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| Lead organisation |
Marine Resources Assessment Group
47 Prince's Gate, London, SW7 2QA
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| Project period |
01/03/2001 to 30/09/2003
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| Budget (£) |
134,000
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| NRSP keywords |
sustainable management, natural resource management, resource assessment, institutional process, opportunities, coastal zone, marine protected areas, poverty
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| Country |
Jamaica, Belize, Turks and Caicos Is, Dominica, Saint Lucia
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| Node: suite |
7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change, 6. Linking households and communities with policy makers
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| Production system |
Land Water Interface
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| Theme |
7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change, 6. Linking households and communities with policy makers
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| Project summary |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Conference or workshop paper |
| Francis, S.K.Y., O’Sullivan, C.H., Best, M.N., Richards, R.A., Oxenford, H.A. and Anderson, W (2002) 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. In proceedings of the 55th annual meeting of the Gulf And Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI). Xel Ha, Mexico, November 2002. |
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| Best, M (2002) 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. In proceedings of the annual conference of the Sustainable Economic Development Unit of the University of the West Indies. Trinidad: UWI. Trinidad. |
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| Esteban, N., Garaway, C., Oxenford, H., Anderson, W. and McConney, P (2002) Institutional arrangements for Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management. In proceedings of workshop held at the 55th annual meeting of the Gulf And Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI). Xel Ha, Mexico, November 2002. UK: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2002) Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management. Paper presented at the European Meeting of the International Society for Reef Studies. Cambridge, UK, September 2002. |
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| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2002) Opportunities and constraints for successfully implementing pro-poor MPAs. In proceedings of workshop held at the 55th annual meeting of the Gulf And Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI). Xel Ha, Mexico, November 2002. UK: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Academic thesis |
| O’Sullivan, C.H (2002) A preliminary assessment of the ecological impacts of two marine protected areas in the wider Caribbean. MSc thesis. NRM Program, UWI Cave Hill, Barbados. |
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| Best, M (2002) 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. MSc thesis. NRM Program, UWI Cave Hill, Barbados. |
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| Richards, R (2002) A review of national policy and legislation contributing to, or constraining successful marine protected areas implementation in Belize and Jamaica. MSc thesis. NRM Program, UWI Cave Hill, Barbados. |
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| Cummings, A.R (2002) An assessment of the ecological impacts of two successfully implemented marine protected areas in Belize. MSc thesis. NRM Program, UWI Cave Hill, Barbados. |
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| Francis, S (2002) 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. MSc thesis. NRM Program, UWI Cave Hill, Barbados. |
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| Extension leaflet, brochure, policy brief or poster |
| Esteban, N. and Garaway, C (2003) Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management. Poster. London: MRAG. |
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| Cowan, V., Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2001) Project brief 1: Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs: A new project has begun. Leaflet. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Cowan, V., Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2001) Project brief 2: Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs: Characterisation review. Leaflet. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Esteban, N., Garaway, C. and Oxenford, H (2003) Project brief 3: Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs: Project findings and extension. Leaflet. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Manual or guideline |
| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2003) Aumentamos la eficacia de las ZMP trabajando con las comunidades locales: Directrices para el Caribe. London, UK: MRAG Ltd. 45 pp. |
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| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2003) Increasing MPA effectiveness by working with local communities: Guidelines for the Caribbean. London, UK: MRAG Ltd. 45 pp. |
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| Final Technical Report (FTR) |
| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2003) Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management. Final Technical Report for project R7976. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Project report |
| Geoghegan, T., Smith, A. and Thacker, K (2001) Characterisation of Caribbean marine protected areas: An analysis of ecological, organisational, and socio-economic factors. CANARI Technical Report No 287. Barbados: CANARI. |
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| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N. 2003. Institutional evaluation of Caribbean MPAs and opportunities for pro-poor management. Scientific report. Annex A of the Final Technical Report for project R7976. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Anderson, W., Best, M. and Richards, R (2002) Marine protected areas: Legal and policy framework. Barbados: Faculty of Law, UWI. |
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| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2002) 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. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2002) The impact of MPAs on poorer communities living in and around them: Institutional opportunities and contraints. Case study of Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2002) The impact of MPAs on poorer communities living in and around them: Institutional opportunities and contraints. Case study of Negril Marine Park, Jamaica. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Garaway, C. and Esteban, N (2002) 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. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Dataset, Database, Software |
| Garaway, C. 2002. Caribbean MPA Database. MS Access 2002. London: MRAG Ltd. |
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| Project leader |
Caroline Garaway
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Marine Resources Assessment Group
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| Collaborator |
Nicole Esteban
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Marine Resources Assessment Group
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Hazel Oxenford
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Centre for Research Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies
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Yves Renard
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Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
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| Marine Resources Assessment Group |
MRAG
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| Caribbean Natural Resources Institute |
CANARI
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| Centre for Research Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies |
CERMES
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| Funder |
| Natural Resources Systems Programme |
NRSP
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| Contributes to |
| PD127 |
Coastal management research network (COMARENet)
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| PD104 |
Common pool resources workshop “Developing management strategies that can benefit the poor” : 2-3 October 2001, University of York, York, UK
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| Previous to |
| R8317 |
Pro-poor policies and institutional arrangements for coastal management in the Caribbean
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| Reviewed by |
| R8493 |
Policy processes and institutions in NRM - lessons from NRSP research
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