Liliana Rodriguez Cortes
United Nations - Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme 2011-2012
Work with MPAs before?
Work related to MPAs?
Welcome to an MPA
Long-term investment in secure and healthy ecosystems
Protect the structure, function and integrity of the physical ecosystems
Protects and provides livelihoods (e.g. fisheries and tourism)
Improve fishing yields
Increase knowledge and understanding of marine systems
Scientific researchConservationEcosystem function and servicesClimate change adaptation and mitigation
Ship groundingsIllegal fishingLack of enforcement Lack of inter-institutional coordination Coastal developmentInvasive species Coral bleaching
Marine Scientists Policy makersCivil servantsLocal communityNon-governmental organizations
Do MPAs really work as a conservation tool?
Are legal instruments effective for the co-management of the MPAs?
Are legal and institutional frameworks effective for the sustainable management of fishing and tourism?
Decline of local fisheriesTourism development planCommunity participationProposal of a MPACapacity buildingAlternative livelihoods
