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Public support for conservation may decay with increasing residence time in suboptimal marine protected areas

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dc.contributor.authorAfonso, André S.
dc.contributor.authorFidelis, Leonardo L.
dc.contributor.authorRoque, Pedro L.
dc.contributor.authorGalindo, Renato
dc.contributor.authorDionisio, Wanderson
dc.contributor.authorVeras, Leonardo B.
dc.contributor.authorHazin, Fábio H.V.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-16T13:08:41Z
dc.date.available2020-07-16T13:08:41Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionThis research was funded by the Coordenação para o Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal do Ensino Superior – CAPES (ref. BJTA049/2013), the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia – FCT (ref. UID/ MAR/04292/2013), the Integrated Programme of SR&TD “Smart Valorization of Endogenous Marine Biological Resources Under a Changing Climate” (ref. Centro-01-0145-FEDER-000018), co-funded by Centro 2020 program, Portugal 2020 and European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, the Boticário Foundation (ref. 1094_20171), and the Clear Reef Social Fund. The authors are thankful to the District Administration of Fernando de Noronha and to the Instituto Chico Mendes para a Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) for providing tax exemptions, work permits and support during field work. Comments and suggestions provided by two anonymous reviewers are also acknowledged.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractMarine Protected Areas (MPAs) are potentially effective conservation and management instruments yet they often produce socioeconomic conflicts which may challenge their success. Knowledge and perceptions about environmental subjects among MPA residents were examined to identify possible effects of conservation policies upon local communities. Sharks were used as a proxy for wildlife given their local relevance and socioenvironmental context. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from 134 randomly-selected residents of Fernando de Noronha (FEN), Brazil. Affinity towards nature tended to decrease among people>44 years old, whereas>10 years residents were more associated with negative feelings about sharks. Homogeneity in knowledge was noticed but perceptions decreased conspicuously across residence time-classes. Only 33% of respondents reported unarguable MPA benefits to local welfare, while several problems pertaining to infrastructure, management and resources were mentioned. These results are worrisome because they might translate into growing frustration along with residence time, which could potentially jeopardize the success of conservation policies. Wildlife conservation and at least partial improvements to welfare being positively signalized by a relevant proportion of respondents suggest an encouraging potential for relationship improvement between MPAs and stakeholders. Nonetheless, the long-term sustainability of inhabited MPAs could depend on properly integrating human users and ensuring their support and compliance, which must be considered while designing management strategies. Given the prestige of FEN in the South Atlantic and worldwide, it is important that this MPA delivers successful, sustainable outcomes that can be representative of efficient conservation trajectories to be replicated elsewhere.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAfonso, A.S., Fidelis, L.L., Roque, P.L., Galindo, R., Dionisio, W., Veras, L.B., Hazin, F.H.V. (2019). Public support for conservation may decay with increasing residence time in suboptimal marine protected areas. Marine Policy 108. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103665pt_PT
dc.identifier.doidoi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103665pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0308-597X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/5013
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relationMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental managementpt_PT
dc.subjectFernando de Noronhapt_PT
dc.subjectNo-take reservept_PT
dc.subjectPublic perceptionspt_PT
dc.subjectSharkspt_PT
dc.titlePublic support for conservation may decay with increasing residence time in suboptimal marine protected areaspt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleMarine Policypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume108pt_PT
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person.givenNameAndré
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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