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