A large marine ecosystem governance framework for the Caribbean
Abstract
A large marine ecosystem (LME) governance framework, developed from a
need to effectively address the
sustainable management of
the shared living marine resources of the Caribbean,
is proposed. The framework is based on four propositions and focuses on
a linked examination of two well-known components of LME-level
governance: the policy cycle process by which decisions are made and
the multi-level nature of LMEs. It accommodates the diversity of policy
cycles at multiple levels and the linkages among them required for
effective governance of LMEs. The framework takes into account of
factors such as context, purpose, jurisdictional scale, capacity and
complexity and provides a means to identify critical areas for
intervention.
Citation:
Lucia Fanning, Robin Mahon, Patrick McConney, Jorge Angulo, Felicity Burrows, Bisessar Chakalall, Diego Gil, Milton Haughton, Sherry Heileman, Sergio Martinez, L'ouverture Ostine, Adrian Oviedo, Scott Parsons, Terrence Phillips, Claudia Santizo Arroya, Bertha Simmons and Cesar Toro, A large marine ecosystem governance framework, Marine PolicyVolume 31, Issue 4, July 2007, Pages 434-443.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VCD-4NB38MP-1/2/106ea256171240eadb8843a44b5b91f9)
Keywords: Governance; Policy cycle; Multiple levels; Scale; Network; Linkages
Copies are also available from Lucia Fanning and Robin Mahon (Centre
for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), University
of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados)). URL: http://cavehill.uwi.edu/cermes/
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