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Co-learning and stakeholders’ participation in marine protected area management
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Co-learning and stakeholders’ participation in marine protected area management

Mohammad Siddique, Stephen Myers, Timothy F Smith and R W (Bill) Carter
Proceedings of the 2011 Queensland Coastal Conference, pp.1-8
Queensland Coastal Conference: Ancient Knowledge Contemporary Innovation, 2011 (Cairns, Australia, 19-Oct-2011–21-Oct-2011)
Queensland Coastal Conference
2011
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Environmental Science and Management marine protected area (MPA)
Marine protected area (MPA) management is the management of ecosystems not only for conserving marine resources but also for human purposes. While there is often detailed knowledge of specific research subjects and sites, and knowledge of broad scale processes, there are significant challenges in integrating current knowledge across the range of scales needed for effective management of MPA. Most agencies dealing with MPAs are beginning to learn how to design and conduct an effective participatory process for MPAs, to gain understanding of the implications of increased stakeholder involvement to improve the process. While there is growing awareness of the need for involvement, there is a lack of understanding of the implications of co-learning as an essential element in the process of stakeholder involvement. As policy-making continues to evolve, it is critical to understand the role of stakeholder involvement and, in particular, how participatory decision-making processes can be improved through mutual learning improvement. Significant stakeholder participation occurs in MPA when they see that their contributions to the process have helped shape a meaningful decision. Such participation can be fostered by enhancing stakeholders' participation in the generation and application of knowledge, providing opportunities to exchange their learning, and strengthening their ability to deal with changes throughout the process. This study aims to understand the influences of planning and management instruments fostering or hindering the co-learning systems using Moreton Bay Marine Park as a case study.

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