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Governance mapping: a framework for assessing the adaptive capacity of marine resource governance to environmental change

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posted on 2023-05-20, 04:24 authored by Dutra, LXC, Sporne, I, Marcus HawardMarcus Haward, Aswani, S, Cochrane, KL, Stewart Frusher, Gasalla, M, Gianesella, SMF, Grant, T, Hobday, AJ, Sarah JenningsSarah Jennings, Plaganyi, E, Gretta PeclGretta Pecl, Salim, SS, Sauer, W, Taboada, MB, Elizabeth Van PuttenElizabeth Van Putten
Marine social-ecological systems are influenced by the way humans interact with their environment, and external forces, which change and re-shape the environment. In many regions, exploitation of marine resources and climate change are two of the primary drivers shifting the abundance and distribution of marine living resources, with negative effects on marine-dependent communities. Governance systems determine ‘who’ makes decisions, ‘what’ are their powers and responsibilities, and ‘how’ they are exercised. Understanding the connections between the actors comprising governance systems and influences between governance and the environment is therefore critical to support successful transitions to novel forms of governance required to deal with environmental changes. The paper provides an analytical framework with a practical example from Vanuatu, for mapping and assessment of the governance system providing for management of coral reef fish resources. The framework enables a rapid analysis of governance systems to identify factors that can encourage, or hinder, the adaptation of communities to changes in abundance or availability of marine resources.

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Publication title

Marine Policy

Volume

106

Article number

103392

Number

103392

Pagination

1-13

ISSN

0308-597X

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Elsevier Sci Ltd

Place of publication

The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox5 1Gb

Rights statement

Copyright 2019 Elsevier Ltd.

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Fisheries - wild caught not elsewhere classified; Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem); Social impacts of climate change and variability

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