Coastal Outcomes

  • When does coastal conservation produce positive outcomes for people and nature, and what are the co-benefits and tradeoffs between multiple outcomes?

In coastal ecosystems, scientists and managers often encourage the use of marine protected areas (MPAs) and other area-based conservation measures (OECMs) to provide both ecological and social benefits. This group is assessing the social, ecological, and institutional conditions under which the use of MPAs and OECMs are associated with positive outcomes for both people and nature, as well as the co-benefits and tradeoffs that exist between multiple outcomes.

OUR APPROACH: Using data from seven coastal countries in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, this team is identifying how MPAs and OECMs contribute to successful outcomes under different social, ecological, and institutional conditions, and will translate the results into a tool to help managers make related decisions in the future.

This team is part of a cohort funded by the generosity of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to address the theme of Oceans, Climate and Equity.

Team Status:

  • Completed

Goals

 

  • Provide the first global synthesis examining the social and ecological outcomes of different types of coastal conservation and management actions
  • Build a decision support tool that will help stakeholders  implement coastal conservation and management actions that deliver social and ecological benefits
  • Inform the negotiation related to the development and implementation of to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, specifically with respect to OECMS

Key Products

Avoiding the misuse of other effective area-based conservation measures in the wake of the blue economy

Triple exposure: Reducing negative impacts of climate change, blue growth, and conservation on coastal communities

Effects of management objectives and rules on marine conservation outcomes

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Teams

Leaders

Emily Darling

  • Wildlife Conservation Society

Georgina Gurney

  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University

Members

Josheena Naggea

  • Stanford University

Amber Himes-Cornell

  • Food and Agriculture Organization

Irfan Yulianto

  • Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia

Peni Lestari

  • Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia

Sangeeta Mangubhai

  • Talanoa Consulting Fiji

Ravaka Ranaivoson

  • Wildlife Conservation Society

Nyawira Muthiga

  • Wildlife Conservation Society

Harry Jonas

  • IUCN, WCPA Task Force on OECMs

Estradiveri

  • World Wildlife Fund

Vera Agostini

  • FAO

Stephanie D’agata

  • Macquarie University

Gavin McDonald

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Whitney Friedman

  • NCEAS and University of California, Santa Barbara

Graham Epstein

  • University of Waterloo and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Courtney Cox

  • RARE and Alliance for Conservation Evidence

Stuart Campbell

  • RARE Indonesia

Jessica Blythe

  • Brock University

Natalie Ban

  • University of Victoria

Derek Armitage

  • University of Waterloo

Gabby Ahmadia

  • World Wildlife Fund and Alliance for Conservation Evidence

Arun Agrawal

  • University of Michigan

Tim McClanahan

  • Wildlife Conservation Society

Stacy Jupiter

  • Wildlife Conservation Society

Joachim Claudet

  • French National Center for Scientific Research

Elizabeth McLeod

  • The Nature Conservancy

David Gill

  • Conservation International

Amelia Wenger

  • WCS / University of Queensland

Advisors

Kate Barnes

  • MacArthur Foundation

Philippa Cohen

  • Worldfish

Jason Cole

  • Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Stuart Green

  • Blue-Green Advisors

Andrew Halford

  • The Pacific Community

Markus Knigge

  • Blue Action Fund

Dan Laffoley

  • IUCN, World Commission on Protected Areas

Jane Lubchenco

  • Oregon State University

Melissa Wright

  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
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