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Workshop on the Sustainability of Large Marine Ecosystems (LME):Bridging the Governance and Socioeconomic Gap

Applying socioeconomics and governance to support Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) mangement.

Newport, Rhode Island, USA
March 6 – 10, 2006

Co-sponsored by GEF IW:LEARN, NOAA and (host) the Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island

Key Product: A Handbook on Governance and Socioeconomics of Large Marine Ecosystems

With support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), ecosystem-based marine management has been operationalized across regions through the application of a Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) approach to assessment and management. The LME approach integrates five modules: (1) Productivity, (2) Fish and Fisheries, (3) Pollution and Ecosystem Health, (4) Socioeconomics and (5) Governance. The first three modules focus on assessing the changing status of LME, based on suites of biological and physical indicators of LME condition. The latter two modules examine movements toward improvements of LME benefits to civil society and resource recovery and sustainability.

Socioeconomics and Governance modules require significant social science inputs which have yet to be fully implemented across GEF-supported LME initiatives. The overall goal of this workshop was thus to advance these initiatives' understanding and use of socioeconomics and governance tools to improve LME management.

LME Workshop Participants (March 2006)

Back row, L to R: Vinkatesh, Sinjae, Antonio, Stephen, Jan, Jon and Chris
Third row, L to R: Markus (between pillars), lola, Kim, Ryan, Anna, Janot, Julio and Abu.
Second row (first stair), L to R: Francisca, Tim, Ning, Dann
Front row L to R: Jide, Zhu, Andris, Robin, Silvia, Gerardo, Parcy, Evelia, Cesar, Larry, Prudence, Glenn
Sitting: Mamdou

Workshop Objectives

  • Examine alternative governance structures and processes for managing LMEs.

  • Analyze sustainable financing mechanisms to support LME implementation.

  •  Construct frameworks and indicators for measuring progress in LME management.  

  • Design methods to link fisheries, pollution, and ecosystem productivity to the socio-economics and governance of an LME.

Agenda

5-day Workshop Agenda

Presentations

Large Marine Ecosystem Governance as a Paradigm Shift

REFERENCES:

What is Governance?

REFERENCES:

Winning Commitment

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Sustainable Financing

LME Indicators

REFERENCES:

Tools and Services to Support Adaptive LME Governance

 Participants

Twenty professionals from seventeen countries and nine GEF-funded LMEs (Government Agency Directors, Research Institute Directors, International Project Coordinators, Lawyers,

Economists and Professors)

 

See Workshop Particpants list for contact information.

Additional References

LME Case Studies


Economic Valuation of LMEs


Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Marine Reserves

Workshop Evaluation

To review "raw data" from workshop evaluations, please contact info@iwlearn.org.


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