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Showing 1 to 20 of 402 for “"Protected Areas"”.
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Antarctic Protected Areas
The system of protected sites established for Antarctic terrestrial environments by the Antarctic Treaty is examined - protection of sites is one of the measures available to Contracting Parties to the Treaty for the preservation and conservation of the Antarctic Environment. Protected sites are …
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Multiple perspectives for envisioning marine protected areas
… approaches to the establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs). MPAs are one potentially effective conservation tool, but are being established very slowly. My research shows that community involvement in placing MPAs can help meet many ecological goals, although biophysical data improve …
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Community-based conservation and protected areas in Namibia
A Thesis/practicum submitted to the Faculty of graduate Studies of the University of Manitoba in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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Protected areas and management agencies in arid landscapes.
… agencies charged with the management of public protected areas in arid landscapes are analyzed for their ability to successfully execute their missions. First, the characteristics of arid landscapes are explored. Abiotic, biotic, and cultural--including perceptual--aspects of arid landscapes are …
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Evaluation of spatial fragmentation of protected areas using the Spatial Assessment for Coastal Protected Areas in Caribbean Small Island Developing States
… human settlements fostering the fragmentation of protected coastal ecosystems as existing studies to monitor the spatial fragmentation on protected coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean SIDS is limited. The Spatial Assessment for Coastal Protected Areas (SACPA) aims to address this research gap …
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Marine protected areas in the management of artisanal fisheries
… effort by fishers in waters adjoining a marine protected area, and their impacts on the reserve’s ability to reduce the impacts of overfishing. The artisanal fisheries operating near Blue Bay Marine Park, Mauritius, provided case-study data for analysis. Two forms of spatial connectivity were …
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An Adaptive Assessment of Visitor Impacts to Protected Areas
… adaptive management allows researchers and protected area managers to cooperatively improve management policies, and achieve the dual mandate to protect natural resources and provide high-quality recreational experiences. Through an evaluation of the efficacy of campsite and campfire …
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'UK Marine Protected Areas: Powerful legal protection or paper parks?’
… the question of whether or not UK marine protected areas (MPA) are designated and managed in accordance with the obligations accepted under international and domestic law. Since first mooted in the 1960’s, MPAs have become the most popular tool for the conservation of marine ecosystems and …
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Marine Protected areas of the mediterranean region: Management and challenges
… Diversity adopted a Programme of Work on Protected Areas. The overall target of this programme was to establish and maintain by 2010, for terrestrial areas and by 2012 for marine protected areas, a comprehensive, effectively managed and ecologically representative system of protected areas …
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Local people and protected areas : a case study from Miraflor, Nicaragua
… local opinions into account in the management of protected areas. Theoretically, the study relies on those approaches that aim to link the issues of nature protection with the questions of social sustainability and the livelihood requirements of local people. The study explains how the concept of …
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Coastal Resource Use, Management, and Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines
… (villages) with a community-based marine protected area (MPA) are more likely to support restrictions on fishing activity, report fishing violations, and be a member of bantay dagat (sea guards). Awareness of MPAs in three island provinces was high (70%) with fishing and seaweed farming …
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The Potential for Marine Protected Areas in the San Francisco Bay
… very little has been done establishing marine protected areas in the San Francisco Bay. In 2009, with the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), California adopted a regional network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to effectively protect its coastal waters. All designated regions of the MLPA have …
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EVALUATING RANGELAND CONDITIONS IN NEIGHBORING PROTECTED AREAS OF RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA
… which forced many rural peoples to move to urban areas in search of work. The opposite occurred in the region of western Mongolia where the so-called Cluster A of the Siilkhemiin Nuruu National Park is located. That Region saw an increase in migration from urban to rural areas to embrace their …
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EVALUATING RANGELAND CONDITIONS IN NEIGHBORING PROTECTED AREAS OF RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA
… which forced many rural peoples to move to urban areas in search of work. The opposite occurred in the region of western Mongolia where the so-called Cluster A of the Siilkhemiin Nuruu National Park is located. That Region saw an increase in migration from urban to rural areas to embrace their …
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Developing conservation governance strategies: holistic management of protected areas in Nepal
… conservation strategy to mitigate the impacts of protected areas on local communities, and thereby reduce adverse impacts of local people on protected areas. Unlike traditional Buffer Zone programmes which are mostly limited to creating a protective layer and/or distributing economic benefits to …
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The global network of marine protected areas: developing baselines and identifying priorities
… constrained by a lack of robust data on marine protected areas (MPAs). In this thesis I present the results of the first explicitly marine-focused, global assessment of MPAs in relation to three global marine protection targets. Approximately 2.35 million km2, equivalent to 0.65% of the world’s …
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Governance of High Sea Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas from a Maltese Perspective
… more attention is commonly referred to as marine protected area (MPA). This tool has been used over many years but its use is increasing. There are various legal instruments that either obligate or encourage the use of MPAs. MPAs can be applied in all areas irrespective of the jurisdiction. …
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Waves of Change? Politics of Knowledge and Participation in Marine Protected Areas
<p>Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly prevalent and popular conservation tool, yet there is still much debate over whether they should emphasize the role of expert knowledge or local participation. This debate occurs among an international network of scientists and conservation …
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