Eco Custodian Advocates is a not for profit, non-governmental organization that works together with the local communities, governments and educational institutions of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. We endeavour to promote sound marine management and conservation in the area through relevant, community-driven conservation education while recognizing and reinforcing elements of traditional knowledge that sustain the ecology and biodiversity of the area.
ECA strives to educate, empower and strengthen the advocacy of local communities to achieve sustainable environmental goals through innovative learning materials.
ECA is exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes.
Eco CustodianAdvocates
P.O. Box 943 Alotau 211
Milne Bay Province
Papua New Guinea
www.ecocustodianadvocates.org
[email protected]
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Letter From the Director Welcome to this our nineteenth ECA newsletter for Eco Custodian Advocates. PNG has been through its 50th year of Independence and is going into a ‘reset’ that doesn’t build on the goals and directive principles of the people’s aspirations of 1975, nor on a review of our natural environment and customs associated with managing it, how we are doing. The work of ECA and other likeminded NGOs therefore remains relevant within this ‘neglect’ in the government’s development direction. It was a shock for us to lose one of our community champions in the late Elama Peter and we dedicate this Newsletter to his memory and his legacy within ‘Gwala Rising’ and ‘Gwala is Life’. We continue to encourage the practice of gwala in other cultures, gola on Konekonegolu, the hambun, soŋot of the NE small islands of Manus, gelegele in the Duke of York islands. Along with working together with communities in their learning of skills for keeps. A bit of the past on fish traps and pots and some challenges of the present From this point we a sailing towards our 10th year, of ECAs journey. David K Mitchell David K Mitchell Gola Konekonegolu Emmanuel Margam
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| Publisher | PNG Eco-Custodian Advocates (ECA) |
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| Identifier | 44e53220-3bc3-4f27-94bc-cdebd68dbf02 |
| Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | Papua New Guinea |
| Relevant Countries | Papua New Guinea |
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| Author | David Mitchell |
| Contact Name | Gerard Natera |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |