Download or read book Factors that Contribute to the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in Western Australia written by Andrew Hill and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Marine Protected Area (MPA) establishment processes undertaken between 1998 and 2012 in Western Australia were reviewed using a case study approach to identify factors affecting establishment. While three MPAs were legally created, two were not, despite significant investment in planning, research and public participation. Processes were generally influenced by complex local and strategic planning issues that were significant barriers to legal establishment. Planning and public participation processes were generally successful at addressing local concerns, deriving consensus and building ownership but ineffectual at addressing key strategic issues. MPA establishment was primarily influenced by the social, economic and political influences rather than the planning approach and public participation process employed. MPA establishment has readily identifiable and quantifiable short- to medium-term costs that dominate state politics and government decision-making, but the benefits are long-term, subject to debate and difficult to quantify. The absence of government leadership, and effective cross-jurisdictional strategic marine planning and policy at state and regional levels was a key impediment to establishment, and in many cases the MPA establishment process became a de facto marine spatial planning exercise being forced to address strategic tenure and marine use planning matters to facilitate legal establishment. However, the public participation process and mechanisms were not well structured for this purpose and largely outside the remit of the conservation agency. Creating an MPA that meets its defined long-term objectives at the establishment stage may be unrealistic. In practice, achieving an MPA that meets defined success criteria should realistically be viewed as a multi-decadal objective. Forcing robust conservation outcomes that have significant social impacts is a high risk strategy that can trigger community and political opposition to MPA creation and be detrimental to the long-term goal of a comprehensive MPA network supported by the community. Taking advantage of political U+2018windows of opportunityU+2019 to establish U+2018imperfectU+2019 MPAs and then improving the management framework over time is less costly, lower risk, and a more realistic long-term strategy to establishing MPA networks, predicated on there being appropriate legislative frameworks and government commitment to continual improvement. Greater government policy leadership and a more strategic approach with broad-based marine spatial planning ahead of MPA establishment is recommended to address the key impediments to MPA establishment, particularly in areas with high social and economic values. This should make public participation processes more efficient and contribute to faster MPA establishment with less stakeholder and community opposition.
Download or read book Big Bold and Blue written by Geoff Wescott and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world’s oceans cover about 70% of our planet. To safeguard the delicate ecological and environmental functions of the oceans and their remarkable biodiversity, networks of marine protected areas are being created. In some of these areas, human activity is restricted to non-exploitative activities and in others it is managed in a sustainable way. Australia is at the forefront of marine conservation, with one of the largest systems of marine protected areas in the world. Big, Bold and Blue: Lessons from Australia’s Marine Protected Areas captures Australia’s experience, sharing important lessons from the Great Barrier Reef and many other extraordinary marine protected areas. It presents real-world examples, leading academic research, perspectives on government policy, and information from indigenous sea country management, non-governmental organisations, and commercial and recreational fishing sectors. The lessons learnt during the rapid expansion of Australia’s marine protected areas, both positive and negative, will aid and advise other nations in their own marine conservation efforts.
Download or read book A Framework for Prioritizing the Establishment of Marine Conservation Reserves in Western Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inventory of Declared Marine and Estuarine Protected Areas in Australian Waters written by Angela Maria Ivanovici and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guidelines for Establishing the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas written by ANZECC Task Force on Marine Protected Areas and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Protection of Marine and Estuarine Areas written by Angela Ivanovici and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guidelines for Establishing Marine Protected Areas written by Graeme Kelleher and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1992 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Sea Our Future written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Australian Bight Marine Park Commonwealth Waters Plan of Management written by Australia. Environment Australia and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aquatic Protected Areas What Works Best and How Do We Know written by J. P. Beumer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings of the inaugural World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas are structured around the following 5 themes: Who and what are the beneficiaries of aquatic protected areas?; the design and selection of aquatic protected areas; success factors in the implementation and management of aquatic protected areas; measuring performance of aquatic protected areas; and, the role of aquatic protected areas in the aquatic ecosystem.
Download or read book The Economics of Marine Protected Areas written by Conservation Council of WA. and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making Waves written by Western Australia. Conservation Council and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Current and Proposed Marine Research Relevant to Perth s Metropolitan Marine Protected Areas and Adjacent Waters written by David Lierich and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Australia s Marine Science and Technology Plan written by Australia. Dept of Industry, Science and Tourism. Marine Science and Technology Plan Working Group and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development of a Generic Operational Framework for Marine Reserve Implementation in Western Australia written by Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management. Marine Conservation Branch and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proposals for Establishment of Marine Reserves in Western Australia written by Australian Marine Sciences Association. W.A. Branch and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Draft NRSMPA Guidelines May 1998 written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
