Abstract Implementation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has always a step-zero, ie, an
initial phase when the idea is incepted, communicated and negotiated among stakeholders …

Like in many countries around the world, concerns about resource degradation due to high
fishing intensity and use of illegal fishing gears have led to the creation of several protected …

This chapter describes how a small fishing community in Mediterranean Spain has taken
charge over the management of the local red shrimp fishery. In Catalonia, the deep-sea red …

Les «aires marines protégées» se multiplient au Sud. Si leur mise en place tend à fragiliser
les droits fonciers des communautés traditionnelles de pêcheurs, des cas démontrent que …

Although the 'right to enjoy a healthy environment'is granted by the Mexican Law of Social
Development, the environmental dimension is missing in the current national measures of …