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| Lead organisation |
Centre for Research Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies
Cave Hill Campus
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| Project period |
01/04/2002 to 31/08/2003
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| Budget (£) |
94,000
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| Project website |
www.cermes.cavehill.uwi.edu
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| NRSP keywords |
poverty, sustainable management, marine protected areas, methodology, socio-economic, fish, natural resource management, coastal zone, aquaculture
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| Country |
Belize, Barbados, Grenada
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| Node: suite |
6. Linking households and communities with policy makers, 7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change
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| Production system |
Land Water Interface
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| Theme |
6. Linking households and communities with policy makers, 7. Institutional constraints to integrated NRM and options for change
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| Project summary |
This project aimed to understand the various conditions required for establishing and sustaining successful arrangements for the co-management of coastal resources in the Caribbean. Guidelines were produced for the effective co-management of coastal resources.
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| Background |
The Caribbean is a region of diverse environments, economies, cultures, societies and institutions. Most human settlements and economic activity takes place along the coasts. Tourism makes heavy and sometimes destructive demands on the coastal environments that sustain it. Poverty is a major contributor to environmental degradation in the Caribbean. Improving coastal management necessitates paying more attention to poverty and the livelihood options of poor people in the context of bio-physical and socio-economic issues.
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| Purpose |
To understand the various conditions required for establishing and sustaining successful arrangements for the co-management of coastal resources in the Caribbean.
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| Outputs |
Natural resources and institutions were assessed in the six case study areas (Barbados, Belize and Grenada).
A comparative assessment was made across the case study areas of co-management success.
A set of guidelines was developed for successful coastal resource co-management in the Caribbean that supports integrated pro-poor coastal management.
Dissemination of research findings.
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| Achievements |
The project succeeded in engaging well with a wide range of stakeholders, from government officials to local communities, around the potential to improve co-management.
The project identified and documented the conditions in the Caribbean under which co-management could be a viable management strategy for coastal resources.
Guidelines were produced for the wide audience of people interested in co-management of coastal resources, and the project identified two factors that influence the uptake and implementation of these guidelines. These include the capacity to lobby for and undertake co-management amongst government, local communities and other stakeholders, and higher level constraints to implementation, such as the need for goverments to develop enabling policies to support co-management initiatives and the need for attitude change among government staff.
This project was succeeded by another project, R8317 ‘Pro-poor policies and institutional arrangements for coastal management in the Caribbean’, part of which is concerned with the improvement of the guidelines developed by R8134 and promotion at national, regional and institutional levels.
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| Conference or workshop paper |
| McConney, P., Pomeroy, R. and Mahon, R. 2003. Caribbean coastal resources co-management - Guidelines for success. Paper presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI), Tortola, British Virgin Islands, 10-14 November 2003. |
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| McConney, P., Pomeroy, R. and Mahon, R (2002) Caribbean coastal resources co-management. Paper presented at the 55th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) meeting, Xel Ha, Mexico, 11-16 November 2002. |
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| McConney, P., Pomeroy, R. and Mahon, R (2004) Contortions in the co-management of small-scale fisheries in the Caribbean. Abstract submitted for presentation at the 4th World Fisheries Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 2–6 May 2004. |
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| Newsletter article |
| CCA (2002) Caribbean coastal co-management guidelines project. Caribbean Conservation Association Newsletter. Barbados: CCA. |
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| Academic thesis |
| James, C (2003) Comparative case study analysis of coastal resources co-management in the wider Caribbean region. MSc Thesis. Cave Hill, Barbados: University of the West Indies. |
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| Extension leaflet, brochure, policy brief or poster |
| Bradshaw, A. and Franklin, G (2003) Sea eggs, a traditional Bajan delicacy. Leaflet. Barbados: Bardados Fisheries Division. |
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| CCA (2003) Sea urchin fishery management. Leaflet. Barbados: CCA. |
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| Final Technical Report (FTR) |
| McConney, P (2003) Developing guidelines for successful co-management in the Caribbean. Final Technical Report for project R8134. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. |
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| Project report |
| McConney, P., Mahon, R. and Oxenford, H. 2003. Barbados case study: The Fisheries Advisory Committee. Annex B(II)of the Final Technical Report of project R8134. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 78pp. |
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| McConney, P., Mahon, R. and Parker, C. 2003. Barbados case study: The sea egg fishery. Annex B(III) of the Final Technical Report of project R8134. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 75pp. |
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| McConney, P., Mahon, R. and Pomeroy, R. 2003. Belize case study: Fisheries Advisory Board in the context of integrated coastal management. Annex B(V) of the Final Technical Report of project R8134. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 71pp. |
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| Pomeroy, R.S. and Goetze, T. 2003. Belize case study: Marine protected areas co-managed by Friends of Nature. Annex B(IV) of the Final Technical Report of project R8134. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 70pp. |
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| McConney, P. 2002. Co-management literature review and project research framework. Annex B(I) of the Final Technical Report of project R8134. St Michael, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 16pp. |
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| Pomeroy, R., McConney, P. and Mahon, R. 2003. Comparative analysis of coastal resource co-management in the Caribbean. Annex B(VIII) of the Final Technical Report of project R8134. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 31pp. |
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| McConney, P. 2003. Grenada case study: The legalisation of beach seine traditional rules at Gouyave. Annex B(VII) of the Final Technical Report of project R8134. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 71pp. |
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| McConney, P. 2003. Grenada case study: The lobster fishery at Sauteurs. Annex B(VI) of the Final Technical Report of project R8134. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 66pp. |
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| McConney, P., Pomeroy, R. and Mahon, R. 2003. Guidelines for coastal resource co-management in the Caribbean: Communicating the concepts and conditions that favour success. Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. 56pp. |
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| CCA and CANARI (2003) Learning from sharing and comparing experiences in sea urchin management in Barbados and St. Lucia. St Michael, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. |
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| CCA (2002) Recommendations for the completion of the Grenada fishery management plan for lobster. St Michael, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. |
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| CCA (2002) Report of the workshop on leadership for fishing industry organisations. St Michael, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. |
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| CCA (2002) Report of the workshop on negotiation and conflict management for the sauteurs lobster fishery. St Michael, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. |
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| CCA (2002) Report of the workshop on responsible fisheries alternatives. St Michael, Barbados: Caribbean Conservation Association. |
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| Dataset, Database, Software |
| CCA (2003) Datasets of survey results from study sites. Barbados: CCA. |
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| Project leader |
Patrick McConney
(nrmoutreach@caribsurf.com) |
Centre for Research Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies
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| Collaborator |
Robin Mahon
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Fisheries and Environmental Consulting
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| Centre for Research Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies |
CERMES
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| Fisheries and Environmental Consulting |
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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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| 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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