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Project |
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| Project title |
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Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management |
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| Project number |
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R7976 |
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 Project leader |
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 Caroline Garaway
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Lead organisation |
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Marine Resources Assessment Group
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| Project
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01/03/2001 to 30/09/2003 |
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Budget (£) |
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134,000
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| Project
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| NRSP
keyword |
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coastal zone, institutional process, marine protected areas, natural resource management, opportunities, poverty, resource assessment, sustainable management |
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 Country |
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Jamaica, Belize, Turks and Caicos Is, Dominica, Saint Lucia |
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| Node:
suite |
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Caribbean 1: Institutional arrangements and decision support tools |
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| Production
system |
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Land Water Interface |
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| Theme |
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6. Linking households and communities with policy makers
7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change |
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| Project
summary |
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This project aimed to identify the current institutional constraints to, and development options for, successfully implementing marine protected areas (MPAs) in a way that leads to a sustained improvement in the livelihoods of poor people in the Caribbean. The impacts of MPAs on poor peoples’ livelihoods were analysed and understanding of the institutional, social and biophysical characteristics of MPAs in the Caribbean region was enhanced.
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| Background |
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This project responded to the recognised imbalance between the wealth of data on the ecological performance of marine protected areas (MPAs) and the lack of understanding about their institutional and social performance, particularly in relation to the livelihoods of the poorest in the Caribbean.
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| Purpose |
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To define the means to improve benefits to the livelihoods of the poor through MPAs, and on this basis, to develop and promote a pro-poor methodology for Caribbean MPA integration, implementation and management.
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| Outputs |
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Understanding was improved of the key institutional, social and biophysical characteristics of MPAs in the Caribbean region.
Knowledge of the enabling/constraining PIPS (Policy, Institutions and Processes) leading to successful MPA implementation was enhanced.
Understanding was increased of the impacts of successfully implemented MPAs on poor peoples’ livelihoods and the structures/processes leading to beneficial/harmful outcomes.
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| Achievements |
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This project comprehensively integrated social and institutional considerations with ecological ones, and successfully increased the understanding of the impact that appropriately managed MPAs can have on the livelihoods of poor people and what is required to facilitate positive impacts and to reduce negative impacts.
The guidelines produced participatively by this project outline ways in which approaches to MPA management can explicitly benefit poorer stakeholder groups in the Caribbean. These guidelines have been widely distributed.
Project outputs have been augmented and enhanced by incorporation into other regional and international activities.
A subsequent NRSP research project (R8317, ‘Pro-poor policies and institutional arrangements for coastal zone management in the Caribbean’) has drawn from and built on the outputs of this project.
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A preliminary investigation of the impacts of legislative status, management and ecological condition of marine protected areas on the socio-economic status of stakeholders in Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos islands.
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Symposium, conference or workshop paper |
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A review of legislation, policy and institutional arrangements: Assisting or constraining the implementation of marine protected areas in Dominica and the Turks and Caicos islands.
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Symposium, conference or workshop paper |
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Institutional arrangements for Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management.
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Symposium, conference or workshop paper |
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Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management.
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Symposium, conference or workshop paper |
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Opportunities and constraints for successfully implementing pro-poor MPAs.
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Symposium, conference or workshop paper |
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A preliminary assessment of the ecological impacts of two marine protected areas in the wider Caribbean.
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Academic thesis |
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A review of legislation, policy and institutional arrangements: Assisting or constraining the implementation of marine protected areas in Dominica and the Turks and Caicos islands.
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Academic thesis |
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A review of national policy and legislation contributing to, or constraining successful marine protected areas implementation in Belize and Jamaica.
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Academic thesis |
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An assessment of the ecological impacts of two successfully implemented marine protected areas in Belize.
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Academic thesis |
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An assessment of the impacts of two successfully implemented marine protected areas on the livelihoods of stakeholders in Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Academic thesis |
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Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management.
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Extension leaflet, brochure, policy brief or poster |
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Project brief 1: Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs: A new project has begun.
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Extension leaflet, brochure, policy brief or poster |
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 42kb
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Project brief 2: Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs: Characterisation review.
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Extension leaflet, brochure, policy brief or poster |
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52kb
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Project brief 3: Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs: Project findings and extension.
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Extension leaflet, brochure, policy brief or poster |
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43kb
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Aumentamos la eficacia de las ZMP trabajando con las comunidades locales: Directrices para el Caribe.
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Manual or guideline |
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768kb
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Increasing MPA effectiveness by working with local communities: Guidelines for the Caribbean.
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Manual or guideline |
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732kb
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Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management.
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Final Technical Report (FTR) |
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607kb
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Characterisation of Caribbean marine protected areas: An analysis of ecological, organisational, and socio-economic factors.
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Project report |
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194kb
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Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management. Scientific report.
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Project report |
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890kb
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Marine protected areas: Legal and policy framework.
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Project report |
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127kb
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The impact of MPAs on poorer communities living in and around them: Institutional opportunities and contraints. Case study of Glover's Reef Marine Reserve, Belize.
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Project report |
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132kb
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The impact of MPAs on poorer communities living in and around them: Institutional opportunities and contraints. Case study of Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize.
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Project report |
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123kb
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The impact of MPAs on poorer communities living in and around them: Institutional opportunities and contraints. Case study of Negril Marine Park, Jamaica.
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Project report |
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185kb
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The impact of MPAs on poorer communities living in and around them: Institutional opportunities and contraints. Case study of the Princess Alexandra Land and Sea National Park, Turks And Caicos.
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Project report |
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153kb
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Caribbean MPA Database
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Dataset, Database, Software |
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391kb
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