Protected areas are considered key to conserving ecosystems and safeguarding biodiversity
worldwide. Local stakeholders' involvement in decision-making in area-based conservation …

Sustainable production of fish and seafood products contributes to achieving the economic,
social, and environmental goals in fisheries. Different sustainability strategies are applied to …

The term 'qualitative research'is something of an enigma. For some time, the issue of what
exactly qualitative research is has been at the centre of a great deal of debate within social …

The first comprehensive tool-kit for coastal planners and those aiming to achieve effective
coastal management worldwide. Coastal Planning and Management provides a link …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are of growing interest globally. They are principally studied
from a biological perspective, with some cases documenting improved environmental …

Anthropologists have paid substantial attention to the environment and to tourism. However,
they have paid less attention to their conjunction in ecotourism. This article focuses on …

Indigenous ecological knowledge and customary sea tenure may be integrated with marine
and social science to conserve the bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) in the …

During the last decade, there has been a shift in the governance and management of
fisheries to a broaderapproach that recognizes the participation of fishers, local stewardship …

Contends that effective biological conservation and social justice must go hand in hand.
How can the international conservation movement protect biological diversity, while at the …

In this innovative volume, the author addresses some important challenges related to the
effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas (MPAs). These challenges are …