Multifaceted Measures of Success in Two Mexican Marine Protected Areas

Murray, Grant

doi:10.1080/08941920500248814

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“…Failing to recognise this may significantly hamper the quality of the management plan and limit its ability to identify and address the actors whose practices are in conflict with the environmental objectives motivating the protection. This, in turn, may undermine the entire concept of local participation in PA management (Murray 2005).…”

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Organising to Protect: Protecting Landscapes and Livelihoods in the Nicaraguan Hillsides

Ravnborg¹

2008

Conservat Soc

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Social science literature on protected areas (PAs) has hitherto focused mostly upon how PAs have been designated at the expense of the interests of people living in and around the PA and how this has often resulted in conflict. However, there is a growing recognition that this dichotomised perception does not always adequately capture what is taking place in relation to PA establishment and management. Internal as well as external interests, viz-à-viz PA establishment and management are much more diverse and complex, and have to be understood in a wider context of interests and strategies not solely related to issues of conservation. This article reports a case from Nicaragua of small scale farmers struggling to have their area, Miraflor, declared a PA. Adopting a political ecology perspective, the article explores the underlying motives for this apparent paradox of farmers wanting to have their land recognised as a PA and thus accepting the potential restrictions on land use this entails. This article analyses how the formulation of the management plan for Miraflor as a PA, became the 'arena' for negotiation and alliance building between different segments of competing land users in Miraflor ranging from the virtually landless poor to the landed small scale farmers to the resourceful, largely absentee landowners; and how national and international external institutions-knowingly or not-were drawn into and took part in this negotiation. Hence, this article serves to illustrate the importance of recognising that this key instrument in PA management-the management plan-is much more than a technical document building on sound ecological principles. The issue at stake is not only protecting a landscape, but, perhaps more importantly, protecting livelihoods.

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Organising to Protect: Protecting Landscapes and Livelihoods in the Nicaraguan Hillsides

Ravnborg¹

2008

Conservat Soc

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“…One important rationale for initial participation is the development of clear objectives for the MPA [11,140]. Murray [141] suggests that full participation is required to identify and address the full range of divergent and overlapping objectives in MPA creation [142], which may be able to be reconciled through the creation of multiple use MPAs [24]. In order for participation to be effective, there is a need to recognize the heterogeneity of communities and stakeholder groups, recognize the potential impacts of institutions and entitlements on the ability of certain groups to participate, consider potential equity issues and asymmetries, and incorporate marginalized groups [121].…”

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From measuring outcomes to providing inputs: Governance, management, and local development for more effective marine protected areas

Bennett¹,

Dearden²

2018

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Marine protected areas (MPAs) have the potential to conserve marine resources as well as provide social and economic benefits to local communities. Yet the percentage of MPAs that might be considered “successful” or effective on ecological and/or socio-economic accounts is debatable. Measurement of biophysical and socio-economic outcome indicators has become de rigeur for examining MPA management effectiveness so that adaptive feedback loops can stimulate new management actions. Scholars and practitioners alike have suggested that more attention should be given to the inputs that are likely to lead to successful MPA outcomes. This paper briefly discusses the potential ecological and socio-economic outcomes of MPAs then reviews the literature on three categories of inputs – governance, management, and local development – that lead to effective MPAs. In conclusion, the paper presents a novel inputs framework that incorporates indicators for governance, management and development to be used in the design and analysis of MPAs.

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“…The management strategy in Puerto Morelos is a good example of the local people being able to control how quickly and how much the town changes as a result of tourism. Inclusion of the community played a major role in the development of the management plan and without their contributions the protection would not be in place today (Murray, 2005). other situational and psychological factors, previously discussed, to lead to an intention and ultimately a final behavior (Barr and Gilg, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Those affected by the creation of the park were resistant to the growth of development because of their perception of the importance of the surrounding mangroves. Villagers also feared that too many tourists would enter the MPA because of the proximity to Cancun (Murray, 2005). The management program promotes community participation through the establishment of a sustainable development program focusing on actively involving locals in the conservation of their resources and providing benefits to the community.…”

Section: The Role and Importance Of The Local Communitymentioning

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“…In this case, the benefits of the reserve were going to outsiders rather than to individuals who were suffering the direct cost of having an MPA in their vicinity, therefore leading to more violations. Acknowledging the different social processes helps in determining the success level of a marine protected area (Murray, 2005). Factors including awareness of objectives and rules, dependency on coastal resources, and socioeconomic conditions, can be used as indicators to understand their role in park success.…”

Section: Studies Focusing On Behavior and What Controls Environmentalmentioning

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A Social Survey of Demography and Attitudes of Residents Regarding the Marine Protected Area in Puerto Morelos, Mexico

Roque¹

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Multifaceted Measures of Success in Two Mexican Marine Protected Areas

Cited by 25 publications

References 7 publications

Organising to Protect: Protecting Landscapes and Livelihoods in the Nicaraguan Hillsides

Organising to Protect: Protecting Landscapes and Livelihoods in the Nicaraguan Hillsides

From measuring outcomes to providing inputs: Governance, management, and local development for more effective marine protected areas

A Social Survey of Demography and Attitudes of Residents Regarding the Marine Protected Area in Puerto Morelos, Mexico

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