Marine protected area governance: Prospects for co-management in the European Mediterranean


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Published: 20 November 2013
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) raise serious challenges in terms of their governance. By applying a participatory approach co-management can help in overcoming many of the deficiencies of top-down management processes. Yet, despite benefits of co-management, it is still found to be the exception in the Mediterranean. This paper provides a review of co-management and the prospects for decentralisation in the European Mediterranean. The role of social capital (SC) in co-management is discussed and a framework for SC and participation to attain effective co-management is proposed.

Hogg, K., Noguera-Méndez, P., Semitiel-García, M., & Giménez-Casalduero, M. (2013). Marine protected area governance: Prospects for co-management in the European Mediterranean. Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, 4(2), 241–259. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiol.2013.5346

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