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Title: Biology/Ecology/Aquatic Ecology/Estuarine - ICEM Research Theme Description of the JEI's research theme on integrated coastal and estuarine management (ICEM); Thames Estuary Project.

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Outline of 'governing MPAs' Research Theme Outline of Research Theme Governing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Dr Peter JS Jones Dept of Geography, UCL (University College London) Background Current Research Projects Monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed marine areas (MESMA) Governing MPAs: a guide to getting the balance right Issues raised by the forthcoming Marine Bill. Current PhDs The designation of a network of MPAs off California: an analysis of the process Ecotourism in National Parks, Tiawan Governance of Marine Protected Areas in China. An analysis of partnership approaches to achieve strategic marine conservation objectives and of the perspectives of different actors on such approaches. Past Research Projects Fishing industry and related perspectives on no-take MPA proposals in SW England. Social, economic & legal constraints to highly protected marine areas in Wales Assessment of different approaches to managing marine protected areas in England Community & public participation in flood & coastal defence The promotion of stakeholder participation in the Columbretes MPA, Spain Evaluation of stakeholder involvement in UK marine SACs Promoting relevant authority and stakeholder participation in marine SACs in the Azores Development of meaningful indicators of the success of estuarine management partnerships VALCOAST Past PhDs Offshore Marine Conservation in the North-East Atlantic: opportunities and challenges for the developing regime. An analysis of issues concerning the Lo�inj archipelago MPA, Croatia. Contact Information Background My research is focused on various aspects of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs):- Analysis of issues related to the governance of marine protected areas (MPAs), focusing in particular on the role of social capital and the resilience of governance structures and social capital to top-down interventions. This research is relevant to both the MPA and marine resource management theories/literatures and to wider common pool resource (CPR) theories/literatures. My research is recognised as making an important contribution to the CPR field by considering governance issues where top-down biodiversity conservation priorities have a significant influence, as most previous CPR analyses have been focused on self-governing communities with an emphasis on sustainable resource exploitation. Analysis of issues related to the development of approaches to achieve both fish stock and marine biodiversity conservation objectives, focusing on the potential of no-take MPAs, multiple-use MPAs and wider marine resource management approaches that are being promoted as alternatives to site-based approaches. The management of marine �resources� is in the process of shifting from a resource conservation approach to one also based on wider preservationist and ecocentric concerns. This presents fundamental challenges to the current marine resource management paradigm and raises many interesting issues from ecological, fisheries and CPR science perspectives. The forthcoming UK Marine Bill is an important focus of this research. See complete list of publications Current Research Projects Monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed marine areas (MESMA): Dr Peter Jones is part of a consortium of researchers around the EU that has been awarded a EUR 6,568,846 grant under FP7. The grant will support research on the �monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed marine areas� (MESMA). This major study will play a key role in the development and implementation of EC policies on marine ecosystem management, particularly concerning marine protected areas, under the Habitats Directive and the forthcoming Marine Strategy Directive. It will also lead to major contributions to relevant theories/literatures on the ecosystem approach to managing our seas. Dr Jones is leading the overarching work programme on governance issues, that will analyse different approaches to actually implementing marine ecosystem management measures, particularly marine protected areas. The UCL grant is EUR 665,991 and the project will run for four years (2009-12). The project is led by the Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (IMARES, The Netherlands) and involves 18 research organisations from 12 EU and related countries. Governing MPAs: a guide to getting the balance right: How can top-down and bottom up approaches to MPA management be combined? This question is being addressed through a project involving MPA case studies around the world, with the aim of producing a manual �Governing MPAs � a guide to getting the balance right�. This project is a collaboration between University College London (Dr Peter Jones) and IUCN WCPA-Marine (Dr Elizabeth De Santo) and is exploring how a balance can be achieved between providing for meaningful stakeholder participation in MPA decision-making processes and providing for the fulfilment of strategic marine biodiversity conservation objectives. It is premised on the view that the successful governance of MPAs essentially involves addressing basic conflicts between conserving biodiversity and exploiting marine resources, and that a balanced approach to addressing such conflicts can be achieved through an appropriate combination of incentives. The different ways in which this balance has been achieved in different MPAs will be analysed, providing for the development of recommendations on �good practice� in different contexts. The details of this study can be found in the project description, including a list of case studies and further information on the rationale behind the study. There will be a workshop as part of the International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC/IMPAC2) in Washington DC in May 2009 to discuss the findings of the case studies and it is planned that the manual will be published by December 2009. Issues raised by the forthcoming Marine Bill: the emerging marine governance framework for the UK poses many challenges as well as presenting important opportunities. I am tracking progress and analysing the issues raised. See initial paper on this research: Jones P.J.S. (2006) The Marine Bill: cornucopia or Pandora�s Box? ECOS: A Review of Conservation 27(2), 1-6 (Editorial in a special issue on the Marine Bill of the journal of the British Association of Nature Conservationists). Copy of paper. I provided a written Memorandum of Evidence on the role of the precautionary principle in justifying highly protected marine reserves (DMB3, Ev 145-147, Volume II of JCDMB Report) to the Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill. This evidence was cited in supporting the Joint Committee's Recommendation that the precautionary principle should be employed to select Marine Conservation Zones where there is limited knowledge (para. 126, page 55, Volume I of JCDMB Report). Current PhDs The designation