This web space brings together resources that can empower scientists and MPA managers to continue exploring the question of socio economic benefits generated by well managed MPAs.
Publications – Videos – Case studies – Monitoring protocols – News…
In our crowded and popular Mediterranean coastline, people are almost always somehow connected to Marine Protected Areas. Local populations, fishers, tourists, businesses, tourism operators… all can be impacted by conservation measures. The success of Mediterranean MPAs then directly depends on how well socio-economic realities are taken into account. In return, the natural capital can provide countless benefits.
Assessing the socio-economic effects and benefits of MPAs is however a complex subject that is yet crucial to undertake in each MPA.
Publications
- Evaluation of the socio-economic benefits of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas – Vertigo Lab, MedPAN, 2019
- Study on the economic benefits of Marine Protected Areas – Full report and litterature review – EU publication, 2018
- Socio-economic benefits of MPAs: healthier seas, healthier people – Science for MPA management, MedPAN, 2017
- Leaflet on the socio-economic benefits of coastal protected spaces – MedPAN, 2015
- Reviving the economy of the Mediterranean sea – WWF, 2017
- Recommendations of the session dedicated to the subject at the 2016 Mediterranean MPA Forum – www.medmpaforum.org, governance tab: Socio economic benefits of MPAs – challenges of assessment and equitable sharing,
- Proceedings of the conference on the socio-economic benefits of Marine and coastal protected spaces – MedPAN, 2015
- Economic study of the impacts of marine and coastal protected areas in the Mediterranean – Plan Bleu, 2013
- L’évaluation de la valeur économique des Parcs nationaux et en particulier du Parc national de POrt-Cros : un exercice nécessaire mais délicat – Landrieu, 2013
- A general business model for marine reserves – Sala et al., 2013
Evaluation des avantages liés au site UNESCO de Corse – Association de Recherches CPC, 2013 - Assessing socio-economic benefits of Natura 2000, a tookit for practitionners – IEEP, 2009
- Rapport d’évaluation de l’impact de la protection du milieu marin sur les activités socio-économiques présentes au sein des AMP de Méditerranée – MedPAN, 2007
- EMPAFISH – Economic analysis of Marine Protected Areas, a litterature review – EMPAFISH, 2006
Monitoring protocols
- SOCMON. Socioeconomic monitoring guidelines for coastal managers in the Caribbean
- Visitor use observation and monitoring in Mediterranean MPAs
- Methodological Guidebook for Socio-Economic Field Survey of MPA users
- Marine turtles and fishing in the Mediterranean. Protocol for data collection and assessing interaction
- Management and follow up of the diving activity
- Socioeconomic manual for coral reef management
- SEM-Pasifika. Socioeconomic monitoring guidelines for coastal managers in Pacific Islands countries
- A social indicators monitoring system for tourists and recreational use of the great barrier reef
Replay of the 2015 conference in Marseille
The entire conference “Socio-economic benefits of protected coastal and marine spaces in the Mediterranean” is available on youtube. Take a look at the play list… and download the programme and the proceedings…
The videos are only available in French…
Websites
- GIS HomMer : www.gis-hommer.org/fr
- Open Channels : www.openchannels.org/
Case studies
Coming soon