TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived influence over marine conservation
T2 - Determinants and implications of empowerment
AU - Nuno, Ana
AU - Matos, Litoney
AU - Metcalfe, Kristian
AU - Godley, Brendan J.
AU - Broderick, Annette C.
N1 - UIDB/04647/2020
UIDP/04647/2020
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Understanding empowerment is integral to facilitating sustainable use policies and requires assessing potential drivers. However, critical applications are rare in conservation. Using the island of Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe) as a case study, we undertook household surveys (N = 869) to assess potential drivers of psychological empowerment towards conservation, measured as the perceived abilities of people to individually or collectively influence marine conservation outcomes, accounting for gender. Law enforcement, collective influence, freedom of choice and action, environmental condition and living in coastal community were key variables for understanding perceived personal influence. In particular, no-fishing areas and raising awareness about sustainable practices were recommended by those with higher self-perceived influence. Such information on target groups and factors to promote is essential for facilitating empowerment towards conservation and laying robust foundations for resource comanagement, especially given the role communities can play in the face of limited state capacity and enforcement.
AB - Understanding empowerment is integral to facilitating sustainable use policies and requires assessing potential drivers. However, critical applications are rare in conservation. Using the island of Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe) as a case study, we undertook household surveys (N = 869) to assess potential drivers of psychological empowerment towards conservation, measured as the perceived abilities of people to individually or collectively influence marine conservation outcomes, accounting for gender. Law enforcement, collective influence, freedom of choice and action, environmental condition and living in coastal community were key variables for understanding perceived personal influence. In particular, no-fishing areas and raising awareness about sustainable practices were recommended by those with higher self-perceived influence. Such information on target groups and factors to promote is essential for facilitating empowerment towards conservation and laying robust foundations for resource comanagement, especially given the role communities can play in the face of limited state capacity and enforcement.
KW - Coastal communities
KW - Conservation social science
KW - Fisheries comanagement
KW - Gulf of Guinea
KW - Psychological empowerment
KW - Small island developing states
KW - Small-scale fisheries
KW - Sustainable development goals
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100459632&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000614798300001
U2 - 10.1111/conl.12790
DO - 10.1111/conl.12790
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:85100459632
VL - 14
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Conservation Letters
JF - Conservation Letters
SN - 1755-263X
IS - 3
M1 - e12790
ER -