coastal vegetation, fisheries habitats, and protected-area seascapes.
Comunidades involucradas
Este proyecto se implementó en las siguientes comunidades y áreas de proyecto:
- Corona de San Carlos Faunal Refuge
- Laguna de Maya Faunal Refuge
- Cienaga de Zapata National Park
- Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Organizaciones implementadoras
Organización líder:
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
WCS coordinated protected-area management, community capacity building, ecosystem restoration, adaptive fisheries planning, and climate-risk assessment across the four Cuban project landscapes.
Socios del proyecto
- Centro Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CNAP)
- Empresa Nacional para la Proteccion de la Flora y la Fauna
- Centro de Investigaciones Marinas, Universidad de La Habana
- Acuario Nacional de Cuba
- Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras
- Fundacion Antonio Nunez Jimenez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre
- Environmental Defense Fund