Expanding narratives of governance constraints to improve coral reef conservation.

ABSTRACT: To understand and address the failures of reef governance, it is critical to understand the perceptions of diverse policy makers and practitioners about the challenges they face in achieving their goals. Examining the discourse of policy makers and practitioners can reveal the extent to which these perceptions capture the full spectrum of potential governance challenges, including those related to management, institutional structures and processes, the values and principles underpinning governance, and the social and environmental context. We conducted semistructured interviews with 110 policy makers and practitioners across multiple sectors, scales, and contexts in Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis, Belize, and Honduras. We used thematic qualitative analysis informed by theories of interactive

SUBMITTER: Turner RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9795921 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature