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In coastal ecosystems, scientists and managers often encourage the use of marine protected areas (MPAs) and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) in order to provide both ecological and social benefits. This group is assessing the social, ecological, and political conditions in which the use of MPAs and OECMs are associated with positive outcomes for both people and nature, as well as the synergies and trade-offs that exist between multiple outcomes.
OUR APPROACH: Using data from seven coastal countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, we will identify how MPAs and OECMs contribute to successful outcomes under different political, social, and economic conditions, and will translate the results into a tool to help managers make related decisions in the future.
- Provide the first global synthesis examining the social and ecological outcomes of different types of coastal conservation measures.
- Build a decision support tool that will help stakeholders invest in and implement effective coastal conservation and management actions.
- Inform UN Sustainable Development Goal reporting and negotiations leading up to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework.
Wildlife Conservation Society
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
University of Michigan
World Wildlife Fund and Alliance for Conservation Evidence
University of Waterloo
University of Victoria
Brock University
RARE Indonesia
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL
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University of Waterloo and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
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MacArthur Foundation
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Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
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Wildlife Conservation Society
Bloomberg Philanthropies