The role of incentives for sustainable implementation of marine protected areas: an example from TanzaniaRobinson, E. J. Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4950-0183, Albers, H. J. and Kirama, S. L. (2014) The role of incentives for sustainable implementation of marine protected areas: an example from Tanzania. International Journal of Sustainable Society, 6 (1/2). pp. 28-46. ISSN 1756-2546 Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2014.057888 Abstract/SummaryAlthough Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an increasingly popular policy tool for protecting marine stocks and biodiversity, they pose high costs for small-scale fisherfolk in poor countries. With Tanzania’s Mnazi Bay Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park as an example, we develop a spatial economic decision-modelling framework as a lens to examine fishers’ reactions to incentives created by an MPA. We argue that MPAs in poor countries can only contribute to sustainability if management induces changes in incentives to fish through a combination of enforcement (‘sticks’) and livelihood projects (‘carrots’). We emphasise practical implementation issues and implications for fostering marine ecosystem sustainability.
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