Agardy, Tundi S. and Bridgewater, Peter and Crosby, Michael P. and Day, John W. and Dayton, Paul K. and Kenchington, Richard and Laffoley, Dan and McConney, Patrick and Murray, Peter A. and Parks, John E. and Peau, Lelei (2003) Dangerous targets? Unresolved issues and ideological clashes around marine protected areas. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
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While conservationists, resource managers, scientists and coastal planners have recognised the broad applicability of marine protected areas (MPAs), they are often implemented without a firm understanding of the conservation science - both ecological and socio-economic - underlying marine protection. The rush to implement MPAs has set the stage for paradoxical differences of opinions in the marine conservation community. The enthusiastic prescription of simplistic solutions to marine conservation problems risks polarisation of interests and ultimately threatens bona fide progress in marine conservation. The blanket assignment and advocacy of unsubstantiated rules of thumb in marine protection creates potentially dangerous targets for conservation science. Scientists have a professionsl and ethical duty to map out those paths that are most likely to lead to improved resource management and understanding of the natural world whether or not they are convinient, politically correct or publicly magnetic. MPAs should be designed so one can learn from their application and adjust their management strategies as needed, in the true spirit of adaptive management.
| Item Type: | Documents |
|---|---|
| Class Number: | 700.DAN001 |
| Keywords: | MPA, Conservation, Marine Biodiversity, Sustainable Use, Protected Areas, Education, Adaptive Management, No-take Zones |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2022 06:57 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2022 11:45 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/9480 |
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