Accelerating ecosystem degradation has spurred proposals to vastly expand the extent of protected areas (PAs), potentially affecting the livelihoods and well-being of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) worldwide. The benefits of multiuse PAs that elevate the role of IPLCs in management have long been recognized. However, quantitative examinations of how resource governance and the distribution of management rights affect conservation outcomes are vital for long-term sustainability. Here, we use a long-term, quasi-experimental monitoring dataset from four Indonesian marine PAs that demonstrates that multiuse PAs can increase fish biomass, but incorporating multiple governance principles into management regimes and enforcing rules equitably are critical to achieve ecological benefits. Furthermore, we show that PAs predicated primarily on enforcing penalties can be less effective than those where IPLCs have the capacity to engage in management. Our results suggest that well-governed multiuse PAs can achieve conservation objectives without undermining the rights of IPLCs.
Fidler R.Y., Ahmadia G.N., Amkieltiela, Awaludinnoer, Cox C., Estradivari , Glew L., Handayani C., Mahajan S.L., Mascia M.B., Pakiding F., Andradi-Brown D.A., Campbell S.J., Claborn K., De Nardo M., Fox H.E., Gill D., Hidayat N.I., Jakub R., Le D.T., Purwanto, Valdivia A. and Harborne A.R. (2022) Participation, not penalties: Community involvement and equitable governance contribute to more effective multiuse protected areas. Science Advances 8(18). 10.1126/sciadv.abl8929
@article{Fidler2022,
Title = {Participation, not penalties: Community involvement and equitable governance contribute to more effective multiuse protected areas},
Author = {Fidler, Robert Y. and Ahmadia, Gabby N. and Amkieltiela and Awaludinnoer and Cox, Courtney and Estradivari and Glew, Louise and Handayani, Christian and Mahajan, Shauna L. and Mascia, Michael B. and Pakiding, Fitryanti and Andradi-Brown, Dominic A. and Campbell, Stuart J. and Claborn, Kelly and De Nardo, Matheus and Fox, Helen E. and Gill, David and Hidayat, Nur I. and Jakub, Raymond and Le, Duong T. and Purwanto and Valdivia, Abel and Harborne, Alastair R.},
Editor = {},
Journal = {Science Advances},
Year = {2022},
Volume = {8},
Doi = {10.1126/sciadv.abl8929},
Abstract = {Accelerating ecosystem degradation has spurred proposals to vastly expand the extent of protected areas (PAs), potentially affecting the livelihoods and well-being of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) worldwide. The benefits of multiuse PAs that elevate the role of IPLCs in management have long been recognized. However, quantitative examinations of how resource governance and the distribution of management rights affect conservation outcomes are vital for long-term sustainability. Here, we use a long-term, quasi-experimental monitoring dataset from four Indonesian marine PAs that demonstrates that multiuse PAs can increase fish biomass, but incorporating multiple governance principles into management regimes and enforcing rules equitably are critical to achieve ecological benefits. Furthermore, we show that PAs predicated primarily on enforcing penalties can be less effective than those where IPLCs have the capacity to engage in management. Our results suggest that well-governed multiuse PAs can achieve conservation objectives without undermining the rights of IPLCs.},
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Fidler, Robert Y.
AU - Ahmadia, Gabby N.
AU - Amkieltiela
AU - Awaludinnoer
AU - Cox, Courtney
AU - Estradivari
AU - Glew, Louise
AU - Handayani, Christian
AU - Mahajan, Shauna L.
AU - Mascia, Michael B.
AU - Pakiding, Fitryanti
AU - Andradi-Brown, Dominic A.
AU - Campbell, Stuart J.
AU - Claborn, Kelly
AU - De Nardo, Matheus
AU - Fox, Helen E.
AU - Gill, David
AU - Hidayat, Nur I.
AU - Jakub, Raymond
AU - Le, Duong T.
AU - Purwanto
AU - Valdivia, Abel
AU - Harborne, Alastair R.
TI - Participation, not penalties: Community involvement and equitable governance contribute to more effective multiuse protected areas
T2 - Science Advances
PY - 2022
VL - 8
DO - 10.1126/sciadv.abl8929
AB - Accelerating ecosystem degradation has spurred proposals to vastly expand the extent of protected areas (PAs), potentially affecting the livelihoods and well-being of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) worldwide. The benefits of multiuse PAs that elevate the role of IPLCs in management have long been recognized. However, quantitative examinations of how resource governance and the distribution of management rights affect conservation outcomes are vital for long-term sustainability. Here, we use a long-term, quasi-experimental monitoring dataset from four Indonesian marine PAs that demonstrates that multiuse PAs can increase fish biomass, but incorporating multiple governance principles into management regimes and enforcing rules equitably are critical to achieve ecological benefits. Furthermore, we show that PAs predicated primarily on enforcing penalties can be less effective than those where IPLCs have the capacity to engage in management. Our results suggest that well-governed multiuse PAs can achieve conservation objectives without undermining the rights of IPLCs.
ER -
