Ecosystem based management case studies
In recent years, extensive scientific research has demonstrated the value of an integrated ‘ecosystem-based’ approach to management of the coastal and marine environment, yet there are relatively few examples of its successful implementation on the ground,1 and those that do exist typically focus on temperate systems in the developed world.2-3 Thus, recommendations for implementation of ecosystembased management (EBM) principles have often been made in the context of governance and management structures that are appropriate in developed countries but may not be as applicable in developing states, including the island and archipelagic states of the tropical Western Pacific. The tropical Western Pacific is characterised by high levels of reliance on coastal marine resources, limited government management capacity and strong traditions of communitybased natural resource management. Degradation of coastal ecosystems directly threatens the livelihoods of local communities in the region and increases their vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change.4
Recent rapid growth in community-based fisheries management initiatives in the region demonstrates the great potential for effective community-based management of natural resources in the Western Pacific.5 However, these initiatives have tended to focus primarily on fisheries, with limited emphasis on integrated management of marine, coastal, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. Conservation practitioners working at five EBM sites in the tropical Western Pacific have noted that their experience of EBM practice has shared certain common features, and that these experiences differ from EBM practice in other regions of the world. This publication seeks to document their experience and share lessons learnt for effective EBM practice in the tropical Western Pacific. The guide is intended for conservationists, government officers and academics involved in natural resource management, nature conservation and environmental protection in the Western Pacific and beyond.
Recent rapid growth in community-based fisheries management initiatives in the region demonstrates the great potential for effective community-based management of natural resources in the Western Pacific.5 However, these initiatives have tended to focus primarily on fisheries, with limited emphasis on integrated management of marine, coastal, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. Conservation practitioners working at five EBM sites in the tropical Western Pacific have noted that their experience of EBM practice has shared certain common features, and that these experiences differ from EBM practice in other regions of the world. This publication seeks to document their experience and share lessons learnt for effective EBM practice in the tropical Western Pacific. The guide is intended for conservationists, government officers and academics involved in natural resource management, nature conservation and environmental protection in the Western Pacific and beyond.
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