Substantial efforts and investments are being made to increase the scale and improve the
effectiveness of marine conservation globally. Though it is mandated by international law …

Strategies to protect biodiversity in the face of a global crisis must be place‐based and
sensitive to context. A failure to consider the socioeconomic and political circumstances, as …

The blue economy is being promoted as capable of achieving sustainability and prosperity,
fair use of the ocean and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ensuring a more …

Communities want to determine their own climate change adaptation strategies, and
scientists and decision-makers should listen to them—both the equity and efficacy of climate …

Why, despite an emphasis on'getting institutions right', do development initiatives so
infrequently deliver as planned? Why do many institutions designed for natural resource …

Nature conservation relies largely on peoples' rule adherence. However, noncompliance in
the conservation context is common: it is one of the largest illegal activities in the world …

In a marine environment that is rapidly changing due to anthropogenic activities and climate
change, area-based management tools are often used to mitigate threats and conserve …

In the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), local communities are increasingly assuming
responsibility for inshore marine resources either on their own or through collaborative …

Indonesia and Brazil, two large countries with long coastlines, have seen dramatic political
changes over past decades. The New Constitution of 1988 in Brazil and the reform …

Adaptive management of natural resources is an iterative process of decision making
whereby management strategies are progressively changed or adjusted in response to new …