Browsing by Subject "Threats"

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    Development of a strategic plan for the sport of futsal in Iraq
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de publicaciones, 2022) Bachay Alshiblaw, Hasanain Hadi; Talebpour, Mahdi; Morteza Azimzadeh, Seyyed; Kashtidar, Mohammad
    The purpose of this study was to develop a strategic plan for the sport of futsal in Iraq. This research is descriptivein nature.A qualitative study was conducted in the form of a survey.The sample of this study was composed of managers and experts of the Iraqi Ministry of Sports and the General Directorate of Sports of the Education Ministry, heads and vice presidents of Iraqi futsal, Iraqi futsal coaches, referees and elite athletes, and futsal veterans.The sample size for the present study was 23. The findings of the study revealed that Iraqi futsal has 16 strengths (S), 14 weaknesses (W), 14 opportunities (O) and 16 and threats (T).Considering these results, it is suggested that futsal in Iraq focusesmore on strengths inthe field of internal factors and try to solvethe existing weaknesses
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    Perceptions of threats facing Cabo de Palos - Islas Hormigas MPA and potential solutions
    (Taylor and Francis Group, 2017-12-29) Hogg, Katie; Noguera-Méndez, Pedro; Gray, Tim; Young, Sarah; Semitiel-García, María; Economía Aplicada
    Many marine protected areas (MPAs) face a multitude of threats to the ecosystems that they have been established to conserve. This study is based on 111 interviews conducted in 2013–2014 designed to discover the perceptions of stakeholders about the threats, the causes of the threats, and their responses to the threats, to a well-established MPA – Cabo de Palos - Islas Hormigas (CPH-MPA). This MPA was created to safeguard fisheries and the associated artisanal fishers, but over time it has become a tourism “hotspot.” Resilience theory, which incorporates ecological resilience, social resilience, and individual resilience, helps us to analyze stakeholders' responses to threats by categorizing them into passive, adaptive, and transformative responses. We found respondents identified four main threats – over-fishing, excessive scuba diving, pollution, and invasive species; attributed the threats to three main causes – ineffective management, poor environmental stewardship, and climate change; and expressed three kinds of responses – do nothing, adapt, or transform – with a preference for adaptation and (especially) transformation. The lesson of this study is that it shows how, unless drastic action is taken to curb recreational diving activities, the CPH-MPA is in danger of changing from a fishing reserve to a largely unregulated leisure diving venue, which is unlikely to fulfill the requirements of resilience; ecological, social, or individual.