COM 3.2

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Competence Level

Category name:

Local communities and cultures

Category code:

COM

Category function:

Establishing systems of protected area governance and management that address the needs and rights of local communities.

Competence level:

LEVEL 3

Code:

Scope of work:

Direction and management of medium sized organisations.

Typical function:

SENIOR MANAGER

Knowledge statement:

Direct development of a strategy and plan for engagement by a protected area with local communities.

Knowledge criterion:

National policy and legislation related to local communities indigenous peoples and protected areas. Details of local stakeholders communities and indigenous peoples. Rights priorities and needs of PA communities and options for addressing them. Principles of good governance and co management. IUCN governance categories and guidance. Participatory planning and decision making techniques and their uses.

Performance criterion:

Preparing a detailed strategy and plan for community engagement by a protected area developed with full participation of local stakeholders. Identifying appropriate mechanisms for local communities to participate in PA planning management and monitoring. Identifying agreed forms of co management devolved management establishment of buffer zones community conserved zones etc. Identifying joint plans projects or proposals for activities that benefit PA communities and a protected area. Incorporating the plan into the overall management strategy/plan for a protected area. Communicating the strategy and plan to PA staff and local stakeholders.