Designing a marine protected areas network in a data-limited situation

Reniel B. Cabral, Samuel S. Mamauag and Porfirio M. Aliño

Marine Policy, 2015, vol. 59, issue C, 64-76

Abstract: The science of designing a marine protected areas network is rapidly developing. However, translating the design principles for a data-limited situation is a challenge. The planning design that works perfectly in a developed country setting may not be readily applicable to a developing and emerging country setting because of constraints on data availability and social complexity. Using available global databases and local knowledge, a participatory-based, semi-quantitative framework for selecting suitable sites for protection in the Southern Negros Marine Key Biodiversity Area in the Philippines was implemented. The framework involved the accounting of marine resources; identifying areas of biodiversity and fisheries importance; and determining land- and sea-based threats to marine biodiversity, ecosystems, and its uses. Various initiatives that could engage the municipalities in Southern Negros in the networking process were identified.

Keywords: MPA network; Participatory MPA network; Marine spatial planning; Land–sea interaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.04.013

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