A Handbook on Governance and Socioeconomics of Large

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prefaceiv

Acknowledgments.v

Foreword.vi

Part I: From Sectoral to Ecosystem-based Management.1

A Paradigm Shift.1

Ecosystem-based Management in LMEs3

Managing Humans in LMEs.5

The Dimensions of Governance.5

The Potential Benfits of Managing LMEs as Ecosystems.8

The Global Environment Facility and Its Investments in LME Management9

The Centrality of Governance Challenges in LMEs.10

Part II: From Planning to Implementation: The Steps in the Governance Process.12

A Strategic Approach to the Transition to Ecosystem-based management in LMEs12

How Long Does It Take?. 12

Forming and Managing an Interdisciplinary Team 13

Understanding the Governance Cycle 15

Step 1: Issue Identification through the TDA16

Step 2: Negotiation of a Strategic Action Plan.19

Step 3: Formal Endorsement of the SAP22

Step 4: Adaptive Implementation of the SAP.25

Step 5: Evaluation and Sustained Learning26

The First Order: Assembling the Enabling Conditions for Ecosystem-based Management28

The Second Order: Program Implementation as Behavioral Change.28

Third Order Outcomes: The Achievement of Initial Ecosystem Quality Goals29

The Fourth Order: Sustainable LME Conditions and Uses30

Part III: A Primer on the Challenges and Dimensions of LME Governance.31

Markets31

Markets and Ecosystems.31

Pollution32

Destruction of coastal wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs.34

Overfishing.34

Markets and Economic Justice36

What does the issue of equity have to do with LME governance?37

Correcting and Mitigating Market Failures38

Government39

Challenges for Successful Governance Programs.41

Correcting and Mitigating Governance Failures45

Civil Society46

Strengthening Adapative Governance for Complex Ecosystems.47

Compliance, Enforcement and LME Governance.48

Compliance Behavior in Fisheries.48

Illegal Gains.49

Expected Penalty.49

Moral Obligation50

Social Influence50

Aggregate Compliance Behavior51

Voluntary Compliance.52

User participation.53

Moral Suasion56

Smart Compliance Policy.56

Summary and Conclusions.60

Part IV. Sustainable Financing.61

The Financing Challenge.62

Planning for Sustainable Financing63

Taming Markets.64

Finance Mechanisms: An Overview66

Examples of Sustainable Financing for Marine Governance Initiatives.69

Tourism. .69

Energy and Mining.70

Fishery Management71

Real Estate Tax Surcharges71

Earmarked Bonds and Taxes72

For-profit Investments72

Potential Applications.72

Criteria for Selecting Among Financing Options74

The Way Forward for Sustainable Financing of LMEs.75

Readings and Sources of Information on Sustainable Financing.76

Part V. Future Directions79

References.80