Interpretations of MPA winners and losers: a case study of the Cabo De Palos- Islas Hormigas Fisheries Reserve

Hogg, Katie; Gray, Tim; Méndez, Pedro; Semitiel-García, María; Young, Sarah

doi:10.1007/s40152-019-00134-5

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“…42.8 % of the studies reported impacts on local communities living near or within a PA. This refers for example to the benefits from increased fish stocks attributed to improved environmental conditions ( Hogg et al, 2019 ; Rees et al, 2013b ). Some PAs also provide the opportunity for new business and entrepreneurial activities, tourism developments, new infrastructure and growth in local employment ( Hogg et al, 2019 ; Oikonomou and Dikou, 2008 ; Rees and Rodwell, 2012 ).…”

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“…In cases where local values were not incorporated in the planning of a PA this has led to feelings of marginalisation ( Jentoff et al, 2012 ) transforming the PA into a perceived ‘threat’ by locals rather than an opportunity ( Hattam et al, 2014 ; Hogg et al, 2019 ). Especially PAs which were highly touristic (for example in Greek islandic communities) there is evidence of abandonment of traditional professions with a higher risk for local and traditional activities to fade ( Trivourea et al, 2011 ).…”

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“…From the publications we reviewed, 32 % mentioned this impact with half of them highlighting benefits and the rest referring to negative issues. In terms of positive changes, new regulations have assisted in controlling illegal fishing ( Hogg et al, 2019 ), protecting territorial rights ( Hogg et al, 2019 ) while improving and regulating accessibility of different social groups ( Nenkovic-Riznic et al, 2016 ). Furthermore, PAs have placed in a more regulatory context the access to certain resources such as collection of firewood, wildfood, and medicinal herbs ( Sekulić et al, 2017a , b ; Štefan et al, 2016 ; Veenvliet et al, 2018 ).…”

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Social impacts of European Protected Areas and policy recommendations

Jones

Graziano

Dimitrakopoulos

2020

Environmental Science & Policy

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Highlights Seven categories of social impacts were identified in the literature review. Most important negative impacts are on human rights and social equity. Most important positive impacts are on wellbeing and livelihoods. There is need to increase subjective assessment of impacts in protected areas. Coordination of policies across sectors is needed to meet future biodiversity targets.

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Social impacts of European Protected Areas and policy recommendations

Jones

Graziano

Dimitrakopoulos

2020

Environmental Science & Policy

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“…Regarding conflicts, the designation of PAs in Europe has often resulted in conflicts of interest between diverse users and local residents [53,54], especially as competition for space has intensified [55] due to increased tourism [56,57]. Thus, democratizing access to PAs and minimizing disturbance to natural systems was a major challenge for European PAs before the pandemic.…”

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“…Thus, democratizing access to PAs and minimizing disturbance to natural systems was a major challenge for European PAs before the pandemic. Overcrowding in PAs [58][59][60] often resulted in increased noise levels and disturbance of tranquility [61] causing disruptions in the life of local communities and distortion of human ties [55,62] as well as disturbing wildlife and ecosystems. As a result, the pandemic intensified tensions between locals and visitors in many cases.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Management of European Protected Areas and Policy Implications

McGinlay

Gkoumas

Holtvoeth

et al. 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic led to many European countries imposing lockdown measures and limiting people’s movement during spring 2020. During the summer 2020, these strict lockdown measures were gradually lifted while in autumn 2020, local restrictions started to be re-introduced as a second wave emerged. After initial restrictions on visitors accessing many Nature Protected Areas (PAs) in Europe, management authorities have had to introduce measures so that all users can safely visit these protected landscapes. In this paper, we examine the challenges that emerged due to COVID-19 for PAs and their deeper causes. By considering the impact on and response of 14 popular European National and Nature Parks, we propose tentative longer-term solutions going beyond the current short-term measures that have been implemented. The most important challenges identified in our study were overcrowding, a new profile of visitors, problematic behavior, and conflicts between different user groups. A number of new measures have been introduced to tackle these challenges including information campaigns, traffic management, and establishing one-way systems on trail paths. However, measures to safeguard public health are often in conflict with other PA management measures aiming to minimize disturbance of wildlife and ecosystems. We highlight three areas in which management of PAs can learn from the experience of this pandemic: managing visitor numbers in order to avoid overcrowding through careful spatial planning, introducing educational campaigns, particularly targeting a new profile of visitors, and promoting sustainable tourism models, which do not rely on large visitor numbers.

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Protected areas shape the distribution of tourism across rural Europe

Seguin,

Delbar,

Batista e Silva

et al. 2024

People and Nature

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Protected areas (PAs) have expanded rapidly in recent decades to help mitigate the ongoing biodiversity crisis but are under increasing human pressures that jeopardize their conservation effectiveness. Tourism in PAs may galvanize efforts towards biodiversity conservation, but it can also be a major source of threats, leading to multiple adverse social and ecological impacts. Considering the recent Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to protect at least 30% of terrestrial ecosystems by 2030, understanding and assessing how and which PAs shape the spatial distribution of tourism is of great importance to biodiversity management and policy. In this study, we used a geospatial data set that describes the location and capacity of tourism accommodation in 81,185 local administrative units (LAUs) covering over 28 countries across rural Europe. After estimating the number of nights spent per LAU, we modelled the influence of PAs on the distribution of tourism throughout Europe while controlling for other social, economic and environmental covariates, but also for spatial autocorrelation. We reveal a positive link between highly protected PAs and the number of nights spent by tourists in LAUs. The attractiveness of these PAs for tourists may pose a conservation paradox, that is, highly protected PAs, which aim to safeguard nature tend to attract a disproportionate number of tourists, which may lead to nature degradation. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Interpretations of MPA winners and losers: a case study of the Cabo De Palos- Islas Hormigas Fisheries Reserve

Cited by 20 publications

References 47 publications

Social impacts of European Protected Areas and policy recommendations

Social impacts of European Protected Areas and policy recommendations

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Management of European Protected Areas and Policy Implications

Protected areas shape the distribution of tourism across rural Europe

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