Haenssgen, Marco Johannes, Savage, Jessica, Yeboah, Godwin, Charoenboon, Nutcha and Srenh, Sorn (2021) In a network of lines that intersect: the socio-economic development impact of marine resource management and conservation in Southeast Asia. World Development, 146 . 105576. doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105576 ISSN 0305-750X.

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Abstract

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are rapidly spreading to meet global conservation targets, but new governance arrangements can have unintended impacts on socio-economic development that can undermine and counteract their intended outcomes. We use an exploratory mixed-method research design to understand these development impacts and their underlying mechanisms, guided by an innovative activity space framework that situates marine resource management and conservation in a network of relationships between communities, human services, and nature.

Qualitative research – based on 22 interviews in Koh Sdach Archipelago, Cambodia – demonstrates how the local community experienced improving relationships with the state and a slowing deterioration of marine resources, but also social division, heightened livelihood anxiety, and potentially a false sense of economic security. We hypothesise on this basis that marine conservation could impede socio-economic development, for which we find support in our quantitative analysis across Cambodia, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste: MPAs materialised in better-off communities but were associated with slower and partly regressive socio-economic development, in particular decreasing wealth and increasing child mortality.

These findings suggest that the rapid global expansion of MPA coverage in its current, environmental-conservation-focused form is problematic as it disregards local social realities. Livelihood adaptation support should complement the implementation of marine resource governance mechanisms to mitigate unintended negative consequences.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies > Global Sustainable Development Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies > Institute for Global Sustainable Development
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Marine parks and reserves -- Cambodia, Marine parks and reserves -- Government policy, Marine parks and reserves -- Economic aspects, Marine parks and reserves -- Social aspects, Sustainable development -- Cambodia, Conservation of natural resources
Journal or Publication Title:	World Development
Publisher:	Pergamon
ISSN:	0305-750X
Official Date:	October 2021
Dates:	Date Event October 2021 Published 3 June 2021 Available 8 May 2021 Accepted
Volume:	146
Article Number:	105576
DOI:	10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105576
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit:	11 May 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access:	31 August 2021
Funder:	Institutional Global Challenges Research Fund Catalyst Award (administered by the University of Warwick)
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:	Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID Catalyst Award Global Challenges Research Fund http://viaf.org/viaf/15158307073406402521
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