Evaluating trade-offs between users in marine protected areas in the Caribbean. Final Technical Report for project R6919

Abstract

This document represents the final report of NRSP project R6919, 'Evaluating trade-offs between users in marine protected areas in the Caribbean', which aimed to identify and quantify the impacts of coastal zone management on local communities and to develop and promote sustainable resource use strategies. The report describes the approach to trade-off analysis developed by the project, which provided a decision-support tool involving multi-criteria analysis and participatory techniques to engage different stakeholders and resource users in policy formulation and decision-making