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National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 14(109), p. 5219-5222, 2012

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1121215109

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Comanagement of coral reef social-ecological systems

Journal article published in 2012 by Joshua E. Cinner, Tim R. McClanahan, M. Aaron MacNeil, M. Aaron MacNeil, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Tim M. Daw, Ahmad Mukminin, David A. Feary, Ando L. Rabearisoa, Andrew Wamukota, Narriman Jiddawi, Stuart J. Campbell ORCID, Andrew H. Baird, Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley ORCID, Salum Hamed and other authors.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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In an effort to deliver better outcomes for people and the ecosystems they depend on, many governments and civil society groups are engaging natural resource users in collaborative management arrangements (frequently called comanagement). However, there are few empirical studies demonstrating the social and institutional conditions conducive to successful comanagement outcomes, especially in small-scale fisheries. Here, we evaluate 42 comanagement arrangements across five countries and show that: ( i ) comanagement is largely successful at meeting social and ecological goals; ( ii ) comanagement tends to benefit wealthier resource users; ( iii ) resource overexploitation is most strongly influenced by market access and users’ dependence on resources; and ( iv ) institutional characteristics strongly influence livelihood and compliance outcomes, yet have little effect on ecological conditions.