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Marine Protected Areas Management in the Mediterranean Sea-The Case of Croatia

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DIVERSITY-BASEL
卷 14, 期 6, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/d14060448

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assessment; Croatia; management; marine protected area; public participation

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  1. European University of the Seas
  2. Diputacion de Cadiz

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This paper analyzes the management model of MPAs in Croatia and identifies their strengths and weaknesses. Through the evaluation of specific indicators, different management scenarios are identified for different MPAs, and improvement measures are proposed. Overall, MPA management in Croatia tends towards a proactive model, but public participation is not yet fully consolidated.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used tools to conserve marine ecosystems and their services. They are complex socio-ecological systems where human activities and nature interact. Croatia has 409 protected areas, of which 19 are coastal-marine. The aim of this paper is to analyze the management model of MPAs in Croatia and to identify their strengths and weaknesses. For this purpose, three MPAs have been chosen: Brijuni National Park, Telascica Nature Park, and Pakleni Islands Significant Landscape. The methodology used assesses 26 specific indicators to analyze the status of 4 key factors: management body, planning subprocess, public participation, and implementation subprocess. The results of this evaluation are 5 possible scenarios: proactive (1), learning (2), interactive (3), centralized (4), and formal (5) management. The results show that Brijuni presents a proactive scenario (1), Telascica an interactive scenario (3), and Pakleni Islands a centralized scenario (4). A series of measures are presented, which can improve the score. In general, MPA management in Croatia tends towards a proactive model, where the management body is its greatest strength. There is a shift from a top-down to a bottom-up approach, which implies a greater involvement of the population in decision-making. However, public participation is not yet fully consolidated.

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