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Multi-level governance for large marine commons: Politics and polycentricity in Palau's protected area network |
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| Institution: | 1. Human Dimensions Of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, 1480 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1480, United States;2. Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516, United States;1. School of Information Management, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Xiaoying East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100192, China;2. School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China;1. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR ENTROPIE, IRD-Université La Réunion-CNRS, BPA5, 98800, Nouméa, New Caledonia;2. Government Fisheries Department, Port-Vila, Vanuatu;3. Ifremer, UMR AMURE, 29280, Plouzané, France;4. School of the Environment and School of Business, Saint Mary''s University, Halifax, Canada;1. Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia;2. School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, PO Box 3060 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3R4, Canada;3. Marine Affairs Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA;4. Wildlife Conservation Society, Indonesia Marine Program, Jalan Atletik no. 8, Bogor, Jawa Barat 16151, Indonesia |
| Abstract: | This paper brings together institutional theories of polycentricity and critical human geography theory on scalar politics to advance understanding of the form and function of nested, polycentric regimes for the governance of large-scale common pool resources. We focus on institutional changes associated with a national marine protected area network in Palau through which national government and NGOs gain influence in local decision-making processes. Influence is gained through an attempt to scale up common-pool resource governance to an ecologically-relevant spatial scale in an effort to protect coral reef resilience and biodiversity across Palau. An institutional approach informed by scalar politics brings into focus potential tradeoffs between organizing governance reform around ecologically versus institutionally relevant scales. Our analysis suggests that prioritization of ecologically-relevant scales in institutional reform resulted in more nested but less polycentric institutional arrangements governing the network. We conclude that less distributed decision-making in the overall nested governance system could threaten the sustainability and resilience of coral reefs in the long-term by constraining institutional innovation and diversity. Results demonstrate the potential for interdisciplinary dialog to advance the research frontier on multi-level governance for large common pool resources. |
| Keywords: | Common pool resources Institutional analysis Conservation governance Scale Human geography Protected areas Pacific Islands |
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