Incentivizing biodiversity conservation in artisanal fishing communities through territorial user rights and business model innovation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1076-1085

  Gelcich, Stefan ^a,b   Donlan, C Josh ^b,c  

^a Avenida Vicuña Mackenna   (Chile)

^b Advanced Conservation Strategies   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chile; Human centered design; Marine conservation; Marine protected areas; Market solutions; Offsets; Small scale fishers

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL PROVISION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT;

CHILE;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CHILE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FISHERY; INVERTEBRATE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CHILE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISHERIES; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; MOTIVATION;

EID: 84937074266     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12477     Document Type: Article

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