Status and potential of locally-managed marine areas in the South Pacific
Subtitle: meeting nature conservation and sustainable livelihood targets through wide-spread implementation of LMMAs : study report
By: by Hugh Govan ; contributors: Alifereti Tawake ... [et al.].
Contributors: Tawake, Alifereti; Coral Reef Initiatives for the Pacific (Nouméa, Nouvelle Calédonie); Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme; Agence française de développement
Publisher: Coral Reef Initiatives for the Pacific
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Noumea, New Caledonia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Marine resources conservation; Marine parks and reserves
Notes: Cover title.

"April 2009" -- Cover.

"Component 3A: Institutional strengthening & technical support" -- p. [i]

"Project 3A-3: Improvement of socio-economics of coral reefs" -- p. [i]

"The CRISP programme is implemented as part of the policy developed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme for a contribution to conservation and sustainable development of coral reefs in the Pacific" -- p. [i]

"The initative for CRISP, sponsored by France and prepared by the French Development Agency as part of an inter-ministerial project from 2002 onwards, aims to develop a vision for the future of these unique ecosystems and the communities that depend on them to and to introduce strategies and projects to conserve their biodiversity, while developing the economic and environmental services that they provide both locally and globally" -- p. [i]

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-99)
Table of contents: title: The Pacific Islands and their ocean; title: Responding to the challenges in Melanesia and Polynesia; title: The renaissance of community based marine resource management; title: Current status of LMMAs in Melanesia and Polynesia; title: Financing marine managed areas in the South Pacific; title: Financing marine managed areas; title: Achieving the potential of locally-managed marine areas in the South Pacific.