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Contested models of marine protected area (MPA) governance: A Case Study of the
Cayos Cochinos, Honduras 9/15/2010 Newcastle University: "This thesis
examines the appropriateness of ACM to manage the artisanal fishery resources of
the CCMPA, using socio-economic, ecological and governance indicators to
evaluate the contributions made by local Garifuna fishing communities
(micro-scale), the managing NGO (meso-scale), and the State (macro-scale). To
achieve this aim, three main objectives were set: first, to evaluate the
ecological impact of the ACM, particularly its effect on fish stocks; second, to
measure the socio-economic consequences of the ACM; and third, to estimate the
extent to which the principles of adaptive co-management were adhered to. The
main conclusion of the study was that the first CCMPA management plan
(2004-2008) failed to deliver significant benefits on any of these three
criteria, but that the second plan (2008-2013) has already begun to achieve
ecological recovery of shellfish species, higher standards of living, and
consultative stakeholder participation. The reason for this turnaround was
political pressure from the Garifuna in protest at the filming of a
controversial reality show within the CCMPA, leading to a more socially adaptive
plan. However, this second plan continues to have some weaknesses, including
incomplete ecological monitoring, financial and personnel instability, lack of
transparency, and insufficient capacity development to allow genuine stakeholder
participation. Recommendations for overcoming these deficiencies are: (1)
consistent methodologies for monitoring ecological, socio-economic and
governance indicators; (2) financial and decision-making transparency; (3)
community education; and (4) micro-scale capacity training."
Neoliberal
Conservation, Garifuna Territorial Rights and Resource Management in the Cayos
Cochinos Marine Protected Area 12/1/2009 JSTOR Open Access: "This case
study contributes to the study of neoliberal conservation and indigenous rights
through an interdisciplinary (anthropology and fi sheries management) evaluation
of the 2004–2009 management plan for Honduras’ Cayos Cochinos Marine Protected
Area (CCMPA). The CCMPA was established in 1993, in a region that has been
inhabited by the afro-indigenous Garifuna for over 213 years. An evaluation of
the CCMPA’s 2004–2009 management plan’s socioeconomic objectives is situated
within the historical-cultural context of a long-standing territorial struggle,
changes in governance practices, and related shifts in resource access and
control. The article highlights the central importance of local social activism
and the relative or partial success that such mobilisation can bring about for
restructuring resource governance."
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