Download or read book The Usage of Systematic Reserve Planning Software Marxan in the Pilbara Eighty Mile Beach Marine Conservation Reserve Planning Process written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Resource Assessment Summary for the Proposed Marine Conservation Reserves in the Pilbara and Eighty Mile Beach Region written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How the Community Can Have Input to Planning Marine Parks and Reserves in the Pilbara and Eighty Mile Beach Region written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Summary of Results from Community Information Sessions for Marine Parks and Reserves Planning in the Pilbara and Eighty Mile Beach Regions written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Community Information Sessions for Marine Parks and Reserves Planning in the Pilbara and Eighty Mile Beach Regions written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Going Beyond Paper Parks in Marine Conservation written by Maria del Mar Mancha Cisneros and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the face of increasing anthropogenic threats to marine systems, marine reserves have become a popular tool to promote sustainable fisheries management and protect marine biodiversity. However, the governance structures that determine marine reserve success are not well understood. The response of resource users to reserve establishment, as well as the socioeconomic, institutional, and political contexts in which they occur, are rarely considered during reserve implementation. I use the Coupled Infrastructure Systems (CIS) framework to better understand the interdependencies between social, economic, natural, and institutional processes affecting reserve implementation and performance efficacy in the Gulf of California, Mexico. I used a combination of interviews, qualitative case study comparisons, and systematic conservation planning tools to evaluate the role of different infrastructures, institutions, and governance for marine reserve efficacy in the Gulf of California, Mexico. At a local scale, I assessed stakeholder perceptions, preferences, and knowledge on reserves in the Midriff Islands sub-region of the Gulf. My results show differences in fisher perceptions about the use of reserves for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, misconceptions about their location, and non-compliance behavior problems. At the regional scale, I explored the trajectories of reserve implementation and performance. I show that capacity-building programs and effective collaboration between non-profit organizations, environmental, fisheries, and other government authorities are essential to coordinate efforts leading to the provisioning of infrastructure that enables effective marine reserves. Furthermore, these programs help facilitate the incorporation of fishers into diversified management and economic activities. Infrastructure provision tradeoffs should be carefully balanced for designing scientifically-sound reserves that can achieve fisheries recovery objectives and incorporating stakeholder engagement processes during the planning phase that allow fishers to include their preferences in a way that complements proposed reserve network solutions. Overall, my results highlight the importance of multiple infrastructures in understanding the dynamics of interacting action situations at various stages of marine reserve implementation and operation. I identify strengths and weaknesses within marine reserve systems that help understand what combinations of infrastructures can be influenced to increase marine reserve effectiveness and robustness to internal and external challenges, as well as delivering benefits for both nature and people.

Download or read book Use of Systematic Site Selection to Design a Marine Reserve Network Along Oregon s Coast written by Clara L.. Matallana and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Establishing protected areas is one of the most important and recognized strategies for biodiversity conservation. Most of the existing protected areas include terrestrial environments. Only 0.5% of oceans are currently protected by this strategy. Marine reserves are defined as areas of the ocean completely protected from all extractive or destructive activities. Adequately managed marine reserves offer protection of habitats, conservation of biodiversity, protection or enhancement of ecosystem services, export of individuals to fishing grounds, recovery of depleted stocks of exploited species and increase in species richness and abundance. The State of Oregon is implementing a Coastal Marine Reserve Network Plan to complement the current reserves, in an area of 1000 square miles, corresponding to the territorial waters. The principal objective of this Plan is to create a Reserve Network to protect and/or restore the habitats and species of the near shore marine ecosystem. The aim of this study was to contribute to the design of the Reserve Network by applying a systematic site selection process, with the support of Ecotrust, a non-governmental organization based on Oregon, who is participating in the nomination of areas to be included in the marine Reserve Network. The methodology of systematic site selection consists of selecting a specific area that will represent all the biological features of a region. Site selection algorithms such as MARXAN, developed by scientists in the University of Queensland, Australia, are used in this process. The purpose of this study was to apply a systematic site selection process to the design of a Reserve Network on Oregon's coast that would be representative of the biological diversity of the region. The specific objectives were: 1) To obtain and process spatial information on the study area to be use in the analysis. 2) To use MARXAN software to select sites for potential reserve networks using different surrogates, goals and degrees of compactness. 3) To compare the performance of the resultant reserve networks in maximizing the inclusion of biological diversity. Two hypotheses were tested: the first was that reserve networks selected using increasing percentages (10%, 30%, 50%) of the area of marine habitat as goals, will include increasing levels of regional biodiversity; and the second was that reserve networks selected using range-restricted species as surrogates, will maximize diversity inclusion compared to areas selected using widespread species. Eleven habitat types were identified and used in the analysis. Three spatial configurations of each scenario (10%, 30%, 50% of habitat area) were selected in order to analyze the effects of area and perimeter on specie richness included in each possible network. To test the first hypothesis, a multiple regression was done. To test the second hypothesis, the results were analyzed using a T test to establish whether the diversity of species included in the reserve network selected using widespread species, was significantly different to the diversity included in scenarios selected using restricted range species as surrogates. The results show a significant effect of area on species richness, but no effect of perimeter. The results of this study indicated the sufficient area for a Reserve Network in Oregon Coast in order to include a representative sample of the biological diversity of the region and provide the performance of different biodiversity surrogates.

