Food security and the Coral Triangle Initiative

Foale, Simon; Adhuri, Dedi Supriadi; Alino, Porfiro; Allison, Edward H.; Andrew, Neil L.; Cohen, Philippa J.; Evans, Louisa; Fabinyi, Michael; Fidelman, Pedro; Gregory, Chris; Stacey, Natasha; Tanzer, John; Weeratunge, Nireka

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.033

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“…Th ese organizations continue to actively infl uence this agenda through supporting the implementation of market-based mechanisms (Wendland et al 2010; Th e Nature Conservancy 2011). In Southeast Asia, these environmental NGOs have cemented a decade-long alliance with national governments through the creation of the Coral Triangle Initiative, which focuses upon achieving shared objectives relating to food security, fi sheries management, marine biodiversity conservation and promoting resilience to climate change in coastal communities (Clift on 2009;Foale et al 2013). Rosen and Olsson (2013) have demonstrated the mechanisms through which these NGOs have craft ed new relationships and institutions in pursuit of their common regional agenda for Southeast Asia.…”

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confidence: 99%

Valuing and Evaluating Marine Ecosystem Services: Putting the Right Price on Marine Environments?

Clifton¹,

Cullen-Unsworth²,

Unsworth³

2014

Environment and Society

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Ⅲ ABSTRACT: Th e fl ow of ecosystem services from coral reefs, seagrass meadows and mangrove forests sustains the livelihoods of billions of people worldwide. Faced with the global degradation of marine and coastal ecosystems, policy makers are increasingly focusing on ecosystem service valuation techniques to encourage conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. Here we provide a review and synthesis of the available information on economic valuation techniques as applied to tropical marine habitats. Our study demonstrates the high variability and lack of consistency in outcomes from these studies. We conclude that, if the concept of ecosystem goods and services is to make a positive contribution towards managing the impacts of humans on the environment, then economic valuation approaches must refl ect the inherent limitations of economic theory whilst emphasizing the complexity and heterogeneity of the natural environment and human decision making.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Valuing and Evaluating Marine Ecosystem Services: Putting the Right Price on Marine Environments?

Clifton¹,

Cullen-Unsworth²,

Unsworth³

2014

Environment and Society

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“…Many real-world interventions focus on more than one leverage point simultaneously-for example, the Fish Forever program that is promoted by Rare and Environmental Defense Fund combines environmental education and outreach, property rights, capacity supports for technical management with specific actions (Fish Forever 2017)-and many programs are getting more holistic and comprehensive over time. Yet, the leverage point(s) being targeted through different interventions, and how these interact with other elements of stewardship, are often not explicitly articulated by government policies or NGO programs (Foale et al 2013). This is surprising as many of the interventions focus not on promoting specific actions but rather on stewardship supporting activities.…”

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Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework

Bennett¹,

Whitty²,

Finkbeiner³

et al. 2018

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There has been increasing attention to and investment in local environmental stewardship in conservation and environmental management policies and programs globally. Yet environmental stewardship has not received adequate conceptual attention. Establishing a clear definition and comprehensive analytical framework could strengthen our ability to understand the factors that lead to the success or failure of environmental stewardship in different contexts and how to most effectively support and enable local efforts. Here we propose such a definition and framework. First, we define local environmental stewardship as the actions taken by individuals, groups or networks of actors, with various motivations and levels of capacity, to protect, care for or responsibly use the environment in pursuit of environmental and/or social outcomes in diverse social–ecological contexts. Next, drawing from a review of the environmental stewardship, management and governance literatures, we unpack the elements of this definition to develop an analytical framework that can facilitate research on local environmental stewardship. Finally, we discuss potential interventions and leverage points for promoting or supporting local stewardship and future applications of the framework to guide descriptive, evaluative, prescriptive or systematic analysis of environmental stewardship. Further application of this framework in diverse environmental and social contexts is recommended to refine the elements and develop insights that will guide and improve the outcomes of environmental stewardship initiatives and investments. Ultimately, our aim is to raise the profile of environmental stewardship as a valuable and holistic concept for guiding productive and sustained relationships with the environment.

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“…1). Rural areas and marginalized communities, the easily ignored and powerless of today's world, bear much of the impact of society's demands in the form of environmental degradation and biodiversity loss (Foale et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%