Human Dimensions of Large Marine Protected Areas

Social and ecological effectiveness of large marine protected areas

benthic areas (Wagner et al. 2013), as well as different human dimensions, that may include a greater number or diversity of human populations (Gruby et al.

To succeed, large ocean sanctuaries need to benefit both sea life ...

Now, more researchers are examining human dimensions across a number of large marine protected areas. Scientists can inform these conservation ...

Marine protected areas - European Environment Agency (EEA)

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are geographically distinct zones for which protection objectives are set. They constitute a globally connected ...

The Benefits of Marine Protected Areas - DCCEEW

'No-take' MPAs are free from fishing and harvesting and, as far as practicable, protected from other human impacts are an essential component of ecosystem-based ...

The rising tide of marine protected areas - Economist Impact

At the helm of this challenge are marine protected areas (MPAs): designated parts of the ocean where human activity is restricted to a certain extent. Indeed, a ...

MPA Literature Summaries - California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Marine protected areas are increasingly being used to protect biologically rich habitats, resolve user conflicts, and help restore overexploited stocks and ...

How marine protected areas can drive economic growth

Given the challenges in establishing MPAs, including objections from fisheries and the frequently small size and sub-optimal location of ...

Marine Protected Area and Biodiversity Conservation - SpringerLink

(2017) showed that large marine protected areas can increase the species diversity by 40.1% in 2100. Analysis based on 124 temperate and ...

What are MPAs and what do they do?

Early involvement of stakeholders. Page 9. 16. Fisheries management – Marine protected areas and fisheries and a participatory process that takes the human ...

Assessment and promotion of the Great Barrier Reef's human ...

Increasingly, natural resource managers see the marine protected areas that they are responsible for as linked social-ecological systems.

Tracking the response of industrial fishing fleets to large marine ...

Large marine protected areas (MPAs) of unprecedented size have ... ocean conservation in the future if the footprint of human influence ...

Does Size Matter? Debating the Role of Marine Protected Areas

As the world's marine ecosystems face increasing threats, scientists disagree on whether the trend toward huge, remote reserves is a promising ...

Local participation and large marine protected areas - OUCI

List of references · Arenovski · Bush · Christie, Best practices for improved governance of coral reef marine protected areas, Coral Reefs, № 26, с. · Congress · Day ...

reflections for marine protected areas in Brazil

Why people matter in ocean governance: Incorporating human dimensions into large-scale marine protected areas. Marine Policy, v. 84, 273-284 ...

Addressing Criticisms of Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas

Marine protected areas (MPAs), places in the ocean where ... ocean governance: Incorporating human dimensions into large-scale marine protected areas.

Marine Protected Areas - British Antarctic Survey

In addition to any consideration of location and size, the timing and specific of protection are vital. Large protected areas may not ...

Policy Interactions In Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas

1 Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. 2 Department of Geography ...

Addressing Criticisms of Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas - jstor

Why people matter in ocean governance: Incorporating human dimensions into large-scale marine protected areas. Marine. Policy 84: 273–284.

New Research Finds Most of the World's Largest Marine Protected ...

A new study finds that only a third of the world's largest marine protected areas (MPAs) currently implement meaningful conservation measures.

Get to know the world's marine protected areas | GEF

Blue Nature Alliance · MedFund · Seychelles · Brazil · Southeast Asia · Hermandad Marine Reserve · West Africa · Ecosystems-based management approaches ...