Marine protected area networks in the Coral Triangle : development and lessons

It provides a comprehensive summary of the current status of six different marine protected area networks (MPA) and their complexities. It analyzes MPA networks through their various stages of development including planning and design, implementation and evaluation as they are emerging within and around the Coral Triangle. The editors and authors have attempted to provide a balanced view of the complex issues while looking at the many proposed solutions to marine and coastal management. It seems that MPAs are permanent yet evolving mechanisms, while MPA networks are developing. There is still much work to do in reaching the right balance of social and natural sciences and sustainable financing to make MPA networks effective and sustainable so they can thrive in the world"s most biodiverse region. (Author abstract, modified)