Document of bibliographic reference 357866

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

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Title

Marine spatial planning in the Eastern Caribbean: Trends and progress

Abstract

Within the last decade, several members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have initiated marine spatial planning (MSP) processes. Through a literature review and document analysis, this paper traces the evolution of MSP policy in the region and analyses the plans focusing on the drivers, scale, legislation, authority and spatial outputs. A developing policy framework, increasing political will, the growing Blue Economy development agenda and strong leadership by the OECS Commission have provided the impetus for progress. Further advancement however is threatened by ongoing capacity constraints and questions over plan implementation and the delivery of subsequent planning cycles, with uncertainty over the future direction of MSP in the region. The experiences of these Small Island Developing States (SIDS) provide valuable lessons for others just embarking on MSP.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000863117800010

Bibliographic citation

Mahadeo, S. (2022). Marine spatial planning in the Eastern Caribbean: Trends and progress. Mar. Policy 145: 105277. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105277

Topic

Marine

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true

Access rights

open access

Is accessible for free

true