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• Re: Competition: Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries

  2011-11-17 12:10:39 UTC

  Its time to cast your votes!
  
  Rare, National Geographic and the judges have named the 10 finalists for the first ever Solution Search. Now it is up to YOU to select the top three and award the $20,000 grand prize and two $5,000 runner-ups. Vote today at www.solutionsearch.org.
  
  Solution Search is an innovative online platform dedicated to finding proven community-based solutions for global environmental issues. The first contest, Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries, sought entrants from organizations worldwide that demonstrated proven innovations that benefit coastal communities and marine biodiversity. Over 100 entries were submitted from 48 different countries.
  
  Public voting will be open from November 16, 2011 through December 24, 2011 and the winners will be announced January 6, 2012.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact Emma Racila at eracila@rareconervation.org or +1 703 522 5070 ext 141
  
  
  Our Best,
  
  The Solution Search Team
  
  
  Emma Racila
  Solution Search Mangement Fellow
  Rare Conservation
  United States
  

• Competition: Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries

  2011-10-17 12:02:33 UTC

  There are only two weeks left to enter Solution Search: Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries. The application process is easy! Visit www.solutionsearch.org today.
  
  The first place solution will win a US $20,000 project grant and will be featured in a video on National Geographics Ocean ( http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/ ) website. By entering Solution Search, you are joining a global community of innovators and ambassadors for marine conservation.
  
  This Solution Search is casting a wide net to find community-based innovations for near-shore fisheries based on proven successes. Examples of solutions might include, but are not limited to, the areas of:
  
  No-take zones, marine protected areas, TURF (territorial user rights in fisheries) reserves
  Fishing gear, catch shares, fishing licenses
  Monitoring of catch compositions, data collection and analysis
  Eradicating destructive fishing techniques
  Community enforcement and natural resource management
  Creation of social and capital resilience, development of alternative livelihoods
  Regulation of curio and aquarium trades
  Biodiversity protection
  Reduction of terrestrial threats, such as road construction and local agriculture
  Other innovative ways of managing local fisheries
  
  
  Important Dates
  Solution Search Launch September 8, 2011
  Entry Deadline October 31, 2011
  Public Voting Opens November 16, 2011
  Public Voting Closes December 25, 2011
  Winners Announced January 6, 2012
  
  Entries will go through a three-tiered judging process and finalists will be announced to the public to vote for the winner. All applications will be judged based on innovation, biodiversity impact, sustainability and resilience, impact on human wellbeing and livelihoods, replicability, and governance.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact Emma Racila at eracila@rareconservation.org or +1 703-522-5070.
  
  We look forward to learning about your solution!
  
  
  Emma Racila
  Solution Search Mangement Fellow
  Rare Conservation
  United States

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