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的最有效手段之一，社区参与在这一过程中至关重要。最近的研究表明，共同管理形式的社区参与--即管理实体，通常是政府和社区成员合作管理资源--对于可持续的沿海资源管理是最有效的。这项研究将探讨利益攸关方参与为管理大加勒比地区的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，该项目将查明哪些资源使用者和其他利益攸关方目前参与资源管理，影响他们参与的各个方面的变数，以及他们参与的程度和效果。了解利益攸关方的利益可以更有效地解决政策对分配和社会的影响，这反过来又可以加强对管理措施的遵守，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攸关方之间的关系模式，以促进对海洋保护区的有效共同管理。有效性既是体制的(管理实体的运作)，也是生物的(保护区内的珊瑚礁与保护区外的珊瑚礁相比健康)。

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).