Aguilar-Perera, Alfonso and Scharer, Michelle and Valdes-Pizzini, Manuel (2006) Marine protected areas in Puerto Rico: Historical and current perspectives. Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol.49 (12). pp. 961-975. ISSN 0964-5691
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In Puerto Rico, the environmental legislation for establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) is complex due to its current political position with the United States (US) as not only local but also federal US laws affect designations. Historically, during the Spanish rule, mangrove forests were protected for extractive reasons (i.e., charcoal) and the first protected area was established by 1918 as an Insular Forest. Currently, of the 37 MPAs recognized and investigated in this work, the vast majority (73%) are Natural Reserves, followed by Commonwealth Forests (13.5%). Most MPAs in Puerto Rico were implemented using a top-down approach (i.e., government) which follows US federal guidelines for protecting endangered species, critical habitats, and natural and cultural resources. The development of management plans for MPAs on the island is increasingly adopting a public participatory process. However, this latter process is new for the government of Puerto Rico that has not incorporated a policy based on an Integrated Coastal Management.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Puerto Rico, MPA, Environmental Legislation, USA, ICAM, History, Conservation, Coastal Areas |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 25 May 2022 10:39 |
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2022 10:39 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/12944 |
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