Doctoral Dissertation Research in DRMS: FACTORS INFLUENCING STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT IN MARINE RESERVE

海洋保护区被认为是沿海资源管理最有效的手段之一，社区的参与在这一过程中被认为是必不可少的。最近的研究表明，社区参与的共同管理形式？即管理实体（通常是政府）和社区成员合作管理资源？是最有效的可持续沿海资源管理。这项研究将探讨利益攸关方参与为管理大加勒比地区海洋保护区而制定的现有共同管理制度的选定实例。具体而言，该项目将确定哪些资源使用者和其他利益攸关方目前参与管理资源，影响其参与的各个方面的变量，以及他们参与的程度和效力。了解利益相关者的利益可以更有效地解决政策的分配和社会影响，从而增加对管理措施的遵守，并导致更可持续的资源管理制度。研究人员将使用网络分析来确定利益相关者之间的关系模式，从而促进海洋保护区的有效共同管理。有效性包括体制方面（管理实体的运作）和生物方面（保护区内珊瑚礁与保护区外珊瑚礁的健康状况）。

Marine reserves are recognized as one of the most effective means of coastal resource management, and community participation has been found to be essential in this process. Recent research has indicated that community participation in the form of co-management?that is the managing entity, usually government, and community members cooperatively managing the resource?is most effective for sustainable coastal resource management. The research will explore stakeholder involvement in selected examples of existing co-management regimes developed to manage marine reserves within the Wider Caribbean.Specifically, the project will identify which resource users and other stakeholders are currently involved in managing the resource, the variables that influenced aspects of their involvement, and the extent and effectiveness of their participation. Understanding the interests of stakeholders can be a way to more effectively address the distributional and social impacts of policies, which can in turn increase compliance with management measures and lead to more sustainable resource management regimes. The researchers will use network analysis to determine patterns of relationships between stakeholders that facilitate effective co-management of marine reserves. Effectiveness is both institutional (the functioning of the management entities) and biological (health of the coral reefs within the reserve as compared to outside the reserve).