Coral Reef Socio-Ecological Systems Analysis & Restoration

Natalia Uribe-Castañeda, Alice Newton and Martin Le Tissier
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Natalia Uribe-Castañeda: Estuaries and Mangroves Ecology Research Group, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Alice Newton: CIMA, Campus de Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Martin Le Tissier: Future Earth Coasts, MaREI, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, P43 C573 Cork, Ireland

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-11

Abstract: Restoration strategies for coral reefs are usually focused on the recovery of bio-physical characteristics. They seldom include an evaluation of the recovery of the socio-ecological and ecosystem services features of coral reef systems. This paper proposes a conceptual framework to address both the socio-ecological system features of coral reefs with the implementation of restoration activity for degraded coral reefs. Such a framework can lead to better societal outcomes from restoration activities while restoring bio-physical, social and ecosystem service features of such systems. We first developed a Socio Ecological System Analysis Framework, which combines the Ostrom Framework for analyzing socio-ecological systems and the Kittinger et al. human dimensions framework of coral reefs socio-ecological systems. We then constructed a Restoration of Coral Reef Framework, based on the most used and recent available coral reef restoration literature. These two frameworks were combined to present a Socio-Ecological Systems & Restoration Coral Reef Framework. These three frameworks can be used as a guide for managers, researchers and decision makers to analyze the needs of coral reef restoration in a way that addresses both socio-economic and ecological objectives to analyze, design, implement and monitor reef restoration programs.

Keywords: coral restoration; ecosystem services; adaptive management; conceptual frameworks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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