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Challenges in developing China's marine protected area system

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  • Qiu, Wanfei
  • Wang, Bin
  • Jones, Peter J.S.
  • Axmacher, Jan C.

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Since the 1980s, there have been continuous increases in the coverage of marine protected areas (MPAs) in China, and a total of 158 MPAs have been declared. The MPA system in China is characterized by (1) decentralised designation and management with reduced control from the central government; (2) a dominance of de jure fully protected MPAs that are often implemented as de facto multiple-use areas; and (3) a lack of objective evaluation processes. To improve China's MPA system requires an appropriate integration of fully protected and multiple-use MPAs, and an approach that balances the advantages of top-down and bottom-up approaches.

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  • Qiu, Wanfei & Wang, Bin & Jones, Peter J.S. & Axmacher, Jan C., 2009. "Challenges in developing China's marine protected area system," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 599-605, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:33:y:2009:i:4:p:599-605
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    1. Gianluca Ferraro & Marleen Brans, 2012. "Trade‐offs between environmental protection and economic development in China's fisheries policy: A political analysis on the adoption and implementation of the Fisheries Law 2000," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 36(1), pages 38-49, February.
    2. Ding, Juan & Ge, Xueqian & Casey, Ryan, 2014. "“Blue competition” in China: Current situation and challenges," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 351-359.

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