Governance of marine protected areas in the least-developed countries : case studies from West Africa Paperback / softback
by Food and Agriculture Organization
Edited by Jean-Yves Weigel, Frandois Faral, Bertrand Cazalet
Part of the FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical paper series
Paperback / softback
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The need for effective governance of the marine protected areas (MPAs) in least developed countries (LDCs) is commensurate with the significant territorial stakes raised by their extensive maritime domain.
Another significant challenge is the conservation of biodiversity and of ecosystems whose level of productivity is similar to that of coral reefs (e.g. in East Africa and Madagascar, the Red Sea, Maldives, Cambodia, and South Pacific islands), upwelling systems (e.g. in West Africa and Angola) and estuarine and delta ecosystems (e.g. in West and East Africa, Bangladesh and Myanmar). However, the overriding issue is to reconcile conservation and human presence as, in LDCs, human activities are tolerated in almost all MPAs covered by International Union for Conservation of Nature categories II-VI.
Finally, issues related to identity claims and to the process of establishment of property and other legal entitlements on nature are gaining importance.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:88 pages, col. maps
- Publisher:Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nati
- Publication Date:15/04/2012
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- ISBN:9789251070178
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:88 pages, col. maps
- Publisher:Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nati
- Publication Date:15/04/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9789251070178
