We are excited to be supporting the Uganda Junior Rangers as partners on their ghost gear project. The project will have a holistic approach, by addressing the source of the problem and engaging the community in environmental stewardship. We will work with the fishing community to create awareness of the negative impacts ADLFG are having on their environment and livelihoods. We will actively recover ADLFG and teach the local community/fishers. For the recovered ADLFG and end-of-life fishing gear we will establish a waste infrastructure.
We divided the project in two parts.
During phase 1 we want to establish a strong foundation to continue to phase 2.
Phase 1: Removal and prevention of ALDFG in Lake Victoria, Uganda. Set up a waste infrastructure for end-of-life fishing gear and retrieved ALDFG. Start the R&D phase for recycling the fishing gear waste and research potential products benificial to support the basic livelihood of the local community.
Phase 2: Continue rolling out the educational program by teaching at schools and give training to the (fishing) community to create awareness for the problem of ALDFG Recycle ALDFG into the new high value product developed and designed according to the results of the research in part one. For example: Construction material, water containers, medical equipment