Download or read book Maritime Spatial Planning in a Transboundary and Multi use Area written by Andrea Zanella and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pilbara and Eighty Mile Beach Multiple Objectives One Marine Planning written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Development of a Generic Community stakeholder Consultative Process for Marine Reserve Planning and Implementation in Western Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Development of a Generic Community stakeholder Consultative Process for Marine Reserve Planning and Implementation in Western Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Planning and Pre declaration Processes for a Marine Protected Area in the Montebello Barrow Islands Region written by A K. Hill and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advancing Marine Reserve Science written by Heather M. Leslie and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Supporting Indigenous Marine Conservation Planning written by Elena Buscher and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worldwide marine ecosystems are facing unprecedented threats, and the biodiversity crisis is paralleled by a decline in Indigenous cultures and languages. Increasingly, Indigenous peoples' abilities to practice their traditional livelihoods and cultures are reduced, but there are many examples of cultural resurgence. My thesis was based on a collaboration for marine conservation planning for Tl'ches between the Songhees Nation and researchers from the University of Victoria. The primary objectives for my thesis were to 1) to document the Songhees marine conservation planning process, and compare it to systematic conservation planning to outline the similarities, differences, and highlight the uniqueness of an Indigenous-led planning approach and 2) to systematically document and integrate culturally significant species and their habitats into the Songhees stewardship vision for the marine use plan. I achieved my first objective by systematically documenting and showcasing the Indigenous-led marine conservation planning process of the Songhees Nation to reclaim and further stewardship over the Tl'ches archipelago near Victoria, BC. I ascribed process steps to the Songhees marine conservation planning approach and compared these steps to the traditional systematic conservation planning (SCP) steps as laid out by Pressey and Bottrill (2009). The Songhees approach showed similarities to SCP in the initial scoping phase of the marine conservation planning, in the review and compiling of existing data prior to the collection of data as well as the focus on focal species such as culturally important species. My second objective was accomplished by applying and evaluating the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Trident OpenROV as part of the Songhees marine conservation planning process around Tl'ches. This objective had three main outcomes: 1) I evaluated the marine ecological data collection capabilities for the Trident and 2) my surveys resulted in a systematic benthos classification and documentation of the algal community as well as a baseline of Songhees culturally important species. 3) I evaluated the ability of the Trident to provide high resolution ecological data to inform a marine use planning process. I found the Trident to be a capable tool to conduct systematic marine surveying despite some limitations such as low maneuverability in moderate to high current environments and dense kelp areas. I was able to document 14 of 25 culturally important species and 28 species of algae and seaweeds. I was also able to establish highly stressed environments suited for future restoration efforts. My research saw the creation of the Songhees Nation Marine Use Plan. The plan, along with the associated permanent data collection and compilation, can serve as a basis and guide to the Songhees Nation to initiate a monitoring program. Given the complicated jurisdictional landscape over the archipelago, the Songhees Nation Marine Use Plan could help strengthen assertions to exclusive stewardship and aid in creating a basis for dialogue between other stakeholders such as the Province of British Columbia. My collaboration fills a gap in the marine conservation planning literature by providing an example of an Indigenous-led marine conservation planning process according to the priorities of the Songhees Nation.

Download or read book QCE Accounting Units 3 4 Complete Course Notes written by and published by . This book was released on 2022-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bioregional Planning written by D J Brunckhorst and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a pragmatic mixture of science, landscape ecology, ecosystem management, sociology, policy development and methods for transforming social and institutional cultures. Bioregional Planning: Resource Management Beyond the New Millennium is a timely and practical guide for the analysis, planning and development of bioregional projects for a sustainable future. Significantly, this book presents the strategic actions necessary to plan for, manage and adapt to Ecologically Sustainable Development with a view beyond the new millennium and towards the next. Postgraduates, researchers and policy makers in natural resources management, land planning, sustainable agriculture, rural sciences, ecosystem management and conservation biology will find this book captures the essence of bioregional planning succinctly and makes a compelling argument for why it is a key mechanism in the development of effective governance institutions.

Download or read book Mapping Ocean Wealth Australia written by Paul Carnell and published by . This book was released on 2019-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecosystems that fringe our coastlines - saltmarshes, mangrove forests and seagrass meadows - provide a bounty of benefits for Australians. These often-neglected ecosystems support livelihoods, provide a wonderland for recreation and enable mitigation and adaptation to the perils of a changing coastline. Whilst some of these benefits are difficult to quantify in tangible social or economic terms, the value of several of their most common benefits have been quantified for the first time in south-eastern Australia through Mapping Ocean Wealth. Here we present our most significant findings of relevance to decision-makers and the community.