Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Threats to marine ecosystems and resources
- Part II Effects of marine protected areas
- Part III Assessment of the effectiveness of marine protected areas
- 6 ECOLOGY – Assessing effects of marine protected areas: confounding in space and possible solutions
- 7 FISHERIES – Monitoring fisheries effects of marine protected areas: current approaches and the need for integrated assessments
- 8 BIOECONOMY – Bioeconomic analysis of marine protected area fisheries effects
- 9 SOCIO-ECONOMY – Assessing the impact of marine protected areas on society's well-being: an economic perspective
- 10 INDICATORS – Constructing and validating indicators of the effectiveness of marine protected areas
- Part IV Scale-up of marine protected area systems
- Index
- References
10 - INDICATORS – Constructing and validating indicators of the effectiveness of marine protected areas
from Part III - Assessment of the effectiveness of marine protected areas
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Threats to marine ecosystems and resources
- Part II Effects of marine protected areas
- Part III Assessment of the effectiveness of marine protected areas
- 6 ECOLOGY – Assessing effects of marine protected areas: confounding in space and possible solutions
- 7 FISHERIES – Monitoring fisheries effects of marine protected areas: current approaches and the need for integrated assessments
- 8 BIOECONOMY – Bioeconomic analysis of marine protected area fisheries effects
- 9 SOCIO-ECONOMY – Assessing the impact of marine protected areas on society's well-being: an economic perspective
- 10 INDICATORS – Constructing and validating indicators of the effectiveness of marine protected areas
- Part IV Scale-up of marine protected area systems
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
Marine protected area (MPA) effectiveness is also termed MPA management effectiveness to emphasize that it relates to how well the protected area is being managed, and primarily the extent to which it is protecting values and achieving the various goals and objectives for which it was created (IUCN--WCPA Guidelines: Hockings et al., 2006). Values include ecosystem services and functions, biodiversity, landscape and geomorphological features, as well as cultural, socio-economic, and research- and education-related aspects. Assessing MPA effectiveness has become a crucial issue as many MPAs are designed all over the world in response to international commitments regarding biodiversity conservation and resource management. Such strong commitments cannot be achieved through ineffective MPAs, either because they are poorly enforced (“paper parks”) or poorly designed. Pressure to evaluate management effectiveness is also increasing in a world where accountability and performance evaluation is more and more compelling.
While several previous chapters have focused on the assessment of MPA effects, I here consider the issues of assessment in the light of decision support for MPA management. Rather than assessing MPA effects, the focus is thus on assessing MPA effectiveness with respect to intended management objectives.
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- Marine Protected AreasA Multidisciplinary Approach, pp. 247 - 290Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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