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Fortress conservation at sea: A commentary on the Chagos marine protected area

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  • De Santo, E.M.
  • Jones, P.J.S.
  • Miller, A.M.M.

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The world's largest no-take Marine Protected Area in Chagos is examined in light of the Convention on Biological Diversity's provisions on Access and Benefit Sharing, as well as terrestrial experiences with fortress conservation. It is acknowledged that this closure presents a unique opportunity to preserve an ecologically 'pristine' area. However, the means by which the political process unfolded are brought into question. In particular, the fact that the UK proceeded with designating the area whilst the European Court of Human Rights was deliberating the right of native Chagossians to return to the island is questioned. In addition it is argued that the scale of the area poses significant management and enforcement challenges, which are not necessarily taken into consideration in the rush for large, no-take Marine Protected Areas.

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  • De Santo, E.M. & Jones, P.J.S. & Miller, A.M.M., 2011. "Fortress conservation at sea: A commentary on the Chagos marine protected area," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 258-260, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:35:y:2011:i:2:p:258-260
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    1. Evan Artis & Noella J Gray & Lisa M Campbell & Rebecca L Gruby & Leslie Acton & Sarah Bess Zigler & Lillian Mitchell, 2020. "Stakeholder perspectives on large-scale marine protected areas," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(9), pages 1-17, September.
    2. Jones, Peter JS Dr & De Santo, Elizabeth M, 2016. "Viewpoint – Is the race for remote, very large marine protected areas (VLMPAs) taking us down the wrong track?," MarXiv haqc3, Center for Open Science.
    3. Harris, Peter, 2014. "Fortress, safe haven or home? The Chagos MPA in political context," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 19-21.

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