of a network of MPAs off California: an analysis of the process: Minsuk Jun, Oct 2007-Sept 2010 Ecotourism in National Parks, Tiawan: Chih-Wei Chu, Oct 2007-Sept 2010 Governance of Marine Protected Areas in China: this PhD research will address three questions:- How can social capital be developed under a top-down management regime to support successful partnerships as a means of overcoming collective action problems to effectively achieve the social and ecological objectives of MPAs in China? What is the influence of the �Chinese model� of civil society in collaborative decision-making and management processes for MPAs? What are the particular policy instruments and institutional approaches that will need to be developed to support successful partnerships in the management of MPAs in such emerging and centralised countries? Funded through a UCL Graduate School Overseas Research Scholarship awarded to Wanfei Feifei Qiu (w.qiu[at]ucl.ac.uk); started October 2006. An analysis of partnership approaches to achieve strategic marine conservation objectives and of the perspectives of different actors on such approaches: ESRC CASE studentship (PhD student Tom Roberts) in collaboration with the Maritime Team, English Nature (Kate Bull). January 2006 - December 2008. See original ESRC project proposal for more details. Roberts T. and Jones P.J.S (in press) Shellfishing, eider ducks and nature conservation on the Wash: questions raised by a fractured partnership. Society & Natural Resources. Copy of paper Past Research Projects Fishing industry and related perspectives on no-take MPA proposals in SW England: this project explored fishing industry and related views on recent proposals that 20-30% of the area of the UK's seas should be closed to fishing. It builds on a recent paper on the collective action problems posed by no-take zones and involved a programme of interviews with fishermen and their representatives in Devon/Cornwall (June - October 2005). These interviews explored different views on the issues raised by no-take MPA proposals. This study was funded by a sabbatical research grant from UCL's Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences. Final Report (August 2007); First paper from this study. Social, economic & legal constraints to highly protected marine areas in Wales: consultancy study for Countryside Council for Wales in collaboration with an ecologist and a barrister. My focus was on social constraints (July �Sept 06) Assessment of different approaches to managing marine protected areas in England: consultancy study for English Nature in collaboration with the Marine Institute, University of Plymouth (July � Sept 2006). Report: Methods for Managing MPAs Community and public participation - risk communication and improving decision-making in flood & coastal defence: project under DEFRA/EA Flood and Coastal Defence Research Programme (Policy Development Theme); subcontractor to Sott Wilson, focusing particularly on the design and facilitation of stakeholder workshops, editing reports and providing general advice; Nov 2001 - April 2003. See DEFRA project web site. Download a copy of the project report or a conference paper that summarises the findings of this project. The promotion of stakeholder participation in the Columbretes MPA, Spain: advising the Valencian Regional Government in collaboration with the University of Valencia (Prof's Ernest Garcia & Francesc La Roca) as to the development of a strategic approach to the promotion of stakeholder participation in the expansion of the Columbretes MPA. Sept 2002, funded by the Valencian Regional Government. Evaluation of stakeholder involvement in UK marine SACs: in collaboration with Professor Jacquie Burgess, Environment & Society Research Unit (ESRU), Dept of Geography. Involved interviews with project officers and relevant authorities to evaluate approaches employed to involve stakeholders in the management scheme preparation process and make recommendations concerning good practice in various contexts. April 1999 - March 2001, funded by English Nature under EC LIFE demonstration project: UK Marine SACs. Download a pdf copy of the Full Final Report or of the Summary Final Report. See copy of paper (Jones & Burgess 2005) based on this project. Recommendations concerning approaches for promoting relevant authority and stakeholder participation in marine SACs in the Azores: short study in collaboration with the LIFE funded MAR� Project, Sept 2001. Download a pdf copy of the Final Report Development of meaningful indicators of the success of estuarine management partnerships: questionnaire survey and workshop with estuary partnership project officers to assess the applicability and usefulness of a provisional set of indicators, resulting in a set of trial indicators. Jan - Feb 2000, funded by English Nature under the Estuaries Initiative. Download a pdf copy of the Full Final Report or the Summary Final Report The role of Value Conflict Assessment Techniques (VALCOAST) in the formulation of implementable and effective coastal zone management policies. EC funded project that I initiated and coordinated whilst at Heriot-Watt University. June 1994 - July 1997; see VALCOAST page for further details. Past PhDs Offshore Marine Conservation in the North-East Atlantic: opportunities and challenges for the developing regime: this PhD study was undertaken by Elizabeth De Santo under the supervision of Dr Jones and Professor Philippe Sands (Centre for Law and the Environment, UCL); completed October 2008. Papers derived from this PhD research:- De Santo, E.M. and Jones P.J.S. (2007) Offshore marine conservation policies in the North East Atlantic: emerging tensions and opportunities. Marine Policy 31(3), 336-347. Copy of paper De Santo E.M. and Jones P.J.S. (2007) The Darwin Mounds � from undiscovered coral to the development of an offshore marine protected area regime. Bulletin of Marine Science 81(s1), 147-156. Copy of paper An analysis of issues concerning the designation and management of the Lo�inj archipelago MPA, Croatia: this PhD study was undertaken by Peter Mackelworth under the supervision of Dr Jones and Professor Jacquie Burgess. The researcher worked with NGOs, local interests and the Croatian government to develop this MPA proposal and establish a management scheme, with a particular focus on the conservation of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population. It involved an institutional analysis of various issues. March 2001 - May 2007 (part time); funded by and carried out in collaboration with the Adriatic Dolphin Project. PDF of PhD Thesis If you are interested in further information on these projects, you can contact Peter Jones by email on P.J.Jones@ucl.ac.uk, by phone on +44 (0)20 7679 0528, by fax on +44 (0)20 7679 0565, or by mail at Dept of Geography, UCL, Pearson Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. You can also visit Peter Jones' web site for further information on his academic interests. This page was last updated by Peter Jones on 25 August 2008.

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and	estuarine	management	(ICEM);	Thames
Estuary	Project.

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