Sabah has a shared vision for marine stewardship that incorporates policy, protected areas, fisheries management and community participation.

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Objective 1: By 2028, produce an open access, multi-stakeholder mapping platform of Sabah’s marine and coastal ecosystems and diverse forms of marine governance. This platform will fill data gaps and provide a foundation for a state marine stewardship vision, management strategies, and spatial planning.

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Objective 2: By 2028, facilitate the development of a high-level Sabah vision shared by all stakeholders (including state agencies) for the realisation of more effective protection of coastal and marine areas and strengthened community fisheries management, integrating diverse sources of input (mapping, socioeconomic valuation, pilots and case studies, communities’ knowledge). A roadmap and policy brief will provide the policy and institutional scaffolding to guide ongoing efforts to implement the vision.