Comanagement of coral reef social-ecological systems

• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1121215109
• Publication Date: 2012-03-20T04:57:11Z
• Authors: Joshua E. Cinner; Tim R. McClanahan; M. Aaron MacNeil; Nicholas A. J. Gr...; Tim M. Daw; Ahmad Mukminin; David A. Feary; Ando L. Rabearisoa; Andrew Wamukota; Narriman Jiddawi; Stuart J. Campbell; Andrew H. Baird; Fraser A. Janucho...; Salum Hamed; Rachael Lahari; Tau Morove; John Kuange
• Keywords: Overexploitation; Common-pool resource; Natural Resource Management; Civil Society

In an effort to deliver better outcomes for people and the ecosystems they depend on, many governments civil society groups are engaging natural resource users in collaborative management arrangements (frequently called comanagement). However, there few empirical studies demonstrating social institutional conditions conducive successful comanagement outcomes, especially small-scale fisheries. Here, we evaluate 42 across five countries show that: ( i ) is largely at meeting ecological goals; ii tends benefit wealthier users; iii overexploitation most strongly influenced by market access users’ dependence on resources; iv characteristics influence livelihood compliance yet have little effect conditions.