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People and Oceans: Managing Marine Areas for Human Well-Being

by Giselle Samonte; Leah Bunce Karrer; Michael Orbach

Mar 1, 2011
  • Agriculture and Food
  • Community and Economic Development
  • Energy and Environment

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This booklet demonstrates an awakening within the conservation community that the human relationship with coastal and ocean environments must be evaluated in cultural, social, and economic -- as well as ecological -- dimensions. The major insights from this booklet include:
  • People depend on oceans for food security, recreational opportunities, shoreline protection, climate regulation, and other ecosystem services.
  • Marine resources have tremendous economic value that far exceeds current investments in marine governance, and visitors often are willing to pay far more than existing user fees.
  • MMAs improve human well-being by diversifying livelihoods, enhancing incomes, and improving environmental awareness. They also pose challenges, including loss of access to fishing grounds, inequitable distribution of benefits, dependence on project assistance, and unmet expectations.
  • MMAs are influenced by socioeconomic and governance conditions, including benefits exceeding costs, shared benefits, improved livelihood options, strong community participation, accountable management style, supportive local government, enabling legislation, enforced rules, empowerment and capacity building, strong persistent leadership, and involved external agents.
  • Effective MMAs require strong enforcement, including both soft measures (i.e., education, partnerships) and hard measures (i.e., detection, interception, prosecution, and sanctions).
  • Approaches such as buyouts, conservation agreements, and alternative livelihoods provide positive incentives for altering human behavior.

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Published By

  • Conservation International

Funded By

  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration
  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Copyright

  • Copyright 2011 Conservation International.

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  • Report/Whitepaper

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  • English
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Title: People and Oceans: Managing Marine Areas for Human Well-Being
Publication date 2011-03-01
Publication Year 2011
Authors Giselle Samonte , Leah Bunce Karrer , Michael Orbach
Copyright holder(s) Conservation International
Keywords conservation international , livelihoods , marine managed , coiba , alternative livelihoods
Document type Report/Whitepaper
Language English
URL: https://ofg.crc.issuelab.org/resource/people-and-oceans-managing-marine-areas-for-human-well-being.html
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