Community perspectives of governance for effective management of marine protected areas in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Md. Nurul Islam, Gazi, Tai, Shzee Yew, Mohd Noh, Kusairi, Shuib, Ahmad, Mohd Noh, Aswani Farhana, Muhamad Senan, Mohamad Khair Afham, Ahmad, Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58561/1/Community%20perspectives%20of%20governance%20for%20effective%20management%20of%20marine%20protected%20areas%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58561/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096456911630271X

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are useful tool for conserving biodiversity and managing fisheries. The government of Malaysia has established several Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to enable overexploited marine resources to recover and to conserve coral reef ecosystems. The paper investigates the ef...