06 Mar Marine Protected Areas and Spatial Management
The role of participation and collaboration in development, implementation, and management of marine protected areas (MPAs) can be explored as a central theme throughout the documents provided to the right of this page. Other topics discussed include sustainability in small-scale fisheries, community well-being, and the significant benefit of indigenous knowledge in coastal and marine planning / conservation. Diverse perspectives from locations such as New Zealand, Madagascar, South Africa, and several small island states demonstrate the dynamics between human communities and the surrounding environment. Survey data detailing short and long-term impacts of MPAs on individuals in coastal communities is provided and discussed through a social-ecological systems lens.
The collection of resources available on this page provide insight at the community level from professionals at numerous international sites. With a focus on the complexities involved in effective marine spatial planning, establishment and management of MPAs, and balancing the relationship between social, cultural, and economic interests – authors discuss principles of best practice at the local and international level, and suggest possible areas of improvement in the current policy status quo.
Key themes:
Governance, Rights & Conflict, Conserved Areas, Places & Spaces, Wildlife & Fisheries
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Marine Protected Area planning in Aotearoa New Zealand: reflections on participation and process
Kate Davies (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research), Ani Murchie (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research), Vince Kerr (Kerr and Associates), Carolyn Lundquist (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)
Can MPAs drive socio-psychological changes in communities?
Philip Dearden (University of Victoria), Mai Yasue (Quest University), Alessia Kockel (University of Victoria)
Examining the "governance fit" of a marine protected area using a social wellbeing approach in Bluefields, Jamaica
Cheryl Chan (University of Waterloo)
Born on the Rocks - Communities and conservation in crisis
Ella-Kari Muhl (University of Cape Town)
MIHARI: Networking coastal communities to manage Madagascar's small-scale fisheries sustainably
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy (MIHARI Network)
What Counts in Making Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Count? The Role of Legitimacy in MPA Success in Canada
Lauren Dehens (Marine Affairs Program/Dalhousie University), Lucia Fanning (Fish-WIKS, Dalhousie University)
Embedding community reality in marine spatial planning: can communities and their experiences be better captured in MSP?
Julie Reimer (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Rodolphe Devillers (Memorial University of Newfoundland)