Towards a collaborative stakeholder engagement pathway to increase ocean sustainability related to marine spatial planning in developing coastal states

Environmental Challenges, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 100954 - 100954

Published: April 1, 2024

With the increased emphasis on charting ocean sustainability narratives, marine spatial planning (MSP) is envisioned as a key tenet. MSPs emphasize systematic and collaborative management of space (resources activities) for benefit all users. Regions that have implemented MSP based stakeholder engagement are progressively realizing better outcomes. Unfortunately, in developing coastal states, progress toward largely pedestrian has attracted less interest. This partly due to archaic coastal/marine resource models dominated by few powerful stakeholders. worsened increasing human-environmental shocks, which creating bleak futures. Our study systematically sourced 12,316 documents from Scopus were analyzed using bibliometrics (i) conduct performance analysis, (ii) scientific mapping analysis (iii) identify game-changing developments can drive sustainability. A revealed even though scholarship publications increased, scholarships among researchers Global South limited. Scientific emerging positive trends multi-country collaborations well recognition threats environment. Reversing this requires engagement. However, how achieve goal most states been studied. Building this, we developed novel Collaborative Stakeholder Engagement Pathway (CoSEP) involving eight interrelated steps help build engagements development notable takeaway CoSEP since research limited or its infancy, knowledge when engage stakeholders mechanisms sustainability, including justice. localize sustainable pillars avenues integrated management. Using participatory approaches bring forward microlevel perspectives could be future driver designing effective interventions cultures create meet targets.

Language: Английский

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Residents’ waste management practices in a developing country: A social practice theory analysis

Environmental Challenges, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13, P. 100770 - 100770

Published: Sept. 27, 2023

Waste management has become a growing concern globally and caused rising environmental costs in developing countries. The efficiency of waste system depends on many factors, including residents' practices governmental commitment to sustainable management. This study employs the social practice theory qualitatively examine perspectives context Vietnam as country where massive portion plastic originates from household disposal. research involves conducting twelve focus groups five different locations, two largest cities three coastal marine protected areas. Data analysis is performed using inductive deductive coding principles an interpretivist approach. findings reveal classification unsustainable practices, factors that facilitate or impede perspectives. According residents, while adequate technical infrastructures can it motivates demotivates mold into habit. therefore provides useful implications for systems would require government's effective leadership coordination well orchestral efforts involved institutions, families, communities, businesses, formal informal sectors, organisations.

Language: Английский

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Marine protected area and climate change: A mapping review

Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 103042 - 103042

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Actor-centered power and forest governance: Can a conceptual framework help us understand the conflict in managing national parks in Vietnam?

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 174, P. 103482 - 103482

Published: April 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Assessment of heavy metal contamination of sediments in popular tourist beaches of the Kerala State, southern India: Implications on textural and mineralogical affinities and mitigation

Geosystems and Geoenvironment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 100244 - 100244

Published: Nov. 22, 2023

Beaches form one of the most contaminated sedimentary environments by a myriad variety anthropogenic activities, including tourism and recreational activities. The concentrations metals their pollution levels were studied for four tropical tourist beaches in Kerala state, Southern India. Bulk geochemical mineralogical analyses 16 sediment samples performed to determine environmental status risk level using various indices. Based on enrichment TiO2 SiO2 grouped into ilmenite-rich (IRS) quartz-rich (QRS) signatures are significantly different. Mineralogically, IRS group is dominated ilmenite, quartz, sillimanite, zircon rutile while QRS consists spinel calcite garnets common both groups sediments. Despite variation trends indices, it has been found that Kovalam beach sediments enriched with W, Th U where, only W not U. affinity secondary tungsten-bearing minerals documented XRD analysis these mainly controlled geogenic sourced minerals. However, terms ecological risk, Pb, As Cu have considerable moderate Overall, shows risk. biological effect assessment elements concern Pb Zn possible Cr, IRA QRS. Though prevalence processes influences metal enrichments study, relative influences, mobility bioavailability need be systematically studied.

Language: Английский

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Assessing the viability of Stakeholders’ Engagement in Marine Spatial Planning and its Implications for a Sustainable Blue Economy

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 24, 2024

Abstract Marine spatial planning (MSP) is the key to attaining global ocean sustainability targets related blue economy (BE) and inclusive tapping of resources. Although there has been robust progress in promoting MSP, e.g., European Union (EU), most countries have yet develop comprehensive strategies focused on which could affect fragile ecosystems vulnerable livelihoods that are already affected by anthropogenic impacts natural/environmental pressures. Even within EU, MSPs developed only individual or specific maritime zones. One gaps identified literature limited knowledge stakeholder engagement MSP process. Our study tries bridge this gap, we used a mixed research approach—i.e., systematically reviewed 86 articles MSP—and conducted informant interview intending identify what type stakeholders needed process; how, when, where they be involved; how impact sustainable economy? The findings revealed systematic process different at levels temporal scales. In addition, approach involve required based given region's governance region. marine resource user conflicts hamper use resources solved through MSP. for bring fore help design more effective participatory conservation interventions meet targets.

Language: Английский

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Towards a collaborative stakeholder engagement pathway to increase ocean sustainability related to marine spatial planning in developing coastal states

SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Management Effectiveness Evaluation using the Bayesian Belief Network Approach: A case study of Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area, Vietnam

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1403(1), P. 012001 - 012001

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Abstract The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework set an ambitious target of safeguarding 30% the Earth’s land and sea through well-managed Protected Areas (PAs) by 2030. Despite 196 countries committing to expand PA coverage, a lack evidence on existing effectiveness limited data human-ecosystem interactions pose formidable challenges implementation prioritising conservation funding. Within this context, paper aims test simple user-friendly model, which is based Bayesian Belief Networks, in evaluating management Cu Lao Cham Marine Area (CLC-MPA) Vietnam. It focuses assessing whether MPA effective achieving its objectives if resources can endure current pace economic development. study underscores importance eco-tourism sustainable local models amid intense forces mass tourism argues that carrying capacity for CLC should be estimated at outset development plan. Besides, there need integrated approach include legal provisions address impacts pollution. Also, given increasing pressure from incoming fishers, it essential trans-provincial coordination better enforcement regulations.

Language: Английский

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