Browsing by Subject "Management effectiveness"

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    Incentives for good governance: getting the balance right for Port-Cros National Park (Mediterranean Sea, France)
    (Ministere de l'Environnement, de lEnergie et de la Mer, 2016) Hogg, Katie; Markantonatou, Vasiliki; Noguera-Méndez, Pedro; Semitiel-García, María; Economía Aplicada
    This paper provides preliminary findings from an examination of the nature of the management effectivness and governance structure underpinning the Port-Cros National Park (PCNP), created in 1963, then restricted to the Port-Cros Archipelago, and the newly created Port-Cros National Park (N-PCNP), (whose implementation process extended from 2012-2016) the surface area of which will be multiplied 64-fold to 75-fold. The analysis that follows was restricted to the marine parts of PCNP and N-PCNP. The MPAG governance analysis framework was applied through semi-structured interviews with park managers, staff and relevant experts. Through this systematic analysis the role and interaction between incentives are better understood. The PCNP, created primarily from the top-down with elements of a bottom-up approach, resulted, in the course of its more than 50-year history, in a successful positive balance between natural heritage preservation and sustainable development, such as the artisanal fishery. Public acceptance has been addressed through increased use of participative incentives, brought about by a reform of French National Parks in 2006 and the creation of the N-PNPC in 2012-2016. Although the current governance approach and management is effective, and not all cross cutting issues and challenges are sufficiently addressed, the French 2006 approach of national parks and the 2012-2016 bottom-up process of negotiating the N-PCNP charter is unique and is considered by those involved as a model for Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). It is recommended that increased participative and interpretative incentives be utilised to generate greater community stewardship.
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    Lessons from three north-western Mediterranean MPAs: A governance analysis of Port-Cros National Park, Tavolara Punta-Coda Cavallo and Ustica
    (Elsevier, 2021-05) Hogg, Katie; Noguera-Méndez, Pedro; Semitiel-García, María; Economía Aplicada
    This paper examines the governance of Port-Cros National Park (PCNP), Tavolara Punto-Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area (TPCCMPA) and Ustica Island Marine Protected Area (UIMPA), all north-western Mediterranean. The governance approach adopted in PCNP is predominately state-led with increased decentralisation and participation, whilst in TPCCMPA and UIMPA the management responsibility is shared between national and local governments. The use of legal and knowledge incentives has predominated governance of PCNP. Public acceptance has been boosted through increased use of participative incentives, brought about by a reform of French National Parks in 2006 and the creation of the new PCNP between 2012 and 2016. In TPCCMPA and UIMPA both legal and economic incentives are the key mechanisms through which the MPAs are managed and conflicts addressed. In TPCCMPA and UIMPA, where the MPA management authority are faced with a lack of enforcement capacity, greater attention should be given to participative and interpretive incentives to boost stewardship and compliance. The authors conclude that the current governance approaches are effective but do not address all challenges and cross-cutting issues faced. Strengthened political will and leadership from all levels of government is required to improve governance towards more effective and equitable outcomes for all three MPAs, along with increased use of participative and interpretative incentives to generate an increased sense of community stewardship.