@article{fdi:010064952,
  title = {{B}enefits and challenges of scaling up expansion of marine protected area networks in the {V}erde {I}sland {P}assage, {C}entral {P}hilippines},
  author = {{H}origue, {V}. and {P}ressey, {R}. {L}. and {M}ills, {M}. and {B}rotankova, {J}. and {C}abral, {R}. and {A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ocally-established marine protected areas ({MPA}s) have been proven to achieve local-scale fisheries and conservation objectives. {H}owever, since many of these {MPA}s were not designed to form ecologically-connected networks, their contributions to broader-scale goals such as complementarity and connectivity can be limited. {I}n contrast, integrated networks of {MPA}s designed with systematic conservation planning are assumed to be more effective-ecologically, socially, and economically-than collections of locally-established {MPA}s. {T}here is, however, little empirical evidence that clearly demonstrates the supposed advantages of systematic {MPA} networks. {A} key reason is the poor record of implementation of systematic plans attributable to lack of local buy-in. {A}n intermediate scenario for the expansion of {MPA}s is scaling up of local decisions, whereby locally-driven {MPA} initiatives are coordinated through collaborative partnerships among local governments and their communities. {C}oordination has the potential to extend the benefits of individual {MPA}s and perhaps to approach the potential benefits offered by systematic {MPA} networks. {W}e evaluated the benefits of scaling up local {MPA}s to form networks by simulating seven expansion scenarios for {MPA}s in the {V}erde {I}sland {P}assage, central {P}hilippines. {T}he scenarios were: uncoordinated community-based establishment of {MPA}s; two scenarios reflecting different levels of coordinated {MPA} expansion through collaborative partnerships; and four scenarios guided by systematic conservation planning with different contexts for governance. {F}or each scenario, we measured benefits through time in terms of achievement of objectives for representation of marine habitats. {W}e found that: in any governance context, systematic networks were more efficient than non-systematic ones; systematic networks were more efficient in broader governance contexts; and, contrary to expectations but with caveats, the uncoordinated scenario was slightly more efficient than the coordinated scenarios. {O}verall, however, coordinated {MPA} networks have the potential to be more efficient than the uncoordinated ones, especially when coordinated planning uses systematic methods.},
  keywords = {{PHILIPPINES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {e0135789 [28 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0135789},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064952},
}