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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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