How Do People Value
the Marine Environment? MPAs?
People's perceptions of the marine environment and MPAs will vary, as will the values they assign to different resources and resource uses. Since people's perceptions and values vary, so will their responses to management actions and inactions.
How Can Knowing This Help Me?
Determining how people derive value from their environment and what they perceive as important for a given area will assist managers in making decisions. Studying people's perceptions and values can help managers to
- Identify what is important to different uses in an MPA
- Determine outreach and education needs
- Justify management decisions
- Promote resource protection within an MPA
- Identify potential conflict areas that management might address
What Are Some Tools I Can Use?
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