Development of a Model for Enhancing Justice in MPA Designation and Zoning and its Application to Taiwan’s South Penghu Marine National Park

Chung, Huey-Shian Elly; Gullett, Warwick; Rose, Gregory L

doi:10.1080/08920753.2019.1669101

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“…High hopes are currently placed in the ongoing debate around a new Marine Bill for the Brazilian ocean at the National Congress. This bill could provide a legal framework more explicitly addressing integration, the ecosystem-based and other principles such as the precautionary approach (Kooiman and Jentoft 2009 ), as well as ordinances to improve procedural justice (Chung et al 2019 ). However, our informants generally had not much to report on the relationships between this highly critical policy-building process and their work within GT-UCAM, as shown by the low number of meaningful interactions perceived with the National Congress (Fig.…”

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Envisioning ocean governability transformations through network-based marine spatial planning

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The globally accelerating environmental crisis calls for radical changes in the governance of ocean resources towards a more sustainable and socially equitable world. Transdisciplinary sustainability research and networked knowledge-to-action approaches are critical parts of this change. The effective application of such approaches still puzzles social actors (individuals and networks) willing to act in more transformative ways. We conducted twelve participatory network mapping activities to assess the perception of high-level federal government institutional entrepreneurs on the structure and dynamics of an emerging socio-political arena for marine spatial planning (MSP) in Brazil. Our informants, mostly cognizant of their own intra-governmental structures, anticipate the MSP arena to remain self-enclosed, with changes only occurring within the federal government structures in the coming years. Their perceptions were largely conservative, narrow, and unambitious and therefore unfit to generate regime transformations. The limited awareness of response capacities beyond the federal government potentially leads to the endurement of the low performance already present in the MSP arena. Results from the participatory network mapping informed a five-step functional ocean governability analysis pointing to key potential contributions to support a critical turn in MSP: 1. envision situated interactional narratives to leverage regime shifts; 2. build a shared understanding of and anticipating transformative coevolutionary dynamics; 3. build awareness of the potential synergies among disparate but innovative area-based responses; 4. specify inter-network-based limitations and the necessary changes underpinning potential leaps in performance levels of ocean governance orders; 5. make power asymmetries explicit to stir structurally tailored strategic action by less influential groups. We discuss the potential role of inter-network strategies and actions and how they may confront the symptoms of depoliticized MSP pathways and the risks of it becoming an instrument of further marginalisation and power asymmetry in Brazil. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40152-021-00250-1.

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Waves of change: a preliminary literature review of non-drinkable water and environmental justice research

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Unintended and overlooked consequences of exclusionary marine conservation

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Marine conservation efforts, often through top-down marine protected areas (MPAs), have typically prioritized biodiversity over the needs and rights of local communities. This approach can lead to social injustices and unintended consequences, including promoting unsustainable practices and eroding traditional, sound management methods, along with the loss of cultural heritage and identity. This food-for-thought piece explores some of these overlooked ramifications of top-down MPAs, using the Tamoios MPA in Brazil and the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve in Romania as examples. It highlights how the exclusionary nature of top-down conservation can potentially undermine or delay conservation goals. Integrating local ecological knowledge (LEK) and customary management practices into formal management can be beneficial, regardless of potential limitations and/or disconnection with recommended conservation practices. LEK can serve as a bridge between communities and conservation goals, offering insights into sustainable practices and fostering dialogue. Inclusive approaches that combine LEK with scientific knowledge and involve local communities in decision-making can be beneficial for both new and existing MPAs, especially those that may not have been established in a socially fair way. Prioritizing negotiation and active listening in conservation efforts can help achieve both ecological sustainability and social justice, providing a potentially effective approach to marine conservation.

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Development of a Model for Enhancing Justice in MPA Designation and Zoning and its Application to Taiwan’s South Penghu Marine National Park

Cited by 5 publications

References 60 publications

Envisioning ocean governability transformations through network-based marine spatial planning

Envisioning ocean governability transformations through network-based marine spatial planning

Waves of change: a preliminary literature review of non-drinkable water and environmental justice research

Unintended and overlooked consequences of exclusionary marine conservation

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