Ostrom proposed the underpinnings of a framework for the systematic study of the
governance of complex social–ecological systems. Here we hypothesize that Ostrom's …

Emerging as an innovation for improving the management of overexploited fisheries around
the world, rights-based fisheries management systems are being implemented in the form of …

Marine protected areas are advocated as a key strategy for simultaneously protecting
marine biodiversity and supporting coastal livelihoods, but their implementation can be …

Marine ecosystems are in decline. New transformational changes in governance are
urgently required to cope with overfishing, pollution, global changes, and other drivers of …

Social-ecological systems are often highly complex, making effective governance a
considerable challenge. In large, heterogeneous systems, hierarchical institutional regimes …

Public participation is a key ingredient of good governance and there are many advantages
of involving stakeholders in the decision-making process. The European Commission …

Like most ocean regions today, the European and contiguous seas experience cumulative
impacts from local human activities and global pressures. They are largely in poor …

Territorial use rights in fisheries (TURFs) are becoming a widely promoted tool to enhance
the sustainability of small-scale fisheries. In 1991, Chile established a national coastal TURF …

Natural resource governance is expected to respond effectively and timely to dynamic
environmental conditions, also in a manner that reflects social and political complexity of the …

Ecological data sets rarely extend back more than a few decades, limiting our understanding
of environmental change and its drivers. Marine historical ecology has played a critical role …