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4 Capacity Building
Pages 23-26

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... 1 "[Capacity building is] the process by which rural/Tribal groups, organizations, and NGOs expand and develop technical and administrative abilities, enabling them to participate in a range of fisheries research activities to the maximum level they desire." The Steering Committee also adopted the United Nations Development Program's definition of "capacity" as "the ability of individuals and organizations or organizational units to perform functions effectively, efficiently and sustainably." 23
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... This reflects the broader principle that communities should be involved in programs and projects from the beginning. These advantages should be clearly articulated in the research and restoration plan, which should also state whether money is to be specifically set aside for capacity building.
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... We recommend that the AYK Research and Restoration Plan include an education component designed to encourage interest in resource management. This should be done by providing supplements to funded grants or by giving priority to relevant grant proposals that include wellplanned research experiences for high-school and undergraduate students.
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... One useful way of encouraging collaborations would be to use seed grants to allow groups to work together to develop more-detailed and long-term research proposals. The advantages of this type of program are threefold: · It incorporates Native or local groups directly into the mainstream of scientific research and provides them with long-term contacts and relationships with the scientific community.
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