An overview of commercial fishers' attitudes towards marine protected areas

C Pita, GJ Pierce, I Theodossiou, K Macpherson - Hydrobiologia, 2011 - Springer
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are attracting widespread attention worldwide as a tool for
fishery management and marine ecosystem conservation. The establishment of MPAs has …

Community-based ecotourism management for sustainable development of marine protected areas in Malaysia

MM Masud, AM Aldakhil, AA Nassani… - Ocean & coastal …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study explores the factors that influence the community's participation in managing
community-based ecotourism (CBETM) for sustainable development of Marine Protected …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-economic monitoring and evaluation in fisheries

NJ Bennett, A Schuhbauer, D Skerritt, N Ebrahim - Fisheries Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Many fisheries policies, management processes, improvement projects and funding
portfolios have explicit or implicit socio-economic development or human well-being …

Towards a circular economy: Investigating the critical success factors for a blockchain-based solar photovoltaic energy ecosystem in Turkey

I Erol, I Peker, IM Ar, İ Turan, C Searcy - Energy for Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Novel business models can be implemented through digital platforms to enable better
circular economy (CE) performance in the renewable energy industry. For example …

Allies, not aliens: increasing the role of local communities in marine protected area implementation

SCA Ferse, MM Costa, KS Manez… - Environmental …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Various management approaches have been proposed to address the alarming depletion of
marine coastal resources. Prominent among them are community-based management and …

A combined ANP-delphi approach to evaluate sustainable tourism

M García-Melón, T Gómez-Navarro… - Environmental Impact …, 2012 - Elsevier
The evaluation of sustainable tourism strategies promoted by National Parks (NP) related
stakeholders is a key concern for NP managers. To help them in their strategic evaluation …

Understanding visitor awareness and knowledge of marine parks: Insights from the Ningaloo Coast, Australia

P Tuohy, C Cvitanovic, RJ Shellock - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a key policy instrument used for the protection
of ocean and coastal environments. However, many MPAs are currently falling short of their …

[HTML][HTML] What counts in making marine protected areas (MPAs) count? The role of legitimacy in MPA success in Canada

LA Dehens, LM Fanning - Ecological Indicators, 2018 - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are powerful management tools used worldwide for
conserving marine species and habitats. Yet, many MPAs fail to achieve their management …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges, insights and perspectives associated with using social-ecological science for marine conservation

P Leenhardt, L Teneva, S Kininmonth, E Darling… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Here, we synthesize conceptual frameworks, applied modeling approaches, and as case
studies to highlight complex social-ecological system (SES) dynamics that inform …

Fishers' perceptions as indicators of the performance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

K Leleu, F Alban, D Pelletier, E Charbonnel… - Marine Policy, 2012 - Elsevier
How users perceive the performance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is fundamental for
the social acceptance of these zones. Moreover, their perceptions may be relevant for …